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RDN probes expansion to extend life of regional landfill

NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is wondering if a long-term landfill option could be found by looking over its back fence. An unsealed RDN document revealed a preliminary attempt to e...

Jan 17, 2022

New round of neighbourhood safety audits coming to Nanaimo

NANAIMO -First of its kind safety audits introduced last year are being repeated to include new areas of the city to gauge how safe people feel in their local neighbourhood. Christy Wood, the City's c...

Jan 15, 2022

Clippers fall behind early, lose 4-2 to Rivermen

NANAIMO - The Clippers were down 2-0 six minutes into the game and couldn't recover in a 4-2 loss to Langley.Tristan Fraser scored Nanaimo's first goal midway through the opening period but a few minu...

Jan 14, 2022

B.C. faring better than most amid fifth COVID wave

NANAIMO - The worst may be over in the fifth wave of COVID-19 cases, driven by the Omicron variant.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry presented another round of detailed case and hospitalizati...

Jan 14, 2022

Town of Ladysmith delays vaccine requirement policy until mid-March

LADYSMITH - The Town of Ladysmith is planning to implement a COVID-19 vaccination policy for its staff, but it won't be enacted until March 14.CAO Allison McCarrick said we are in an ever-changing sit...

Jan 13, 2022

VIU Mariners athletes navigate complicated return to action after holiday break

NANAIMO - VIU athletes have had to deal with many challenges returning to play in 2022.Several games have been postponed because of COVID-19 with the only game to get off the ground in the first week ...

Jan 13, 2022

Public consultation launched for planned affordable housing project in Harewood

NANAIMO - Public opinion will help shape an ambitious affordable housing community to be located in a central part of Harewood.Three neighouring properties are poised for redevelopment on Fifth St: th...

Jan 13, 2022

Overdose calls smash provincial records, huge increases in Nanaimo & Parksville

NANAIMO - New data from BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is highlighting the worsening drug toxicity crisis in B.C.Across the province, a record 35,525 overdose and poisoning calls were placed to ...

Jan 13, 2022

Tow truck driver seriously hurt after hit by alleged impaired driver on Hwy 19 in Lantzville

NANAIMO - A tow truck driver is recovering after being struck by an alleged impaired driver on Hwy. 19 north of Nanaimo.RCMP said around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.11, 2022, a driver from Mid Island To...

Jan 12, 2022

'It was so convincing, so real:' floating Salish Sea 'iceberg' stumps Nanoose photographer

NANAIMO - Simone Engels was left in disbelief while taking pictures of a recent evening sunset.She was at a beach in Moorecroft Regional Park in Nanoose Bay on Sunday, Jan. 9, taking snapshots of the ...

Jan 12, 2022