Author Archives: Syndicated Content
First cruise ship of 2025 arrives in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Cruise season has officially begun in the Harbour City. The Europa 2, operated by German-based Hapag-Lloyd Cruises docked in Nanaimo on Monday, April 21 where around 500 passengers prepared ...
Apr 21, 2025
Wildcard meteor showers could put on a show
NANAIMO - While it's not a headliner by meteor shower standards, devoted stargazers will be looking upward this week. The peak of the annual Lyrid meteor shower takes place overnight on Monday and Tue...
Apr 21, 2025
Pope Francis’s memory looms large for Canadians attending Easter Monday mass
TORONTO - Pope Francis is being remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more respons...
Apr 21, 2025
Nanaimo table tennis tournament debuts in Harbour City
NANAIMO - For the first time in recent memory, a high level table tennis tournament came to the Harbour City. Around 70 players contested three different divisions at Randerson Elementary School on Sa...
Apr 20, 2025
‘Finding a happy medium:’ Nanaimo residents call on Council to reconsider Loudon Park project
NANAIMO - Around 150 people gathered at Loudon Park on Saturday to make a clear and simple request of City Councillors: reconsider your decision about the park’s future. Council voted 5-4 in fav...
Apr 19, 2025
‘Very significant part of our history:’ Japanese-Canadian society requests financial boost from City
NANAIMO - Additional funding is being provided to make the legacy of Japanese-Canadians visible on the mid-Island, spearheaded by an ambitious non-profit group based out of Nanaimo. The Central Vancou...
Apr 19, 2025
Advance polls open for federal election
NANAIMO - Advance polls for the 45th General Election open Friday. Four days of advance voting begins on Friday, April 18, running through Monday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day. James Hale ...
Apr 18, 2025
Rotary clubs ready for huge Nanaimo trash clean-up in honour of Earth Day
NANAIMO - While many people gather with their families to celebrate Easter, local mid-Island Rotary Clubs are getting ready for their largest annual trash collection. The Rotary Clubs of Nanaimo and L...
Apr 17, 2025
Nanaimo Council adds clean-up resources as budget process nears end
NANAIMO - Bolstering cleanup capacity in response to encampments and social disorder around Nanaimo has been included as a 2025 budget line item. At a Wednesday, April 16, finance and audit committee ...
Apr 17, 2025
Nanaimo RCMP searching for dog walker after ‘significant’ bite incident
NANAIMO - Police are looking to identify a woman who was walking a large dog in Lantzville this week. Mounties report a very large, grey dog with wiry hair resembling an Irish Wolfhound, bit a woman a...
Apr 17, 2025
