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BC Hydro survey shows AC usage soaring, but it comes at a cost

NANAIMO - Air conditioner usage in the province is climbing, while people are paying more than perhaps they need to in order to beat the heat.A BC Hydro survey stated residential air conditioner usage...

Aug 17, 2020

Nanaimo's Loaves and Fishes food bank adjusts to pandemic problems

NANAIMO - Getting creative to meet high demand has been a hallmark of Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank during the COVID-19 pandemic.The organization replaced its primarily elderly volunteer base ...

Aug 16, 2020

COVID-19 cases trend up elsewhere in B.C. as Island holds steady

NANAIMO - The Salish Sea is proving an effective barrier to COVID-19.Vancouver Island escaped any new confirmed infections of the virus on Friday, as the province announced 84 new cases elsewhere in B...

Aug 14, 2020

Upstairs tenants help limit damage of late night Nanaimo house fire

NANAIMO - Working smoke alarms and a pair of quick-thinking upstairs tenants helped save a home from being consumed by flames.Nanaimo Fire Rescue's Alan Millbank said two people are displaced from the...

Aug 14, 2020

Nanaimo man awaits sentencing after guilty plea for child porn possession

Editor's note: The following story contains disturbing content which may not be appropriate for some readers.NANAIMO - A man busted with thousands of child porn pictures and videos described himself a...

Aug 14, 2020

Nanaimo Sports and Social Club incorporates social distancing for Yard Games

NANAIMO - Yard Games is the first activity of any kind for the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club since the COVID-19 outbreak began.The six weeks of Tuesday sessions began in late July at the Millstone Wi...

Aug 13, 2020

Young adults driving recent COVID case spike, no new infections on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - The Island Health region held firm on Thursday with no increase to the number of COVID-19 cases, but 78 new cases were reported province-wide.The number of active cases rose to 578, with thr...

Aug 13, 2020

Man attacked from behind in north Nanaimo, police want witnesses

NANAIMO - Police are looking for witnesses following an assault in north Nanaimo leaving a 40-year-old man with facial fractures and a concussion. A Nanaimo RCMP news release stated the victim was wal...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 13, 2020

'I feel as if I'm making a difference:' Nanaimo nurse recognized for supporting sexual & domestic assault victims

NANAIMO - A local nurse has received national recognition for her tireless efforts working with victims of violence and abuse.Aimee Falkenberg was recently chosen by the Canadian Forensic Nurses Assoc...

Aug 13, 2020

'There's a lot to see:' meteor shower & several planets light up night sky

NANAIMO - A summer of star-gazing continues with the annual Perseids meteor shower producing a variety of bright flashes in the night sky.VIU astronomy professor Dr. Gregory Arkos said the annual show...

Aug 12, 2020