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'Play stupid games and win stupid prizes': Nanaimo house cleaner stole wedding rings and cash
NANAIMO - A rogue maid with no prior criminal record hoped to keep her blatant indiscretions a secret. Fighting back tears throughout her sentencing hearing, the actions of 54-year-old Penny Lee Hof w...
Sep 12, 2024
SD68 moving ahead with boundary shifts for Rutherford re-opening
NANAIMO - District staff and trustees are attempting to walk a fine line between quickly populating a new elementary school and inconveniencing as few people as possible.School District 68 trustees to...
Sep 12, 2024
Development permits approved for pair of multi-unit buildings in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A pair of housing development permits were recently approved, including a substantial condo project in the city's south end. A development permit was given for a five-storey condo building w...
Sep 12, 2024
Crews start ambitious off-season Westwood Lake Park overhaul
NANAIMO - Westwood Lake Park typically calms down this time of year, however noise from construction equipment will be ever-present for the next several months. Phase two enhancements at one of Nanaim...
Sep 12, 2024
Clippers lose back and forth battle 7-5 to Bulldogs
NANAIMO - After not playing for ten months the Clippers had an emotional preseason battle with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.The Clippers lost 7-5 in contest with several momentum changes and nastiness ...
Sep 11, 2024
Impaired driver pleads guilty to mid-Island crash which killed former Mountie
QUALICUM BEACH - A woman admitted to being under the influence of methamphetamine while she veered into oncoming lanes leading to the death of a man near Whiskey Creek. Belinda Mary Hainsworth pleaded...
Sep 11, 2024
Recognizable LADYSMITH vegetation feature spelled correctly after all
LADYSMITH - An apparent spelling error turned out to be a case of vegetation stubbornly not filling in as hoped. A post to the popular Facebook page 'Around Town - Ladysmith Community Board' from a bo...
Sep 10, 2024
Snuneymuxw First Nation to take control of second casino
NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) has an agreement in place to own and operate another Island casino.During an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 10, representatives from SFN's economic management a...
Sep 10, 2024
Woman sentenced for repeat fake gun robbery at same Nanaimo gas bar
NANAIMO - A sentencing hearing outlined the extreme actions a woman took to get off the streets and receive mental health support which she said weren't available in the community. Karlee Ann Pelletie...
Sep 10, 2024
Homicide investigation underway after Nanaimo man found in Lake Cowichan
LAKE COWICHAN - Officers from the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit are investigating the death of a man in Lake Cowichan. Police were called to a home in the 7900 block of Cowichan Lake Rd...
Sep 09, 2024