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Mid Island Pirates to play first full BCPBL season since 2019

NANAIMO - The 2022 Pirates Premier Baseball League season will be the first true campaign any of the current players have experienced.There was no senior season in 2020, and the schedule was limited t...

Apr 09, 2022

'This place allows students to continue to remain who they are:' expansion planned for Shq'apthut at VIU

NANAIMO - It's already a focal point for Indigenous students and studies at VIU and its about to get a whole lot bigger.The Shq'apthut, or 'Gathering Place' at the university's Nanaimo campus will see...

Apr 08, 2022

Highly regarded short film festival returns for 17th year in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - For the second year in a row, any red carpet being rolled out for the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival (VISFF) will be confined to people's living rooms.The annual festival takes place w...

Apr 08, 2022

Police cleared after man seriously hurt in high-risk arrest in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Actions of police in response to a volatile and armed man were justified, according to a report by the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO).The man was seriously injured during his ...

Apr 07, 2022

Nanaimo RCMP search for 'vehicle of interest' following bear spray attack on teenage girls

NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a lead in their investigation into an apparently random attack in north Nanaimo.Two girls were bear sprayed in their home after an individual entered suddenly on March 14...

Apr 07, 2022

Construction starts on new Nanaimo Correctional Centre

NANAIMO - Crews are mobilized at the Nanaimo Correctional Centre (NCC) where the medium security prison will be replaced, with an estimated project completion of 2024.Replacing the aging institution b...

Apr 07, 2022

Nanaimo woman to surprise sister with new car after $500K lotto win

NANAIMO - A woman plans to surprise her sister with a new car following her substantial recent lotto win. Barbara Randall won $500,000 by selecting he Extra option on the March 16 2022 Lotto 6/49 draw...

Ian Holmes Apr 06, 2022

1 dead in helicopter crash near Sayward

CAMPBELL RIVER - A pilot was killed in a helicopter crash near Sayward, north of Campbell River.A news release from Island District RCMP stated Sayward RCMP were informed on Wednesday, April 6 at arou...

Apr 06, 2022

City of Nanaimo after second round of funding to support local homeless projects

NANAIMO - For a second consecutive year the City of Nanaimo hopes to land senior government funding to assist the homeless and improve public safety.This week city councillors supported a staff recomm...

Apr 06, 2022

Ailing cruise ship business flat in Nanaimo as industry returns from COVID closure

NANAIMO - Entering another year with no cruise ships arriving in Nanaimo, it's unclear what the beleaguered industry's future looks like in the Harbour City.No vessels are coming this year, while none...

Apr 06, 2022