Tag Archives: People
Clippers open Coast final with 4-0 win over Langley
NANAIMO - Cooper Black recorded a second straight playoff shutout to lead the Clippers to a 4-0 victory over the Langley Rivermen in Game 1 of the Coast Division final.The last time Black was scored o...
Apr 29, 2022
Nanaimo NightOwls in home stretch towards inaugural opening day
NANAIMO - With one month until the start of the Nanaimo NightOwls first West Coast League baseball season, the organization is applying the finishing touches on and off the field.Several new player si...
Apr 29, 2022
Island Health buys two private facilities to boost surgical capacity
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island residents will soon have access to more surgeries and endoscopies following Island Health's purchase of two private surgical centres. Island Health recently assumed the leas...
Apr 28, 2022
Regional District eyeing ways to make Oceanside Place greener
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside Place is a high greenhouse gas emitter and the Regional District of Nanaimo wants to do something about it.The RDN board signed off on a grant application this week in hopes of ...
Apr 28, 2022
Nanaimo RCMP ask for public's help in aggravated assault investigation
NANAIMO - Police hope the public can help piece together what led to an apparent serious assault on a motorcyclist in downtown Nanaimo. Nanaimo RCMP stated emergency responders were called to the site...
Apr 27, 2022
Reannounced child care spaces in Nanaimo won't open imminently
NANAIMO - Additional child care options announced at a trio of Nanaimo schools won't be ready for the foreseeable future.The ministry of education and child care recently announced financial support f...
Apr 27, 2022
Project to add housing density to Nanaimo's Newcastle neighbourhood approved
NANAIMO - Much-needed residential family units near Nanaimo's downtown core have been given the green light.City Council unanimously approved development permits for two new multi-unit residential bui...
Apr 26, 2022
Nanaimo educator over legal alcohol limit while driving kids to extracurricular event
NANAIMO - An observant RCMP officer took an alleged impaired driver off the road who had several student passengers on board en-route to an extracurricular school event. The traffic stop occurred arou...
Apr 26, 2022
'We'll be racing bathtubs:' Nanaimo Marine Festival's crown jewel returning
NANAIMO - Following a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, the World Championship Bathtub Race will once again take over Nanaimo's harbour in late July.The decision to bring Nanaimo's signature event ...
Apr 26, 2022
Intoxicated man injured in altercation with Nanaimo RCMP
NANAIMO - The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating after a man was seriously injured while in custody at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment.The investigation follows an incident on ...
Apr 25, 2022