Author Archives: Syndicated Content

PARKSVILLE - The Coastal Fire Centre is reminding Island residents to stay vigilant despite cooler and wetter conditions after a wildfire was sparked over the weekend. Located in the Mr. Arrowsmith re...

NANAIMO - A woman was taken to hospital after being hit by a car while dropping her child off at school. Calls to 911 came in just after 8:20 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 23 to the Hammond Bay Rd. and Mornin...

NANAIMO - A concerted effort to educate locals about what can be recycled has been successful in Nanaimo, but there are still far too many items ending up in the landfill. In 2021, Recycle BC told the...

VANCOUVER - Work crews have been busy in the British Columbia legislature over the summer, prying apart desks in the historic chamber and piling them up in hallways as they tried to work out how to fi...

NANAIMO - A local barber is teaming up with a non-profit to help remove barriers to help kids reach their full potential. Dave Lawrence, owner of That’s 50’s Barber Shop on Victoria Cres.,...

NANAIMO - Eight people are displaced, but otherwise unharmed after a fast growing fire in the city’s north end. Firefighters were called to a home in the 5500 block of Turner Rd., around 10:20 a...

NANAIMO - Investigators with the RCMP’s Serious Crimes Unit believe a man who was found near an encampment off Comox Rd. last week was the victim of foul play. RCMP believe 42-year-old Lee Harla...

VICTORIA - There has been a major upheaval in British Columbia politics since the last provincial vote in 2020. Here’s a look at the political timeline, resulting in two party leaders who are bo...

NANAIMO - A movement assisting men on Vancouver Island battling cancer is expanding its reach. The Sea Wolves Cancer Pack initiative, formed by a pair of Nanaimo cancer survivors including Don Helgeso...

PORT ALBERNI - After not facing each other for ten months the Clippers and Bulldogs rekindled their hostilities in game that needed overtime to solve. Nanaimo started well with Dylan Kinch scoring two...