Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - While not at the record pace anticipated, a well known tubber has claimed another World Championship Bathtub Race Ladysmith’s Trevor Short was the first to enter Nanaimo Harbour and ma...

NANAIMO - New housing is proposed for a currently forested area of the city’s north. Twenty, two-storey fourplex buildings are proposed for property in the 5300 block of Tanya Dr., in north Nana...

NANAIMO - Engines are fine-tuned, race plans readied and racers are ready to go. Around 50 boats are expected to line up in Nanaimo Harbour on Sunday, July 28 ahead of the 11 a.m. start time for the a...

NANAIMO -The Clippers have a new look for the upcoming BCHL season. Orange, black and white will continue to be the team’s primary colours but the Clippers have a brand new logo and will also sp...

NANAIMO - A large and coordinated search effort will set off Saturday in a bid to find a missing local woman. Sherry Corrigal was last Sept. 11, 2023, in downtown Nanaimo and formally reported missing...

NANAIMO - It’s an event almost as iconic to the Harbour City as its namesake no-bake dessert. The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society Bathtub weekend got underway on Friday, July 26 with events planne...

NANAIMO - A local man was jailed Friday after being convicted of sending inappropriate messages to a minor. Craig Allen Sims, 41, will spend the next six months behind bars followed by a year of proba...

PARKSVILLE - One person has died in a serious motor vehicle accident along Hwy. 19. RCMP report the incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Friday, July 26 between exits 46 and 51 along Hwy. 19, just north...

VICTORIA - British Columbia’s top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry sa...

NANAIMO - It’s the first taste of playoff soccer for an upstart local franchise. Harbourside FC’s men’s team will line up against league regular season champion TSS Rovers at Swangar...