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NANAIMO - Following a nearly three year process Nanaimo City councillors endorsed a new official community plan (OCP), also referred to as Nanaimo ReImagined.A pair of 6-2 votes in favour of the new p...

NANAIMO - Unexpected funds from the federal government are intended to make Nanaimo a safer community.Nanaimo City Council endorsed hiring a consultant and forming a strategic plan to fund various pil...

Editors note: this article contains details of sexual violence and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A teenager who sexually assaulted his former girlfriend while s...

QUALICUM BEACH - Popular Milner Gardens & Woodland in Qualicum Beach has joined a national program designed to make it easier for people to benefit from spending more time outside.The 70 acre Vanc...

NANAIMO - Thousands of dollars worth of stolen equipment has volunteers with the Cedar Farmers' Market scrambling to stage their large and popular weekly offering.Market manager Kate Poirier said a me...

NANAIMO - Food banks typically see increased clients and attention around the winter holidays, however the need during the summer is also brisk, especially now.Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food...

OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says an Ontario court has rejected a bid by National Chief RoseAnne Archibald to overturn her recent suspension. The organization issued a statement Thursday say...

NANAIMO - Following a two-year pandemic-related hiatus, live and in-person Canada Day events are back.Maffeo Sutton Park will be the main site for festivities in Nanaimo, with events happening from 11...

PARKSVILLE - They're valuable and quick to remove, making catalytic converters easy pickings for local thieves.A rash of the thefts have occurred through the first months of 2022, sometimes in bunches...

NANAIMO - Local ferry crossings just got a whole lot busier and the long weekend hasn't even officially started. Ongoing engine issues with the Queen of Alberni has forced BC Ferries to announce a sla...