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NANAIMO - Mounties across the country are on the look out for a Nanaimo woman with an extensive criminal history.Courtenay Serah Cross, 45-years-old, was released from prison on Dec. 16 on statutory r...
Dec 30, 2021
NANAIMO - While establishing a trial date for a man accused of killing Nanaimo teenager Makayla Chang is advancing, the process is glacially slow. A preliminary hearing in early November lasted just o...
Dec 30, 2021
NANAIMO - From the comfort of a newly refurbished home base of Nanaimo Search and Rescue (SAR), longtime members reflected about the early days of the once small organization.Ken Duncan joined Nanaimo...
Dec 30, 2021
NANAIMO - B.C. students will be away from classrooms longer than planned as officials grapple with rising Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 cases.Education minister Jennifer Whiteside said in a news conference...
Dec 29, 2021
NANAIMO - He's well known for reconciliation efforts and advancing Vancouver Island University into a leading institution - now he's a recipient of one of the country's highest honours.Dr. Ralph Nilso...
Dec 29, 2021
EDMONTON - Amid rising COVID-19 cases among players and cancelled/forfeited games, the ongoing World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, AB is cancelled.The announcement from the Inte...
Dec 29, 2021
NANAIMO - Canada Post temporarily suspended delivery for the mid Island area due to poor weather conditions.The suspension of service applies to Wednesday Dec. 29 for Nanaimo, Ladysmith, and Gabriola ...
Dec 29, 2021
NANAIMO - With in the range of two feet of snow on the ground and more in the forecast, plowing Nanaimo's roads is a continuing 24/7 job since Christmas eve.David Thompson, manager of roads and traffi...
Dec 29, 2021
NANAIMO - Securing and maintaining housing is difficult for many people, while seniors can experience an even more daunting task in a cutthroat real estate market.Seniors Housing Information and Navig...
Dec 29, 2021
NANAIMO- The completely avoidable death of a popular Parksville man was yet another example of the extreme dangers of impaired driving.On Sept 3 a six year prison sentence after a childhood friend of ...
Dec 27, 2021