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NANAIMO - Opportunistic, and perhaps well-researched, thieves made off with gift cards and lottery tickets meant for silent auctions and raffle draws. While closing the Nanaimo Ice Centre down for the night on Friday, March 15 around 11:30 p.m., City staff noticed activity in a warm room above NIC-2, where prizing was ...
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NANAIMO - Those using natural gas for home heating, cooking or other uses will see their bills remain relatively unchanged for at least the next three months. FortisBC announced Monday, March 18, they've been given the green light from the B.C. Utilities Commission to maintain their rate for all customers at $2.23 per ...
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NANAIMO - A strong ridge of high pressure has proven to be a record-breaker for mid-March weather. A trio of high-temperature records fell over the weekend, beginning on Friday, March 15 with Environment Canada's monitoring station reporting a daily maximum of 14.7 degrees Celsius at the Nanaimo airport. It narrowly pi...
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NANAIMO - A rise in online and phone scams targeting people across the region is prompting one local group to try a more direct approach to get information to those who need it. Brechin United Church will begin their "Community Series" on Wednesday, March 20 with a presentation from Nanaimo RCMP on frauds and...
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Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) is holding its annual recruitment drive this month, looking for anyone interested in joining their firefighting family. The job postings will be on the City of Nanaimo's website until March 28.Deputy fire chief administration in training at NFR Jodi Le Masurier said candidates must c...
Mar 17, 2024
NANAIMO - A possible discovery of a new population of killer whales off the west coast of the United States is exciting researchers from the University of British Columbia.At least 49 of the new whales have been identified off the west coast of California and Oregon hunting sperm whales, although researchers say the nu...
Mar 16, 2024
NANAIMO - Ongoing upgrades along Terminal Ave. in the city's downtown are providing an opportunity to get a head start on another long-awaited project.Crews working in the area are set to close a small section of Commercial St., between Terminal Ave. and Museum Way, beginning Tuesday, March 19 and running through April...
Mar 15, 2024
PARKSVILLE - Searches are expected to return to the backcountry over the weekend, attempting to locate a missing woman.Sara Sherry, 45, was reported missing in late-February from her home in Errington. She was last seen Feb. 15, but fell out of contact with friends and family shortly after.Sgt. Shane Worth said initial...
Mar 15, 2024
NANAIMO - Additional discounted fares will be available for BC Ferries travellers. Beginning April 1, savings for families, those who carpool or walk on will see extra options for "Saver" fares when booking their travel online. The fares are typically offered during off-peak times as a way to encourage those ...
Mar 15, 2024
NANAIMO - The start of spring also means the unofficial kick-off to prom season, as graduates prepare for the final celebration of their school years. Local volunteer-run organization Prom Closet Nanaimo is once again stepping up to help those in need find fitting formal attire. Coordinator Joan Hiemstra said while fin...
Mar 15, 2024
NANAIMO - Mid-Island farmer's markets continue to punch well above their weight compared to similar events elsewhere in the province. A new study by the B.C. Association of Farmers' Markets and UNBC showed a province-wide economic impact of $233 million, including $155 million in direct sales. Markets in Cedar, Nanaimo...
Mar 14, 2024
NANAIMO - While their cookies are always in high demand, something in short supply with Girl Guides Canada right now are adult volunteers to help run their programs.Over seven million Canadian girls have been involved in Girl Guides in the last century to help prepare girls for life's challenges through mentoring and c...
Mar 13, 2024
NANAIMO - Improper use of a corporate credit card and failure to pay back the amounts in a timely fashion have cost a former high-ranking City employee.A tribunal of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta ruled on March 5, former City of Nanaimo chief financial officer Victor Mema must pay $30,000 in fines a...
Mar 13, 2024
NANAIMO - A family enjoying an outing at sun-filled Maffeo Sutton Park likely wouldn't have been possible without the actions of a quick-thinking girl. Lucia Dell, 7, was at Beban Park Pool with her younger sister, mother and grandfather on Sept. 8 when the groups split up and Bernard Biro decided to swim some laps on ...
