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Island Health COVID cases remain high as province drops

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases in Island Health shot up again as the province sees fewer new cases. Island Health announced 36 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Feb. 24, marking the fourth ...

Feb 24, 2021

Police arrest and fine 2 maskless ferry customers causing disturbances on Nanaimo bound ferry

NANAIMO - A pair of "belligerent" ferry customers were met by police after a late night ferry ride. Nanaimo RCMP met them at the Departure Bay ferry terminal on Sunday, Feb. 21 just after midnight whe...

Feb 24, 2021

Nanaimo RCMP on the hunt for man who groped, traumatized woman in Woodgrove Centre parking lot

NANAIMO - A woman was left in a state of "disbelief and shock" after being sexually assaulted in a mall parking lot. Nanaimo RCMP said the woman was groped by a stranger in the parking lot of Woodgrov...

Feb 24, 2021

Development permit to be approved for first of many new supportive housing sites

NANAIMO - The first steps of a longer process bringing more supportive housing to Nanaimo are underway. Nanaimo councillors on Monday, Feb. 22 approved three readings of a development permit for 702 N...

Feb 24, 2021

LTC homes avoid new COVID-19 fatalities as new cases tick upwards

NANAIMO - It was a day of wins and losses for B.C. in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 559 new cases on Tuesday, Feb. 23, up from the mid-400's ...

Feb 23, 2021

Driver in fatal Gabriola Island crash sentenced to 2 years in jail

NANAIMO - An oft-delayed dangerous driving causing death court case has ended with a two year jail sentence.William Sydney Goosman, 49, was sentenced to jail in a provincial correctional facility duri...

Feb 23, 2021

Construction starts on new Qualicum Beach highway roundabout

QUALICUM BEACH - Construction for a roundabout has begun to replace a busy intersection on Hwy. 19A and Memorial Ave.The Town of Qualicum Beach anticipated the project would be concluded in August or ...

Feb 23, 2021

Coldest 'month' of the year triggers red-hot donations in Nanaimo, Oceanside

NANAIMO - Changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have shifted how the Coldest Night of the Year ran in 2021, but it couldn't cancel the spirit.Both events, in Nanaimo and Parksville/Oceanside, eclip...

Feb 23, 2021

'I just want to be seen as a player:' Schroder, VIU make collegiate baseball history

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners have their next ace on the mound.Alli Schroder recently committed to the school to pursue her baseball dream and study environmental sciences.She will also be the first fema...

Feb 22, 2021

Island Health records highest weekend COVID-19 case increase, 101 new

NANAIMO - Gains made by Island Health in lowering COVID-19 case counts through February was undone over the weekend.A record 101 new cases were confirmed by the health authority on Monday, Feb. 22 fro...

Feb 22, 2021