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Clippers grind out 3-2 overtime win in Victoria

NANAIMO - The Clippers earned their first win of 2023 with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Grizzlies.After a scoreless first period Nanaimo's Willyam Gendron banked a shot of a Victoria defender to gi...

Jan 08, 2023

Number one ranking for senior boys highlights Dover Bay high school basketball season

NANAIMO - Basketball programs for boys and girls in Grade 8-12 are well underway in local high shools including Dover Bay.The 12-5 senior boys team at Dover has recently achieved the number one rankin...

Jan 07, 2023

'We really felt it was important to give back:' Nanaimo SAR to donate tree-chipping proceeds

NANAIMO - A valued non-profit organization responding to people in distress at a moment's notice is coming through yet again, but in a different way.Nanaimo Search and Rescue is donating all of its pr...

Jan 07, 2023

Clippers start 2023 with 4-2 home loss to Alberni Valley

NANAIMO - It was a slow start to the new year for the Clippers in a 4-2 setback to the Bulldogs.In the first period Nanaimo got down 2-0 on goals by Matthew Maltais and Nicholas Beneteau.Alberni Valle...

Jan 06, 2023

NRGH among 20 hospitals to have emergency operation centre reactivated to manage patient flow

NANAIMO - With the number of sick patients requiring acute care, the Ministry of Health announced a strategy to ease congestion at the province's busiest hospitals. The province's Minister of Health A...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 06, 2023

'We've cleared your record:' Vancouver Island Regional Library goes fine free

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) officials are done trying to nickel and dime their clientele. As of January 1 2023, outstanding fines involving all adult items at the agency's 39 lo...

Jan 05, 2023

Cougar presumed to have left Protection Island, live trap removed

NANAIMO - A trap aimed at luring a cougar to a Protection Island property has been packed up and taken off the island.The BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) arranged the live trap's removal on Th...

Jan 05, 2023

Longtime Nanaimo Chamber CEO leaves amid change in direction

NANAIMO - The longtime face of the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce is no longer with the organization.Kim Smythe, who served nearly a decade as president and Chief Executive Officer of the non-pro...

Jan 04, 2023

VIDEO: Clippers close the book on an eventful and successful 2022

NANAIMO - The Clippers had a number of major events on and off the ice in 2022.A sudden leave of absence for the coaches in February, a six week run to the BCHL finals in the spring, an ownership chan...

Jan 04, 2023

Home assessments increase average of 12% in Nanaimo as real estate market cooled

NANAIMO - Property valuations ticked upward once again locally and across the province, however the data likely doesn't reflect today's reality.Recently released data from BC Assessment showed many re...

Jan 03, 2023