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Clippers-Chiefs set to renew hostilities in BCHL conference semi-final series

NANAIMO - It's been a long wait but the Nanaimo Clippers now know their next battle in the BC Hockey League playoffsThe Clippers will meet up with the Chilliwack Chiefs in a best of seven Coastal Conf...

Apr 12, 2022

Funds delivered for accessible playground at Nanoose Bay Elementary School

NANOOSE BAY- Supporting an active and inclusive school community has gotten much easier at Nanoose Bay Elementary School.The province officially revealed $165,000 at a Tuesday, April 12 ceremony towar...

Apr 12, 2022

Search continues for man believed to have fallen overboard in Nanaimo Harbour

NANAIMO - An extended search is ongoing for a man who RCMP believe ended up in the frigid waters of Nanaimo Harbour.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said emergency responders were alerted on Monday...

Apr 12, 2022

17 people die on central Island from toxic illicit drugs through first two months of 2022

NANAIMO - Island Health started 2022 heading in the wrong direction for drug toxicity rates.The health authority was the only one in B.C. to not show a decline in deaths in February related to toxic d...

Apr 12, 2022

Pair of new hybrid ferries take over expanded Gabriola Island-Nanaimo route

NANAIMO - A new era has arrived for the Gabriola Island-Nanaimo ferry route with two new hybrid vessels now sailing in local waters.As of Tuesday April 12 Island Gwawis and Island Kwigi, both capable ...

Apr 12, 2022

VIDEO: Man falls down steep cliff at Pipers Lagoon Park

NANAIMO - A man found unresponsive at the bottom of a steep cliff at a north Nanaimo park was flown to hospital for advanced medical treatment.Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) assistant chief Troy Libbus sai...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2022

VIDEO: Nanaimo human rights advocate gets international attention at global youth summit

NANAIMO - A local woman can call herself a human rights leader following a trip to Turkey for a global summit.Blaise Hunter of Nanaimo was selected to represent Canada at the Global Youth Summit in Is...

Apr 11, 2022

'We can use the market to help folks grow their business:' Summer by the Sea returning in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - Another summer staple on the mid Island has been included to the 2022 calendar.The Summer by the Sea market, which shuts down multiple blocks on Craig St. in downtown Parksville every Tue...

Apr 11, 2022

Employment program aimed at helping the homeless launches in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Half a dozen people hoping to obtain more independence in their lives are enrolled in a newly launched employment program. The Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) started Project Rise last wee...

Apr 11, 2022

'We've never not been able to fund what they want': Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary steps up again

NANAIMO - Armed with devoted volunteers and a strong business model, the Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary came through with yet another substantial donation.President Phil Robling recently handed Nanaimo ho...

Apr 10, 2022