Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Annual Tour de Rock prepares for 1,200-kilometre ride down Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - An emotional and gruelling trek is about to begin once more. Sixteen riders from businesses and emergency services across Vancouver Island will form the peloton for the 2024 Cops for Cancer ...
Sep 20, 2024
People to sleep on flattened cardboard to support Nanaimo area youth
NANAIMO - A unique fundraiser is driving home the point of what it’s like to sleep rough on city streets. Nanaimo Youth Services Association (NYSA) is hosting its second Roughing It event on the...
Sep 20, 2024
Veteran laden Clippers have big expectations for 2024-25 BCHL season
NANAIMO - A fifth place finish and a first round playoff loss has been motivating for the core of the Nanaimo Clippers. The 11 players returning from last season are hungry to battle for a division ti...
Sep 20, 2024
Some key issues to watch for in B.C.’s provincial election campaign
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia provincial election campaign is expected to officially kick off Saturday, but party leaders have been vying for votes for months in the lead up to the Oct. 19 fixed el...
Sep 20, 2024
‘Ready and excited for a really fun weekend:’ 130th VIEx opens in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Returning back to its roots as a fall fair, the 130th annual Vancouver Island Exhibition begins Friday. Gates to the fairgrounds at Beban Park in Nanaimo open at 10 a.m. all three days, begi...
Sep 20, 2024
‘It’s been really rewarding:’ Nanaimo high school students get a taste of trade work at VIU
NANAIMO - A number of local high students are dipping their toes into the world of skilled trades thanks to a partnership between schools, the province and Vancouver Island University (VIU). The Skill...
Sep 19, 2024
Island First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A tribal council representing 14 First Nations along the west coast of Vancouver Island is declaring a state of emergency over the opioid crisis, which is killing their members an...
Sep 19, 2024
VIDEO: Nanaimo man avoids jail for punching guard and robbing escort clients for drug money
NANAIMO - A local man and recovering drug user has avoided jail for punching a security guard and robbing men who thought they were meeting an escort for sexual services. Joseph Raymond Richards, 36, ...
Sep 19, 2024
NDP flips, BC United flops, B.C. Conservatives surge as election campaign approaches
VICTORIA - If the lead up to British Columbia’s provincial election campaign is any indication of what's to come, voters should expect the unexpected. It could be a wild ride to voting day on Oc...
Sep 19, 2024
ERT handles high-risk Nanaimo incident, weapons seized
NANAIMO - Local police and specialized Emergency Response Team members combined to diffuse a dangerous situation in a central Nanaimo neighbourhood. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said local Moun...
Sep 18, 2024
