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First restrictions ease, outdoor gatherings up to 10 allowed

NANAIMO - British Columbians have been given the all clear for small safe outdoor social gatherings.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, March 11 announced outdoor get-togethers of ...

Mar 11, 2021

Nanaimo's active transportation: how we got here, contentious projects & what's to come

NANAIMO - Active transportation is centre stage for the City's vision of what Nanaimo will become over the next 20 years.The addition of bike lanes and improved pedestrian infrastructure has drawn cri...

Mar 11, 2021

Nanaimo's Dylan Coghlan lands hat trick with Vegas Golden Knights

NANAIMO - What started as his first NHL goal for a Nanaimo defenseman turned into a memorable night for the rookie. Dylan Coghlan with the Vegas Golden Knights netted all three goals for Knights in th...

Maria Doty Mar 10, 2021

Nearly 12,000 people given first COVID-19 vaccine dose in last 24 hours

NANAIMO - B.C.'s shift away from second doses of COVID-19 vaccine is in full swing.Ahead of the opening of mass vaccination clinics on March 15, the province said it had administered 355,340 doses of ...

Mar 10, 2021

Herring roe fishery opens in Strait of Georgia

NANAIMO - Fleets of fishing boats are in the waters throughout the Strait of Georgia for the annual commercial herring fishery in the Strait of Georgia. Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed the annua...

Mar 10, 2021

Number of new COVID-19 cases drops significantly in Island Health

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases plummeted for Island Health but it remains to be seen if it's a fluke or beginning of a trend. Island Health confirmed only eight new COVID-19 cases were fou...

Mar 09, 2021

VIJHL officially cancels remainder of 2020/21 season

NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Junior B Hockey League is pulling the plug on its season.A statement from VIJHL president Simon Morgan released Tuesday, March 9 said with no clear path forward, it made...

Mar 09, 2021

First new hotel in more than a decade opens in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A new hotel stands out amid the older-style homes and empty lot just west of downtown Nanaimo. The 45-room Quality Inn hotel at 440 Selby St. between Franklyn and Albert St. is now open.Acco...

Mar 09, 2021

Oceanside RCMP investigating complicated stabbing

PARKSVILLE - Police are sifting through the few details available from an early morning stabbing. Oceanside RCMP were called to the 900 block of Fairdowne Rd. in Parksville around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday,...

Mar 08, 2021

Restrictions on gathering, activities set to loosen slowly over coming weeks

NANAIMO - The province is eyeing a deliberate return to normal as the winter weather subsides and temperatures increase.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said current restrictions banning gat...

Mar 08, 2021