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Bigger boats, more nets, people arrive in Zeballos for new orca rescue attempt
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A large seine fishing vessel capable of casting a net strong enough to hold a nearly 700-kilogram killer whale calf has arrived in Zeballos, B.C., to participate in the latest attempt...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 19, 2024
Howard Johnson rezoning still supported amid ‘significant concerns’ from SFN
NANAIMO - A proposed development at the gateway of the city’s downtown is back to where it was earlier this year, despite continued objections from Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN). Re-zoning of th...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 19, 2024
Crown refutes self-defence claims for Nanaimo woman on trial for murder/dismembering ex-boyfriend
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details which may disturb some readers. Discretion is advised. VANCOUVER - No other options were available to a woman who smashed her estranged boyfriend's h...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 18, 2024
Thousands of short-term rentals go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is tilting the rules towards families who need a home, and speculators should invest in that instead of short-term rentals and ho...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 18, 2024
Nanaimo woman tries to coax trapped killer calf out of tidal lagoon with her violin
A Nanaimo woman says she is serenading a killer whale calf with her violin, hoping to entice the orca to leave the remote lagoon where she has been trapped alone for almost four weeks. Carol Love says...
101.5 TODAY RADIO Apr 18, 2024
‘People can literally get their hands dirty:’ Earth Day event to highlight Nanaimo food security
NANAIMO - Local growing and improved food security are key messages behind a new event. Coinciding with Earth Day on Saturday, April 20, a trio of local organizations are combining to create an exhibi...
Daryl Major Apr 18, 2024
Closing arguments scheduled in trial of Nanaimo woman accused of dismembering ex boyfriend
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic details which may disturb some readers. Discretion is advised. VANCOUVER - A full day of final submissions are on deck in the murder trial of a Nanaimo...
Ian Holmes Apr 17, 2024
Nanaimo led Van Isle in underground gas line damage in 2023
NANAIMO - Despite multiple public awareness campaigns, local residents and contractors are still damaging underground infrastructure. Data from Fortis BC shows Nanaimo recorded 20 gas line strikes fro...
Ian Holmes Apr 17, 2024
Aerial spray treatments for invasive moths coming to Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Spray treatments for an invasive moth species will be happening across eastern Vancouver Island this spring. Attempts to eradicate the invasive spongy moths, also known as Lymantria moths, w...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 17, 2024
‘No casual connection’ found between Oceanside RCMP and deceased man south of Parksville
PARKSVILLE - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) have cleared Oceanside RCMP officers of any wrongdoing after a body was discovered near Little Mountain. Mounties were called to an unm...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 17, 2024