Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - In the midst of a prolonged drought, fireworks carelessly set off at a prized north Nanaimo park sparked an out-of-control brush fire. It happened on Friday, July 12 just before 11 p.m. wher...

NANAIMO - Last minute holiday shoppers looking for something locally made are in luck. Island Roots Market, regularly held Wednesday’s inside the Centennial Building at Beban Park, are hosting a...

NANAIMO - A pair of homicides in 2024 in Nanaimo had the local RCMP detachment's Serious Crimes Unit busy, while several other notable cases were resolved in the courts. The violence started early in ...

VANCOUVER - Residents of parts of the British Columbia coast are again bracing for high winds, with gusts forecasted to reach 110 km/h in some areas. Environment Canada says a wind warning has been is...

NANAIMO - A presently vacant lot near the hospital is poised for re-development. City Councillors unanimously awarded a development permit for a proposed five-storey, 86-unit apartment complex at 1740...

PARKSVILLE - A new report is shedding more light on housing availability in the city, along with what’s needed in the next five to 20 years. Prepared by the City’s planning department, the...

NANAIMO - Warrants have been issued for a pair of people accused of violently robbing a jewelry store along Bowen Rd. Three people smashed into Sonny’s Jewellers in the 2200 block of Bowen Rd., ...

NANAIMO - An extremely close race provincially, which had to be settled by a pair of judicial recounts, was not reflected locally during October’s B.C. election. The BC NDP won another term in g...

NANAIMO - Friday marks the start of the busy holiday rush for BC Ferries. Over 475,000 vehicles and 990,000 passengers are expected to travel on board a ferry across the company’s network over t...

The New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring down the Liberals in the next sitting of the House of Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday. In the latest blow to Prime M...