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Island Health records 5 new COVID cases

NANAIMO - Island Health sustained one of the largest daily increases in COVID-19 cases. Five new cases were confirmed by the health authority on Tuesday, Nov. 3. This is the largest increase during a ...

Nov 03, 2020

John Barsby student sustains serious injuries after being hit by car

NANAIMO - RCMP are investigating after a 14-year-old John Barsby student was hit by a vehicle while walking to school Tuesday morning.Emergency crews were called to Bruce Ave., near Seventh St. around...

Nov 03, 2020

Historic lodge in Qualicum Beach to be demolished, councillors & residents raise concerns

QUALICUM BEACH - A landmark will soon be no more after more than 80 years on the Qualicum Beach waterfront, despite numerous citizens and town councillors expressing displeasure with the demolition pr...

Nov 03, 2020

B.C. records over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases through weekend, 9 in Island Health

NANAIMO - British Columbia has set a new record for COVID-19 cases over a three day period.Dr. Rka Gustafson, deputy public health officer, announced 1,120 new cases of the virus throughout the provin...

Nov 02, 2020

Three bodies found at gravel pit near Whiskey Creek

PARKSVILLE - Three people were found dead near a Whiskey Creek gravel pit on the weekend. Oceanside RCMP said the bodies were discovered around 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1 in the rural area west of Quali...

Nov 02, 2020

Canadian soldier killed in Netherlands in Second World War identified

OTTAWA - The Defence Department says it's identified remains of a Canadian soldier buried in a cemetery in the Netherlands near the end of the Second World War. Trooper Henry George Johnston's identit...

Nov 02, 2020

BC Housing steps in to co-operate rundown Fifth St. housing project

NANAIMO - BC Housing has stepped in to operate a dilapidated affordable housing complex in Nanaimo's Harewood neighbourhood. The Sanala townhouses on the corner of Fifth St. and Georgia Ave., is in a ...

Nov 02, 2020

Poppy campaign underway, Nanaimo Legion official expects reduced donations

NANAIMO - While a key fund-raiser for Canadians who fought for our freedom is likely in for a COVID-19 gut punch, a local legion official hopes people will answer their rallying cry.Lew Forth, preside...

Nov 01, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP focusing on Halloween house parties, enforcing health orders

NANAIMO - Police will have a different focus Halloween night due to a newly amended public health order. Nanaimo RCMP will join public health inspectors on ride-alongs on Saturday, Oct. 31, responding...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 31, 2020

Number of active COVID cases drop within Island Health, no new Island cases confirmed

NANAIMO - Two more people within Island Health have recovered from COVID-19. Data from the health authority released on Friday, Oct. 30 showed one less active case in both central and southern Vancouv...

Oct 30, 2020