Author Archives: Syndicated Content

COOMBS - A 36-year-old man has died after a single-vehicle crash along the Alberni Hwy. on Thursday night. At approximately 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, the man was driving his green Dodge pickup truc...

LADYSMITH - Taxpayers in the community are potentially looking at a rapid 2.6 per cent hike in property taxes to maintain access to 911 services. Beginning in April, the provincial government is plann...

NANAIMO - While VIU's men's hockey team is well acquainted with putting pucks in nets and butts in seats, they'll turn their attention to serving drinks and blowing whistles this weekend. The annual T...

Editor's note - this article contains details of a disturbing sexual assault and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is strongly advised NANAIMO - A federal jail sentence of three years w...

NANAIMO - It’s about as real as it gets before you try the real thing. Students at Cedar Secondary School were given the opportunity to try out an immersive heavy equipment simulator on Thursday...

NANAIMO - Local mounties are looking for the driver of a pickup truck who damaged several police vehicles while fleeing the scene of a south Nanaimo shopping centre. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, right before ...

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says wintry conditions are expected along British Columbia’s south coast this week. It says a low pressure system is making its way toward the coast, bringing stea...

NANOOSE BAY - Members of a typically quiet, rural Nanoose Bay neighbourhood are making a lot of noise about a cell tower application. Proposed to be placed on private property at 1800 Serenity Pl., Ro...

NANAIMO - The Clippers top offensive players were shut down but they got scoring throughout their lineup in a 6-1 win over Prince George. Justin Collins opened the scoring with his first goal as a Cli...

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP officers are crediting their observant officers for arresting a break-and-enter suspect shortly after the crime occurred. On Saturday, Jan. 25 around 1:30 a.m., police were...