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Property tax deadline looms for mid-Islanders

NANAIMO - It's last call for regional landowners to pay their annual property bills before fines apply. All mid-Island municipalities from Ladysmith to Qualicum Beach face a Wednesday, July 2, propert...

Daryl Major Jul 02, 2025

Several Canada Day events planned for mid-Island

NANAIMO - While there are plenty of ways to honour Canada Day this Tuesday, July 1, those living in central Vancouver Island have plenty of fun, family-friendly ways to honour the Great White North. T...

Ian Holmes Jun 30, 2025

Parksville mobile home fire claims woman’s life

PARKSVILLE -A fully-involved structure fire in Parksville turned tragic over the weekend. Parksville Fire Rescue chief Marc Norris said they responded to a mobile home on Corfield St. North near the c...

Jun 30, 2025

'That's the most that's ever been recorded:' Van Isle marmot recovery success story continues

NANAIMO - Efforts by a Nanaimo-based organization formed to save and strengthen Vancouver Island marmot populations are reaching new heights. Marmot Recovery Foundation (MRF) executive director Adam T...

Daryl Major Jun 30, 2025

2 hikers fall from cliff at Nanaimo's Pipers Lagoon Park

NANAIMO - Emergency responders rescued two people who fell down a steep embankment at a popular north Nanaimo park. Calls to 911 were made on Sunday, June 29 at about 1:30 p.m in response to a pair of...

Jun 29, 2025

March & gathering happening Sunday for missing Nanaimo woman Lisa Young

NANAIMO - Despite momentum built toward cracking a historic cold case of a presumed local homicide victim, answers remain elusive. A 21-year-old Lisa Marie Young vanished during the early morning hour...

Jun 28, 2025

Annual invitational swim meet brings top young swimmers to Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Around 500 swimmers from across Vancouver Island and the mainland are in the Harbour City this weekend for an annual swim meet. The Nanaimo White Rapids Swim Club Invitational Swim Meet star...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 27, 2025

Camera-monitored high-crash intersections appear to have the attention of Nanaimo drivers

NANAIMO - Significant progress was made on red-light runners at a pair of monitored Harbour City intersections in 2024. Newly released B.C. government data showed 857 total violators at Nanaimo's two ...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 26, 2025

HMCS Nanaimo making final stop in Harbour City for Canada Day festivities

NANAIMO - A coastal defence vessel bearing the city's name is returning for a Canada Day port call. HMCS Nanaimo will dock in Nanaimo as part of the city's Canada Day festivities, marking a milestone ...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 26, 2025

Scaled-down road construction season starts in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - With typically several big-ticket projects on the go simultaneously, notably fewer road renewal projects are happening this summer in Nanaimo. A key project features an upsized sewer line an...

Jun 25, 2025