Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - All in the name of mental health, roughly 160 people are preparing to bungy in the buff this weekend. The 19th annual Naked Bungy event in support of Mental Health Recovery Partners (MHRP) t...

NANAIMO - A new vessel for military personnel operating in local waters is being dubbed a game-changer for public and participant safety. Personnel at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Tes...

NANAIMO - A recent earthquake hitting coastal B.C. on Friday has some people why their phones received an alert while others didn’t, and why certain schools were evacuated and others continued w...

NANAIMO - It was a milestone year for the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards. The 20th annual event featured strong performances and commitment to Nanaimo area sports in 2024 with 20 awards handed out a...

NANAIMO - Schools across the country, province and mid-Island region will be noticeably pinker on Wednesday to draw awareness and action against bullying. Pink Shirt Day, launched in 2007 by a pair of...

PARKSVILLE - A 39-year-old Victoria woman is facing a pair of dangerous driving charges after allegedly being involved in a fatal crash last February. Jasmine Kaur Bal was formally charged with one co...

MONTREAL - A new poll suggests that while former central banker Mark Carney is still the odds-on favourite to win the Liberal leadership, he isn’t likely to win on the first ballot. A Mainstreet...

NANAIMO - A key central Nanaimo intersection is closed for the time being followed a serious two-vehicle crash. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O’Brien said a collision ocurred at the Dufferen Cres....

NANAIMO - The City is looking to spend now, in a bid to reduce some sticker shock and provide price certainty on public works upgrades. Councillors approved, via a 6-3 vote on Monday, Feb. 24, the spe...

NANAIMO - Days after a sudden thud rattled nerves across much of the central Vancouver Island region, a second earthquake has come and gone without much attention. Earthquakes Canada reports a magnitu...