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NANAIMO - A B.C. Supreme Court justice gave a one-week deadline for the deletion of several publicly available Facebook posts defaming the City of Nanaimo's communications manager. Justice Douglas Tho...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 18, 2024
NANAIMO - While maintaining he's innocent, a man convicted of brutally stabbing his estranged wife to death in Nanaimo had his day parole privileges continued. In a Sept. 10 Parole Board of Canada (PB...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 16, 2024
NANAIMO - Police are advising drivers to take extra time and use caution on area roads after a multi-vehicle crash. Three vehicles were involved in an incident along the Trans-Canada Highway, south of...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 16, 2024
PARKSVILLE - A six-month contract is in place for a free pop-up recycling operation to continue in south Parksville. A dozen recycling depot dates are in place, encompassing every second Saturday betw...
Daryl Major Dec 16, 2024
NANAIMO - Police are looking for a man who used a knife to rob a south Nanaimo liquor store. RCMP say a man with his face partially covered entered the University Liquor store at 520 Fifth St. around ...
Kyle Ireland Dec 14, 2024
Editors note -this article contains depictions of violence which may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised NANAIMO - Unaddressed substance abuse and personal turmoil clashed in a pai...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 13, 2024
NANAIMO - While a formal five-year financial plan is still a few months away from adoption, urgency from concerned citizens is ratcheting up. A Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board meeting on Tues...
Daryl Major Dec 12, 2024
LADYSMITH - Voters in Ladysmith will head to the polls on March 1 to elect a new Mayor.The Town's top elected position was vacated in September when Aaron Stone left the position in favour of a privat...
Dec 11, 2024
NANAIMO - Over 200 impaired drivers were taken off B.C. roads recently, part of the BC Highway Patrol's Light Up the Province initiative.Held this past Saturday, Dec. 7, over 400 police officers aroun...
Dec 11, 2024
NANAIMO - Striking Canada Post workers in Nanaimo caused minor disruptions to an oversubscribed shipping company which the Crown corporation holds a majority ownership stake in. Around 30 people weari...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 11, 2024