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Shop local message amplified as Nanaimo retailers enter critical holiday shopping season

NANAIMO - Retail advocates say a strong finish to a difficult year is paramount for operators to weather the COVID-19 storm.Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Kim Smythe said batter...

Nov 26, 2020

City of Nanaimo's property tax discussions start with 3.3 per cent increase

NANAIMO - The tough task of creating a municipal budget during a global pandemic has begun. Nanaimo councillors started a lengthy process on Wednesday, Nov. 25 during an all-day finance and audit comm...

Nov 25, 2020

Island Health sees 21 new COVID-19 cases as province touts more rapid testing

NANAIMO - A new high for COVID-19 cases in a single day for Vancouver Island and the surrounding region.Island Health reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the regional total to 526. Thr...

Nov 25, 2020

Expensive excavator stolen from south Nanaimo lot

NANAIMO - A distinct excavator worth $40,000 was stolen from a machinery lot. Nanaimo RCMP said the 2012 Bobcat mini excavator was stolen from the rural Southside Hardscaping and Excavating lot in the...

Nov 25, 2020

Overdose crisis in Nanaimo continues to surge amid COVID-19 pandemic

NANAIMO - The number of people who fatally overdosed throughout Nanaimo and the central Vancouver Island area remains high. Data from the BC Coroners Service released on Wednesday, Nov. 25 showed four...

Nov 25, 2020

Valuable free programming sees attendance decline after moving to new location

NANAIMO - A reduced number of vulnerable children and families are receiving the care they need after a valuable program in Nanaimo was forced to move. The Neutral Zone, which offered free programming...

Nov 25, 2020

B.C. sets record with 941 new COVID-19 cases, 11 in Island Health

NANAIMO - British Columbia has set a record high for new COVID-19 cases in a single day. The province announced 941 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Nov. 24, the highest number of new cases in...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 24, 2020

Careless driver avoids jail for hitting and killing teen at north Nanaimo crosswalk

NANAIMO - An inattentive driver just beneath the threshold of impairment won't go to jail for hitting and killing a teenager at a marked crosswalk.Brandon Geoffrey Murdoch, 35, was instead handed a $2...

Nov 24, 2020

Popular Christmas lights display at Milner Gardens cancelled

QUALIUCM BEACH - A typically busy iconic holiday tradition in Qualicum Beach is going dark this year.Milner Gardens and Woodland personnel decided to cancel their Milner Christmas Magic 2020 event, wh...

Nov 24, 2020

First COVID-19 exposure confirmed in SD69 school

QUALICUM - A COVID-19 exposure event has been confirmed at Kwalikum Secondary School. Island Health lists the exposure event as occurring on Nov. 18 and 19. This is the first confirmed exposure within...

Nov 23, 2020