Author Archives: Syndicated Content

TORONTO - Workers at Canada Post went on strike Friday in a move that is expected to create delays and other disruptions to mail and parcel delivery - just as the Crown corporation prepares for what&#...

NANAIMO - A new major player is preparing to enter the local transportation market. Global ride sharing giant Uber has begun a driver recruitment campaign across the province, with hopes of attracting...

NANAIMO - An experienced commercial angler remains on the hook for a $250,000 fine for damaging an environmentally sensitive ecosystem while bottom fishing for prawns. An appeal launched on behalf of ...

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking into what sparked a fight between a group of youth at a local high school Wednesday evening. Police say a fight broke out around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, alon...

NANAIMO - Mounties are putting out a warning about drinks being spiked with potential date-rape drugs at local nightclubs. The warning comes after a woman was at a local nightclub recently and reporte...

NANAIMO - Clippers alumni Matt Irwin has announced his retirement from the NHL after a career spanning 13 years and 461 games. Irwin played junior hockey in Nanaimo from 2004-2008, appearing in 163 ga...

NANAIMO - A B.C. Supreme Court justice swiftly dismissed an application by property owners adjacent to Nanaimo Airport requesting the cancellation of an easement to a small portion of property. In a j...

VICTORIA - Nearly a month to the day after winning their seats in the Legislature, two new mid-Island MLAs and two returning members were sworn in to serve their ridings. Nanaimo-Gabriola’s Shei...

NANAIMO - An overnight wind and rain storm came as advertised, although damage locally from the system appears to be minimal. Just one outage of note was recorded by BC Hydro with around 2,300 custome...

NANAIMO - Following multiple missed court appearances and an unsuccessful bid to have a blood sample warrant dismissed, a Port Alberni woman finally had her case concluded a painful five-and-a-half ye...