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VIDEO: Clippers netminder dialed in during busy February schedule

NANAIMO - Results have been tough to come by for the Nanaimo Clippers in February.The team is 3-3 in a month where they've been dealt with tough travel, injuries and high-quality opponents.Starting go...

Feb 23, 2023

Fatal Whiskey Creek house fire under investigation

WHISKEY CREEK - One person died after a fire ripped through a small home in rural Whiskey Creek.Local fire departments and Oceanside RCMP responded to the Marples Rd. home at Winning Way on Wednesday,...

Feb 23, 2023

VIU Mariners dominate PACWEST year-end awards

NANAIMO - The hardware handed out at year's end for the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) had a decidedly local flavour.The league announced honours for both men's and women's volleyball ...

Feb 23, 2023

Crews to begin roundabout project at Nanaimo's Mary Ellen Drive

NANAIMO -A construction schedule is in place to address a despised north-end intersection. The City of Nanaimo stated a roundabout will be constructed on Mary Ellen Dr. between the Nanaimo Parkway and...

Daryl Major Feb 23, 2023

Oceanside parent loses $32,000 through cruel 'your child is in jail' scam

PARKSVILLE - A local parent lost thousands of dollars as part of a phone scam in which she was told her daughter was in jail and required immediate assistance. The Oceanside parent made two separate "...

Feb 22, 2023

'It's going to make a huge improvement:' crews expand parking on Qualicum Beach's waterfront

QUALICUM BEACH - Increasing parking on the prized waterfront in Qualicum Beach will be achieved following ongoing work to extend the shoulder of Hwy. 19A.Last week contractors started infilling the di...

Feb 22, 2023

'Regret rather than remorse:' judge jails Nanaimo based repeat sex offender

Editors note: This article contains details of sexual violence and may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - After two prior convictions involving child porn and sexual assau...

Feb 22, 2023

Loaded crossbow robbery lands Nanaimo man in jail

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man is in custody after allegedly using a hunting crossbow during a weekend robbery.Dustin Derreck Pacheco was arrested on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 18, after police received a...

Feb 21, 2023

Nearly 70 children now believed to have died at former Alberni residential school site

Editor's Note: This story addresses tragedies at former residential school sites and may be unsettling for some readers. Discretion is advised. Direct links to support resources are included at the bo...

Feb 21, 2023

Frigid air & flurries due for Nanaimo, Oceanside regions

NANAIMO - Mother Nature is reminding us, winter isn't over just yet.A ridge of high pressure from the Arctic is making its way through much of western Canada and is expected to impact areas of Vancouv...

Feb 21, 2023