Author Archives: Syndicated Content

VICTORIA - British Columbia’s Labour Ministry says the province’s lowest paid workers are getting a pay bump as of Sunday. It says the minimum wage will increase from $17.40 to $17.85 an h...

NANAIMO - A swift and sizeable police response led to a quick arrest of a man accused of firing a shotgun into a home in the rural South Wellington area. Multiple police cruisers were seen driving at ...

NANAIMO - Larger, open fires are set to be banned for the summer months, effective at the end of this week. The Coastal Fire Centre will enact a sweeping ban on category two and three fires beginning ...

NANAIMO - Despite years of consultation, design and debate, it will be some time yet before the future of a lakefront park is decided. After approving an $11 million upgrade to Loudon Park in April, o...

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking for a man well-known to them and wanted in connection to a late 2022 break-in. RCMP say they’ve been unable to locate 45-year-old Riley David Quin who is wan...

NANAIMO - The City wants to know how residents feel about removing the minimum off-street parking requirements for all new developments in the city’s downtown core. An amendment to the “Of...

Reading the throne speech today, King Charles says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government vows to protect Canadian sovereignty by building up the military and redefining the relationship with t...

PARKSVILLE - Trail-blazed by a downtown restaurant, a new bylaw is in place to regulate downtown street patios. City Council unanimously approved a broad street patio bylaw for downtown restaurants, p...

NANAIMO - Almost $2 million in additional funding will likely be added to the City’s business management software project, as it will no longer be supported by the end of the year. The City has ...

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are searching for a man wanted on numerous charges related to violent crimes. Twenty-five year old Eric Daniel Kivell Jr. faces charges of assault with a weapon, uttering thre...