Tag Archives: People
High-tech, laser-outfitted van surveying Nanaimo road conditions
NANAIMO - It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, but one vehicle making its way through the city is instead collecting valuable information.The van, operated by a contracted company called Sta...
Nov 18, 2022
Nanaimo NightOwls announce schedule and new roster additions
NANAIMO - The season schedule for the second year of NightOwls West Coast League baseball has been revealed.Nanaimo will start at home with a three game series against the Walla Walla Sweets June 2-4....
Nov 18, 2022
Local gig workers voice the good and bad as government surveys labour standards
NANAIMO - Engagement sessions ongoing around the province are helping to determine if employment standards are strong enough for the ever-expanding gig economy workforce.The B.C. Government's Ministry...
Nov 17, 2022
Respiratory illnesses rising in the province, particularly among youth
NANAIMO - Following two years of little seasonal respiratory illnesses, case counts are predicatively starting to mount with the majority of those falling ill being young people. Provincial health off...
Nov 16, 2022
VIDEO: Clippers thrive throughout busy four game week
NANAIMO - The Clippers just finished a unique stretch of games with four in six nights and five over an eight day span.They won four of the five matchups including three straight victories over Cowich...
Nov 16, 2022
Nationwide test of emergency alert system set for Wednesday
NANAIMO - A test of Canada's emergency alert system will take place Wednesday. Phones will buzz and alerts will air on television and radio on Wednesday, Nov 16 at 1:55 p.m. to test the national Alert...
Nov 16, 2022
'I've never seen it like this:' auto body repair business facing significant backlog
NANAIMO - Local auto body repair shops are slammed with long waiting lists for damaged vehicles as multiple factors converge to plague the industry.Extended delays to receive vehicle parts are blamed ...
Nov 16, 2022
Nearly $130,000 raised for local non-profits through seafood extravaganza
NANAIMO - Ten years strong and still raising tens of thousands of dollars for local charities and community organizations.The 10th annual Garrett Paquette Foundation Seafood Extravaganza event, held S...
Nov 14, 2022
Manslaughter charges applied against two men in connection to fatal Maffeo Sutton Park stabbing
NANAIMO - A previously laid second-degree murder charge has been downgraded against one accused, while a second man now faces a manslaughter charge, following a fatal September attack on Nanaimo's wat...
Nov 14, 2022
A Harrowing Tail: More details emerge on cat's coast-to-coast adventure ending in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Multiple rescue attempts and a case of mistaken identity are the latest chapters in the story of Hobbes the cat, with more details coming to light about his amazing journey across Vancouver ...
Nov 14, 2022