Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Vancouver Island Conference Centre boasting another record year
NANAIMO - A notable increase in conferences, trade shows, special events and more is helping boost the bottom line toward profitability for the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. Presenting financial...
Mar 06, 2025
‘Hugely disappointed:’ Nanaimo hospital cath lab, patient tower absent in B.C. budget
NANAIMO - The province’s spending priorities for the year ahead apparently do not include a pair of promised significant local projects. Neither a catheterization lab for cardiac care, nor a new...
Mar 05, 2025
Day-long closure of Hwy. 4 planned for debris removal
NANAIMO - The only connection between Vancouver Island’s central east and west coasts will close for roughly six hours on Thursday. Contracted crews from the provincial ministry of transportatio...
Mar 05, 2025
Woman sentenced for death threat against Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP
NANAIMO - Frustrated with her local Member of Parliament's response to an evolving conflict on the other side of the world, a local woman made an egregiously poor judgment decision. Sent on Jan. 13, 2...
Mar 05, 2025
‘We’re in it to win it:’ three Nanaimo schools vying for provincial basketball titles
NANAIMO - A trio of local high school basketball teams are Mainland-bound this week, with at least two holding high hopes to win a provincial championship. The Dover Bay Dolphins, Wellington Wildcats ...
Mar 04, 2025
B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies
The days leading up to British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey's first budget had been a blur, she said, each "blended into the other" as she and her staff tried to keep up with unspooling dev...
Mar 04, 2025
Nanaimo man avoids additional jail time for dealing fentanyl and meth
NANAIMO - A man was spared additional jail time for selling fentanyl and will instead attend a local treatment centre alongside his father. Brandon Whitfield Lee Gregoire, 25, was given a time-served ...
Mar 04, 2025
Drivers & young child escape significant injury in high-speed crash near Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Two drivers and a young child remain in hospital but escaped serious injury after a high-speed crash along Hwy. 19. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Monday, March 3 near the Church ...
Mar 04, 2025
‘It could be the difference between life and death:’ Arrowsmith SAR wants new drone
NANAIMO - A local search and rescue organization has its eyes on an advanced model of drone considered a leading edge device in the industry. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue is launching a fundraising dr...
Mar 04, 2025
Snowy start to February made for a chilly month in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It started cold and ended wet. That was the summary of the weather across much of the mid-Island last month, with a cold snap dumping snow across much of the central Island region at the sta...
Mar 03, 2025
