Tag Archives: People

City of Parksville loses unsightly property lawsuit against mayor's next-door neighbour
PARKSVILLE - Following years of bylaw visits, senior staff correspondence and legal action, a BC Supreme Court judge sided with the defendants, who happen to live next to Parksville Mayor Doug O'Brien...
Sep 22, 2025

Clippers pull out gritty road win in Alberni Valley
NANAIMO - The Clippers responded to a 5-2 loss on opening night with a 4-2 victory over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.In a weekend home and home series, each team spoiled the others home opener.The Bull...
Sep 20, 2025

Clippers fail to find their game in season opening loss to Bulldogs
NANAIMO - After a perfect 3-0 preseason the Clippers struggled in their home opener, falling 5-2 to Alberni Valley.By the five minute mark of the second period Nanaimo was down 2-0 on goals by Samuel ...
Sep 19, 2025

'It's so frustrating:' Nanaimo restaurant responds to mice allegations
NANAIMO - Representatives of a popular Nanaimo restaurant is pushing back on photos circulating on social media allegedly showing mice in their kitchen, as well as droppings being left behind on count...
Sep 19, 2025

United Way BC launches integral fall fundraiser
NANAIMO - Dire needs for support combined with a challenging economic climate sets the stage for a vitally important annual campaign. An annual fall fundraising drive kick-off was served up on Thursda...
Sep 18, 2025

New trial ordered for Nanaimo drug trafficker jailed for 15 years
NANAIMO - A new Supreme Court trial will proceed for a Nanaimo man convicted of numerous drug and weapons offences related to busts in Nanaimo. However, convictions on charges related to a sizable cry...
Sep 18, 2025

Alumni Spencer Hewson returns to Clippers in front office role
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Clippers have reached back into their past to bolster the business side of the hockey club.Alumni Spencer Hewson has taken on the role of director of business operations and play...
Sep 18, 2025

Troubled Nanaimo man jailed for repeatedly breaking into the same home
NANAIMO - A 33-year-old man has been sentenced for attempting to break into a central Nanaimo home, despite two past jail terms for breaking into the same house. Trevor Allan Schwartz was given just o...
Sep 18, 2025

New Nanaimo nightclub campaign targets spiked drinks
NANAIMO - Awareness and education are the goals behind a new campaign hitting local bars and nightclubs. Led by Central Vancouver Island Crime Stoppers (CVICS) in partnership with local bars, nightclu...
Sep 17, 2025

City Council boosts south Nanaimo clean-up efforts
NANAIMO - Previously committed funding and redirected resource deployment hope to widen the impacts of clean-up efforts resulting from social disorder issues in south Nanaimo. On Monday, Sept. 15, Nan...
Sep 17, 2025