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WestJet announces additional Nanaimo to Calgary flights
NANAIMO - More flights are slowly being added to the schedule at Nanaimo Airport as COVID-19 restrictions ease.WestJet announced two additional weekly flights on its direct Nanaimo to Calgary service ...
Jun 15, 2020
Residents of Fifth St. affordable housing complex rally for better care and repairs
NANAIMO - Stepping into a unit in the townhouse complex known as Sanala is like stepping into a horror movie. In one unit, flakes of paint fall from the bathroom ceiling in large chunks. In another, f...
Jun 15, 2020
Driver loses life in Hwy 19A crash in front of Country Club Centre
NANAIMO - A crash in front of Country Club Centre has claimed the life of a driver involved. The crash occurred shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 14. Nanaimo RCMP confirmed a 34-year-old female dri...
Jun 14, 2020
Libraries move towards re-opening as community support groups adjust without valuable public space
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches across the Island are taking another step forward to re-opening their doors.The library closed all 39 of their branches on March 16 in respo...
Jun 14, 2020
VIDEO: Black Lives Matter supporters march through downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Chants of "Black Lives Matter" filled downtown Nanaimo for the second event in two weeks protesting for change. More than 100 people carried signs high and chanted loudly during the peaceful...
Jun 13, 2020
Question Period to remain on hold after online alternative removed
NANAIMO - The formal Question Period at City of Nanaimo council meetings is expected to remain on hold for more than two months. The ability to speak to City Council directly at meetings was removed o...
Jun 13, 2020
Nanaimo Hells Angels regain dilapidated club house after lengthy court battle
NANAIMO - The Hells Angels have won a lengthy criminal case and will have several clubhouses, including one in Nanaimo, returned to them. The Nanaimo clubhouse on Victoria Rd. was seized back in 2007 ...
Jun 12, 2020
RDN report claims housing construction keeping pace with demand but cost still a concern
NANAIMO - A lengthy Regional District of Nanaimo report claims the ongoing housing construction boom will continue but high costs will remain an issue. The Regional Housing Needs Report presented on J...
Jun 12, 2020
Nanaimo karate school among first local sports group to return to in-person classes
NANAIMO - Shima Karate is back up and running with classes in the dojo, in the parking lot and through video conferencing after being forced to close in March.New protocols related to COVID-19 have ch...
Jun 11, 2020
Restaurant capacity rules revised as B.C. posts 14 new COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - For the sixth consecutive day, British Columbia did not register a death related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 14 new cases of corona...
Jun 11, 2020