Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - Following extensive debate, a temporary supportive housing complex for unhoused individuals received a three-year lease from Nanaimo City Council. The City-owned site at 1030 Old Victoria Rd...

NANAIMO - Despite a prolonged stretch of hot, dry weather, s’mores can remain on the camping menu for now. The Coastal Fire Centre has yet to issue a campfire ban for 2024, with wildfire experts...

NANAIMO - Already convicted of sexually assaulting a senior in Qualicum Beach and harassing women with threatening phone calls, a man awaits sentencing for a voyeurism offence. Joel Perry, 39, pleaded...

NANAIMO - Much of Western Canada has been under a heat warning since late last week, with daily high-temperature records toppling province-wide over the weekend. According to preliminary data from Env...

Sweltering summer weather blanketed much of the country Monday, with Environment Canada issuing heat warnings for parts of eight provinces and the Northwest Territories. In British Columbia, a record-...

NANAIMO - While knocked off the list of having the most crashes on Vancouver Island, more collisions occurred at Nanaimo's busiest intersections last year. Newly released ICBC data showed the Island H...

NANAIMO - Operating for more than a year, a volunteer program at a small south Nanaimo food garden is a magnet for community activity. Since the spring of 2023, Nanaimo Foodshare has staged a seasonal...

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo NightOwls are now officially into the second half of their West Coast League baseball season. The team finished below .500 in the first half but co-owner Jim Swanson said the gro...

NANAIMO - Local mounties made a surprising discovery searching a vehicle while investigating a possible drug deal in Nanaimo’s downtown. On April 26, members of Nanaimo RCMP’s Special Inve...

DUNCAN - Almost 500,000 illegal cigarettes were seized during a traffic stop near Duncan last month. On June 15, the BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) noticed a truck towing an enclosed cargo trailer driving w...