Author Archives: Syndicated Content

PARKSVILLE - Scams continually hitting a wide range of people in the Oceanside area has local police trying to be proactive through increased awareness. In the first week of June, four complaints to t...

NANAIMO - A new supportive housing complex is proposed for the city’s south end. The provincial government, through their partnership with BC Housing, and the City of Nanaimo announced the plann...

NANAIMO - A first-time-ever program through the province’s public power utility will offer more incentive to install rooftop solar panels on area homes. The company said they’re offering r...

NANAIMO - Plan ahead and give yourself plenty of time to get from A-to-B. It’s tried and true advice for those venturing out for the Canada Day long weekend, with area ferries expected to be bac...

LADYSMITH - Tax-payers have strongly disagreed with the Town’s plan to borrow up to $13.5 million for a new city hall with an attached housing component. Voters overwhelmingly rejected the propo...

NANAIMO - A local man is facing multiple charges, including criminal negligence causing death, after a crash on the Nanaimo Parkway last summer. Sixty-year-old Michael Allison Rennie is the man RCMP a...

NANAIMO - The Clippers have added a local flavour to their coaching staff for the upcoming season. New assistant coach Evan Richardson was born and raised in Nanaimo and has experience in the BCHL, NC...

NANAIMO - A provincial court judge called the version of events of a man charged in a disturbing 2022 attack "nonsensical" and "a complete utter fabrication." Gregory Francis Collins, 72, was found gu...

LADYSMITH - It’s back to the drawing board for the Town of Ladysmith to fund building a new city hall, after residents overwhelmingly voted against the borrowing process during an alternative ap...

NANAIMO - More British Columbians died from accidental drownings in 2023 than at any point in the last decade with Vancouver Island leading the way. The latest report from the B.C. Coroners Service st...