Tag Archives: People

NANAIMO - A beloved local fair trade store in operation for nearly a quarter century returned despite numerous bumps in the pandemic road.Global Village Nanaimo opened its pop-up location for a 24th y...

NANAIMO - A member of the Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club (NMBC) planning to carry out trail maintenance was instead greeted by a break-in to a storage container.Numerous hand tools and other trail buildin...

NANAIMO - A local woman decided to harness online chatter about a popular Netflix series into tangible positive change.Kerri Isham, a Nanaimo based sexual health educator, was moved by the series MAID...

NANAIMO - The Clippers became the third team in a row to get shutout by the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.Hobie Hedquist made 35 saves for his third consecutive shutout.The Bulldogs scored a goal in each pe...

NANAIMO - The Clippers had a strong second period but were blanked in the first and third in a 7-3 loss to the Vees.A goal by Brett Moravec was the only marker of the opening 20 minutes.The teams trad...

NANAIMO - Local police are repeating calls for help in confirming the identity of a graffiti vandal.Black paint was used to deface the pride crosswalk at the Commercial St. and Bastion St. intersectio...

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are about to kick off their PACWEST volleyball season, by paying an overdue tribute to a special team.The Mariners will open at home with women's and men's matches against C...

NANOOSE BAY - One person was airlifted to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries following a helicopter crash near Nanoose Bay. BC Emergency Health Services dispatched paramedics a fo...

NANAIMO -Patience and persistence paid off for Nanaimo Search and Rescue.Following years of planning and uncertainty, the invaluable non-profit group staged a grand opening for its headquarters on Fou...

NANAIMO - A youth captured on video beating up another teenager was sentenced to youth custody followed by a lengthy supervision orderThe boy, 16, who can't be named under the Youth Justice Act, was s...