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Social gatherings, travel pin-pointed as common factors among COVID-19 cases, two new on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - The BC Day long weekend provided a predictably sizeable jump in the number of active cases of the novel coronavirus.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 146 confirmed new COV...

Aug 04, 2020

Crews have Green Mountain fire held ahead of forecasted rain this week

NANAIMO - Crews continue to have the upper hand on a smoldering wildfire in the mountains southwest of Nanaimo.Since being discovered on Friday, July 31, a fire on Green Mountain grew in size to 16 he...

Aug 04, 2020

United community groups envision affordable housing and child care at key Old City Quarter corner

NANAIMO - An alliance of community organizations hopes to reimagine a corner of downtown Nanaimo with an affordable housing and child care space. The Nanaimo Community Impact Alliance, comprised of se...

Aug 04, 2020

Trio of Island Hwy. intersections top list of most dangerous in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Three intersections in Nanaimo have ranked highly in a list of crash-prone areas of the region.Newly released data from ICBC showed intersections where Hwy. 19A meets Bowen Rd., Hammond Bay ...

Aug 03, 2020

Mounties shut down alleged drug house in Nanaimo's brechin neighbourhood

NANAIMO - An RCMP raid of a home near the Departure Bay ferry terminal turned up several ounces of fentanyl, suspected crystal meth and $2,000 cash.The bust occurred at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30...

Jul 31, 2020

Busy weekend for BC Ferries with reservations in high demand

NANAIMO - If you don't have a reservation you could be waiting a while at a BC Ferries terminal this BC Day long weekend.The busiest weekend of the summer is expected as communications manager Tessa H...

Jul 31, 2020

'It's a little bit surreal:' Parksville radio personality hangs up headphones after 40-year career

PARKSVILLE - Dave Graham may be leaving local airwaves, but he has no intention of saying goodbye to a community he's called home for nearly 20 years.Graham signed off from 88.5 FM The Beach on Friday...

Jul 31, 2020

Unanswered questions at secondary schools leads SD 68 'to do list'

NANAIMO - It's unclear what program delivery will look like for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools with the province's K-12 education system returning to in-class instruction in September.In particular,...

Jul 31, 2020

Mid-Island Pirates working on skill development, still waiting for games

NANAIMO - It's been almost one year since the Mid-Island Pirates finished an incredibly successful 2019 Premier Baseball League season.There was plenty of optimism for the senior Pirates in 2020 after...

Jul 30, 2020

'This will be our COVID summer:' province hopes to avoid Canada Day repeat during August long weekend

NANAIMO - For the third straight day, the number of COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island remained unchanged at 143.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 29 new cases elsewhere in British ...

Jul 30, 2020