Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - Spending from the Regional District of Nanaimo, particularly related to administrative costs, is among the province’s best. A new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Bus...

NANAIMO - Four people were arrested after an apparently random stabbing in the city’s north end. RCMP officers were called to an apartment building in the 6400 block of Portsmouth Rd. just after...

NANAIMO - August consistently produced hot weather locally, despite more rain than usual. An average mean daily temperature of 20.5 degrees Celsius in Nanaimo last month far surpassed typical conditio...

NANAIMO - Workers employed on the fast-ferry service between Nanaimo and Vancouver voted 91 per cent in favour of strike action. A Tuesday, Sept. 2 news release from the BC Ferry & Marine Workers ...

QUALICUM BEACH - A conditional sale agreement been signed to conserve a large chunk of forested land west of Qualicum Beach into a conservation area at a cost of $30 million. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the ...

VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says there were just 74 lightning strikes on Labour Day compared with thousands that peppered the province at the end of August. The number of wildfires has jumped ...

NANAIMO - After two months away, kids across the region are returning to class. Most across the mid-Island will only be at their schools for around an hour on Tuesday, Sept. 2 with classes beginning i...

NANAIMO - A significant lightning storm has sparked a handful of new, very small, wildfires up the spine of Vancouver Island. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of west and central Van...

NANAIMO - Contractors, trade workers and their suppliers now have an easier way than ever to find new life for their excess construction material, instead of throwing it away. Nanaimo’s Habitat ...

NANAIMO - After five seasons, 74 career games and 252 career points, Junior A Timbermen captain Andrew Bowman finished his career with a Most Valuable Player award. Bowman led the team to a third plac...