Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canada’s warmest winter on record is unlikely to make a repeat performance this year, The Weather Network’s chief meteorologist says, as a new seasonal forecast suggests the season will tr...

NANAIMO - Discussions at Council tables across the mid-Island are underway, to decide how to pay for projects and services over the next five years. Property tax rate increases, which form the majorit...

PARKSVILLE - With more than 330 hotels across Canada to compete with, a Parksville hotel manager well known for his friendly, helpful demeanor came out on top. Jack Chambers, front desk manager at Bay...

NANAIMO - An increase in the price at the pumps is being blamed on recent wild weather cutting power to thousands of people across North America. Gas prices in B.C. shot up steadily this week, going f...

VANCOUVER - Tourism body Destination Vancouver says Taylor Swift will bring an estimated $157 million economic impact to the city next week with the three final concert dates of the record-breaking Er...

NANAIMO - Cost of living pressures ever-present and Nanamo's growing population highlight the importance of an annual local tradition of giving. Registration for the annual Great Nanaimo Toy Drive sta...

VICTORIA - A silent vigil was held outside Victoria’s legislature for women killed by men in B.C., including a Nanaimo woman whose death in January is considered a homicide. Around 20 participan...

NANAIMO - All three people charged with murdering a woman in Nanaimo in 2023 are now accounted for. Tyler Stephen Elrix, 41, was arrested on the weekend in Chemainus by members of the Vancouver Island...

NANAIMO - A routine traffic stop on Nanaimo's Hammond Bay Rd. reversed in a hurry when an alleged impaired driver approached from behind. Nanaimo RCMP say it happened on Saturday, Nov. 23 at about 4 p...

VICTORIA - British Columbia’s new health minister says she’s aiming for more treatment beds and fewer deaths in a revamped approach to the province’s drug overdose crisis. It comes a...