Mar 13, 2024
NANAIMO - With a goal of fostering economic development between multiple local agencies, a Nanaimo-based organization has hired someone for the lead role.Colin Stansfield has been named as the inaugural CEO of the Nanaimo Prosperity Corporation (NPC), an economic development group which partners with local businesses, ...
Mar 12, 2024
NANAIMO - Pay parking is expanding around Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. In a bid to ease congestion and demand for parking around the hospital grounds, the City of Nanaimo plans to implement pay parking on select streets beginning April 1. Setup and payment will be identical to pay parking requirements in the down...
Mar 12, 2024
NANAIMO - A new visitor information centre location is designed to engage with more tourists in Nanaimo instead of those just passing through.After vacating its location on the Nanaimo Parkway at the base of Northfield Rd. late last year, Tourism Nanaimo's new visitor centre location is now open in the Vancouver Island...
Mar 12, 2024
NANAIMO - Just days before spring officially begins, Mother Nature is bringing some balmy weather to the mid-Island. Meteorologists are tracking the development of a high-pressure system set to materialize over the region by Thursday, March 14. With the high pressure comes blue skies, little wind and very warm temperat...
Mar 12, 2024
QUALICUM BEACH - An 80-year-old Alberta man has succumbed to his injuries after being hit by a vehicle while helping another driver and potentially saving her life.In the early morning hours of March 2, a car driven by a woman lost control and crashed into a pole along Hwy. 19A near Laburnum Rd. in Qualicum Beach. A sh...
Mar 11, 2024
NANAIMO - A planned four-day trial instead resulted in guilty pleas by a man in a highly unusual municipal bylaw offence case. Darren Gaudreault pleaded guilty to two charges of allowing occupancy to occur without a permit in relation to Oceanside area homeowners moving in without the legal authority to do so in 2022. ...
Mar 11, 2024
NANAIMO - Despite some weather hampering efforts, fishing boats are still making headway on the first round of the annual herring spawn.Seine boats are set to wrap up their work on Monday, March 11, making way for gillnetters to fish for the tones of herring which are set to spawn shortly.Fisheries and Oceans Canada's ...
Mar 11, 2024
NANAIMO - It's an event seen to carry as much value for job seekers as it does for employers. The 5th Port Connect Marine Career Fair is Wednesday, March 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Port Theatre. It brings together 25 local and regional marine industry employers and educators under one roof, to meet those see...
Mar 11, 2024
PARKSVILLE - How to permanently memorialize an iconic community-first legend is in the hands of the public.An online poll is determining a "Flying Phil" St. Luke memorial for the well known community ambassador who passed away in January 2023 from cancer at the age of 70.Jennah Stavroff, longtime admirer of t...
Mar 10, 2024
NANAIMO - The bi-annual change of the clocks is upon us once again.B.C. residents will "spring forward" one hour on Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m. local time, but it's also a good time to make sure your home is fire-safe.Assistant fire chief with Nanaimo Fire Rescue Stu Kenning said the place to start is your sm...
Mar 09, 2024
NANAIMO - A long-envisioned new home for Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank is starving for a lifeline from the federal government. Already with local, regional and provincial government financial support, Loaves and Fishes executive director Peter Sinclair said significantly more money is required to build ...
Mar 09, 2024
NANAIMO - While the numbers are up slightly, the volume of snowpack in B.C. is still well below average across the province. The March 1 snow survey and water supply bulletin also showed an increase to the snowpack on Vancouver Island, currently at 46 per cent of normal for this time of year, up from 30 per cent in Feb...
Mar 08, 2024
SURREY - Millions in illegal cigarettes, along with precious metals and cash have been seized through the Lower Mainland stemming from an investigation started in the Harbour City. Mounties with the Federal Serious and Organized Crime unit in Nanaimo began an investigation into the suspected trafficking of illicit toba...
Mar 08, 2024
NANAIMO - An apparently tired driver was lucky to escape serious injuries after a rollover along Third St. A vehicle travelling westbound, towards Wakesiah Ave. left the roadway around 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, flipped and came to rest upside down in a water-filled culvert. Nanaimo Fire Rescue assistant chief David ...
Mar 08, 2024
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