Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - About a year after launching a campaign to help bolster ongoing critical care projects at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, the money has arrived. The Nanaimo & District Hospital Founda...

VICTORIA - Illicit drug deaths are down slightly in British Columbia from the same period last year, but the coroners service says females are dying at a much higher rate. The service says in a statem...

GABRIOLA ISLAND - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) has added to the protected area on Gabriola Island with the recent purchase of over 30 hectares of land adjacent to its second-largest public p...

Editors note: This article contains highly disturbing details of animal neglect. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A case of puppy breeding gone horribly wrong was outlined during a gra...

NANAIMO - Craft beer experiencing an explosion in popularity over recent years is being matched by some high-quality suds on central Vancouver Island. Breweries from Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Ladysmith, P...

NANAIMO - The Clippers have had some on ice struggles lately with three straight losses. Some of that can be attributed to injuries, particularly on defence where the team is without their number one ...

PARKSVILLE - Work is underway to upgrade internet services in the Oceanside region. TELUS, in partnership with F3 Networks Canada, began their on-site work on Wednesday, Oct. 23, to install fibre opti...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing down his Liberal caucus in a hotly anticipated meeting Wednesday morning, as a group of party members plan to try to convince him to step aside. Rumours have ci...

NANAIMO - Well known to police and loathed by local retailers, a longtime Nanaimo criminal will attempt to clean up his act in a live-in treatment centre. Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson, 49, receive...

PARKSVILLE - A new assisted living facility for those living with brain injuries is coming to the City of Parksville. A development permit was recently issued for 365 Moilliet St. South to build a pai...