Tag Archives: People
Clippers put up big second period, blank Rivermen
NANAIMO - The Clippers had the their most dominant game of the young season with a 5-0 victory over the Langley Rivermen.The team was led offensively by two goals an an assist for Hayden Fechner and d...
Sep 26, 2025
Nanaimo-based men’s cancer support group makes its mark
NANAIMO - Assisting dozens of men has swelled into helping hundreds of cancer sufferers thanks to non-profit organization Seawolves Men's Cancer Pack. The initiative, which launched in 2022, which pro...
Sep 26, 2025
First fall storm to bring widespread, steady rainfall to Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - It won't bring a lot of rain, but it's a reminder from Mother Nature of the time of year.Forecasters are tracking a pair of systems due to hit much of Vancouver Island beginning Friday, Sept...
Sep 26, 2025
Prolific Nanaimo offender in custody after McDonald's bike theft & other incidents
NANAIMO - Local Mounties arrested a man very well known to them, for an extensive list of thefts including a high profile incident this summer. Jason Joseph Diraddo, 48, was arrested in late August af...
Sep 26, 2025
SD68 students step up in honour of Terry Fox
NANAIMO - Students punched beyond their weight class to draw attention to the legacy of Canadian Legend Terry Fox. Marking the 45th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope, all 38 schools within Nanaimo L...
Sep 25, 2025
Driver in fatal hit-and-run of 90-year-old Nanaimo woman 'panicked and then drove home'
NANAIMO - A local man is waiting to learn whether or not he'll go to jail for a hit-and-run in Cedar, which left a 90-year-old woman for dead on the side of a road.Justin Kenneth Nicholls, 27, pleaded...
Sep 24, 2025
'Something I take a lot of pride in:' Island product wearing 'C' for the Clippers
NANAIMO - The Clippers have stayed local in choosing their captain for the 2025-26 hockey season. Duncan native Carson Lesiuk took over the role from the recently graduated Connor DeTurris. After wear...
Sep 24, 2025
'A tremendous opportunity:' Snuneymuxw First Nation & Nanaimo Airport sign agreement
NANAIMO - A formal working relationship between Nanaimo Airport Commission (NAC) and Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) includes revenue-sharing and employment possibilities for the Nation. Revealed during...
Sep 23, 2025
Efforts underway to untangle humpback whale from fishing gear near Parksville
NANAIMO - Staff from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) are attempting to help free a humpback whale, spotted partially tangled in fishing gear over the weekend. A pair of Nanaimo-based Vancouver Islan...
Sep 22, 2025
Parole set for Nanaimo man convicted of violent Tofino murder
NANAIMO - Parole eligibility has been set at 10 years for the man convicted of second-degree murder for a highly violent slaying on Vancouver Island's west coast late in 2020. The ruling by BC Supreme...
Sep 22, 2025