Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - Volunteers posing as dozens of injured passengers replicated a crash-landed plane on Nanaimo Airport's runway. The federally mandated drill happened on Wednesday, April 15, between 9 a.m. an...

NANAIMO - An upcoming multi-week exhibit at downtown Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Conference Centre (VICC) is about to get a big financial boost from the City. During the Wednesday, April 15, fina...

NANAIMO - Messaging to ‘call before you dig’ appears to be getting through to local contractors and homeowners. Data from Fortis BC shows the Harbour City joined Saanich in leading Vancouv...

NANAIMO - Rehabilitating while in custody for well over a year, a Nanaimo man says he's committed to chartering a more positive path. Corey David Matsen, 40, had 25 additional days behind bars left to...

NANAIMO - A proposal to rezone a Departure Bay Rd. property requires refinements before proceeding any further, Nanaimo City Council decided. A 7-1 vote referred the application for 2565 Departure Bay...

OTTAWA - The morning after the Liberals secured a majority government, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians can expect Parliament to be more substantive and less performative. “There’...

NANAIMO - A record number of short film submissions have been whittled down to a final 18 to be screened this week at VIU’s Malaspina Theatre. The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival returns to...

NANAIMO - A pair of men pleaded guilty to an illegal Nanaimo River Estuary off-roading excursion, which caused an estimated $151,000 in damages. Liam Aiden Ashton Sage, 20, and Brandt David Olsen, 25,...

NANAIMO - For the past eight years the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club (NSSC) has been offering adults a chance to play games and make connections in the community. Organizers Chuck Hocker and Jamie Ku...

LANTZVILLE - Closed for a month to make way for construction crews, a primary public gathering space in Lantzville has re-opened. Huddlestone Park on Lantzville Rd. located on the edge of Lantzville's...