Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is giving a property owner 30 days to start cleaning up his property and removing three unsafe buildings, or they’ll do it for him. Located at 79...

NANAIMO - An already approved supportive housing project in the city’s south end could grow, subject to Council and provincial approval. BC Housing submitted a re-zoning application to the City ...

NANAIMO - For the second time in four years the VIU Mariners will host a CCAA basketball national tournament. In 2022 it was the women’s nationals that ended with a silver medal finish for the u...

NANAIMO - Travellers between Nanaimo and the Lower Mainland will have some additional options this summer. Beginning June 19, BC Ferries will add a single daily sailing from Tsawwassen to Nanaimo̵...

NANAIMO - Island residents are no strangers to safely sharing a habitat with wild animals, but some still aren’t getting the message. A recent report presented to the Regional District of Nanaim...

VANCOUVER - A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that ...

PARKSVILLE - Arena staff are being hailed for their life-saving actions earlier this month. On March 11, an individual playing in a drop-in hockey game at Oceanside Place collapsed from an apparent ca...

NANAIMO - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) will not recommend charges against local RCMP officers after a woman fractured her arm while in police cells. A report from the IIO publis...

NANAIMO - Plans are in the works to transform a bustling north Nanaimo area into a more family-friendly and possibly greener space in the next 25 years, another step in the City’s complete commu...

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support and almost half of Canadians surveyed think the Liberals will win the election, a new poll suggests. The p...