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Parksville child porn bust sees retiree sentenced
NANAIMO - A senior with no prior criminal record was handed six months house arrest followed by a year probation for possessing child pornography on his tablet. Donald Robert Peech, 72, was sentenced ...
Nov 24, 2022
VIDEO: Clippers fighting through adversity in string of road games
NANAIMO - For nearly two months straight the Clippers hadn't played more than two straight games away from home.The team is now in a stretch of five straight away from Frank Crane Arena and the first ...
Nov 23, 2022
City of Nanaimo budget process starts, projected 2023 property tax increase tops 6%
NANAIMO - A series of budget-focused meetings launching on Wednesday, Nov. 23 will shape what next year's budget at Nanaimo City Hall will look like. The City's draft financial plan estimates a typica...
Nov 23, 2022
'Important for us to talk about the tough topics:' eliminating discrimination focus of VIU campaign
NANAIMO - Local students are shining an ever-growing light on gender-based abuse, violence and discrimination.Vancouver Island University's status of women committee is leading events beginning this w...
Nov 22, 2022
35th annual Festival of Lights to illuminate Ladysmith's community pride
LADYSMITH -Enticing people to a downtown Ladysmith lit up with Christmas lights evolved into an event beyond everybody's wildest expectations 35 years later. In 1987, when the first Festival of Lights...
Nov 22, 2022
Nanaimo sex offender abandons bid for eased court-ordered restrictions
NANAIMO - Facing opposition to have recently applied court orders against him eased, a well known convicted sex offender has dropped his application to vary his sentence. Christopher Robin Beaton brie...
Nov 21, 2022
VI Raiders celebrate the success of four time Grey Cup champion Andrew Harris
NANAIMO - Andrew Harris has gone from being a star running back for the VI Raiders to becoming a four-time Grey Cup Champion. On Sunday, Nov. 20 Harris and the Toronto Argonauts stunned the heavily fa...
Nov 21, 2022
Man gripped by crystal meth pleads guilty to several mid-Island frauds & stolen vehicles
NANAIMO - A man ravaged by drugs converted a Parksville hotel room into his personal forgery lab involving drivers licenses and social insurance cards.John Allen Heisler, 41, pleaded guilty to 11 char...
Nov 21, 2022
Back and forth third period ends with a Clippers 6-5 loss in Surrey
NANAIMO - The Clippers almost played in two completely different games in one night in a 6-5 loss to the Surrey Eagles.Through 40 minutes it was a very typical Nanaimo game with the Clippers holding a...
Nov 20, 2022
Clippers survive power play onslaught to beat Chilliwack 3-2
NANAIMO - The Clippers fought through nine opposition power plays and 45 shots against to stun the Chilliwack Chiefs 3-2.Nanaimo earned a 1-0 lead on a Jake Hewitt rebound goal in the first seven minu...
Nov 19, 2022