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Nanaimo drug trafficker handed 9.5 year jail sentence

NANAIMO - A significant jail tenure has been issued to a man who pleaded guilty to a long list of drug charges. Shai Ben Eli Illan, 30, was recently sentenced in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo to 9.5 yea...

Daryl Major May 09, 2024

Oil response bases ready to go with pending increased tanker traffic

NANAIMO - A vastly enhanced network of bases and staff are on standby just in case the unexpected happens. Mandated to bolster oil response times as a condition of approval of the Trans Mountain pipel...

Daryl Major May 08, 2024

Federal government grants B.C. request to ban public drug use

NANAIMO - B.C.'s drug decriminalization project has been scaled back upon pressure from the public and police. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth addressed a Tuesday, May 7...

May 07, 2024

Historic Errington hall primed for seismic upgrades

ERRINGTON - Provincial grant money is helping secure the future for a key facility in Oceanside. The century-old Errington War Memorial Hall recently received $250,000 for seismic upgrades from the pr...

Daryl Major May 07, 2024

Nanaimo SAR hosts large-scale drill

NANAIMO - A mock training exercise in response to a white water rafting adventure gone wrong played out this weekend on the Nanaimo River. More than 100 dedicated search and rescue volunteers took par...

May 06, 2024

'We have the wind at our back:' advocates drum up interest to preserve historic Qualicum Beach lodge

QUALICUM BEACH - An ongoing online heritage preservation contest likely won't result in a sizable cheque for a mid Island entrant, however the process itself is a win. St. Andrews Lodge Historical and...

Alex Rawnsley May 05, 2024

Nanaimo Hornets rugby season to close with awards ceremony

NANAIMO - It's the end of the season for the three teams in the Hornets rugby program.In the 2023-24 campaign there was a men's Division 1 and Division 3 side and a women's Division 2 squad.Hornets pr...

May 05, 2024

Nanaimo Sports and Social Club growing numbers and adding sports

NANAIMO - It's year six for the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club.Co-founders Chuck Hocker and Jamie Kuhn started the group hoping to provide an outlet for adults looking for activity and social connecti...

May 04, 2024

Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival resurrected, one day event going ahead

NANAIMO - A longstanding key pillar of Nanaimo Marine Festival will proceed this summer after all, following an operator's decision to relocate to Victoria.Non-profit organization VI Paddling confirme...

Alex Rawnsley May 03, 2024

Vehicle stolen from Nanaimo involved in suspected impaired driving crash

QUALICUM BEACH - A potentially intoxicated motorist allegedly plowed into an oncoming SUV on Hwy. 19A in Qualicum Bay, entrapping both drivers. The crash on the undivided two-lane highway near Sunny B...

Ian Holmes May 03, 2024