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Grad Wear program returns to ensure Oceanside students look fabulous

PARKSVILLE - Graduates from Nanoose to Bowser can be fashionable for a prom they'll never forget. The Society of Organized Services in the Oceanside Region resumed its Grad Wear program for 2021 after...

Mar 18, 2021

Legal action launched against District of Lanzville over large suburban development

NANAIMO - Lantzville councillors are accused of intimidating residents during a public hearing about a substantial suburban development. A petition to the BC Supreme Court by the Lantzville Community ...

Mar 17, 2021

Ambitious plan endorsed to boost available child care spaces throughout mid-island area

NANAIMO - A new action plan hopes to add thousands of new child care spaces throughout the area. The Child Care Action Plan recommends having 50 child care spaces for every 100 children under the age ...

Mar 17, 2021

Cedar residents angered by logging near Cable Bay, RDN responds

NANAIMO - Logging private land south of Nanaimo shifted into a public display of anger from area residents.A development permit issued by the Regional District of Nanaimo allowed most of a nearly 100 ...

Mar 17, 2021

Island Health confirms 29 new COVID-19 cases, central Island dips below 100 active

NANAIMO - New COVID-19 cases in B.C. and the Island Health region continue outpacing recent averages.Island Health confirmed 29 new cases on Tuesday, March 16, including 18 within the central Island r...

Mar 16, 2021

Fatal construction site accident on Gabriola Island under investigation

NANAIMO - The BC Coroners Service is investigating after two men were killed in a workplace incident on Gabriola Island.Emergency crews were called to a residential property on Berry Point Rd. near Tw...

Mar 16, 2021

Couple flee Hwy. 19 rollover north of Qualicum, stolen gun seized

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP are seeking the public's help in identifying two people inside a stolen vehicle involved in a weekend crash.Police were called to the scene, north of Qualicum Beach on Hwy....

Mar 16, 2021

Flashing beacons, new sidewalks coming to pedestrian trouble spots in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Council is using an expanded budget and reserves to tackle 10 pedestrian infrastructure projects.Nanaimo city councillors greenlit eight crosswalk upgrades and two sidewalk projects at their...

Mar 16, 2021

B.C.'s Astrazeneca vaccine supply declared safe following blood clot reports in Europe

NANAIMO - The province is downplaying concerns around the safety of the Astrazeneca vaccine in B.C., after reports of blood clots developing in vaccinated people throughout Europe.Provincial health of...

Mar 15, 2021

Witnesses apprehend, disarm assault suspect in south Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Several bystanders were instrumental in helping local RCMP wrap a chaotic scene in the city's Harewood neighbourhood.Nanaimo RCMP responded to reports of an assault with a weapon around 5 p....

Mar 15, 2021