Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - The City is eyeing the expansion of its ambitious safety plans for the downtown, however the cost of potential upgrades remains to be seen. Councillors were presented results from an indepen...

NANAIMO - Following in the footsteps of the BC Hockey League a year ago, the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) is going on its own. Citing increased player development opportunities and un...

London Drugs has temporarily closed all of its stores in Western Canada as it grapples with a “cybersecurity incident.” In a statement Monday, the retailer and pharmacy chain said it learn...

NANAIMO - One of the biggest shows on television is set to convert small areas of the city’s downtown into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Crews for the hit HBO show ‘The Last of Us’ b...

NANAIMO - Finding gnome doors in tree trunks has been a magical part of some local parks for over a decade, and the man behind them couldn’t be more thrilled. Charlie Pickard has been hand-craft...

NANAIMO - New provincial funding is behind a series of capital and planning projects for Island-based manufacturing companies. Support through the ministry of jobs, economic development and innovation...

QUALICUM BEACH - A new service station provides a lot more than gas, coffee and snacks. Qualicum First Nation owned and operated Kwalikum Krossing, a Petro-Canada service station recently opened at 70...

NANAIMO - With ten teams and two divisions, the Nanaimo Ball Hockey League is underway Games began on Saturday, April 20 with organizer Bruce Avender saying there’s already a high level of compe...

PARKSVILLE - A significant amount of money is being raised to protect a large piece of land home to a large ecosystem. The Nature Trust of BC is looking to raise $350,000 to protect 13 acres of land h...

NANAIMO - Capable of going upwards of 25 kilometres per hour, a new network of shareable e-bikes is debuting in the city. Evolve, a program run through BCAA and already in place in several major centr...