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Nanaimo-area exiting one of the warmest winters on record
NANAIMO - This winter was one of the warmest on record in the region, keeping pace with weather experts’ predictions we’ll see some of the hottest years on record between now and 2030. Wit...
Pattison Media Mar 03, 2026
‘Balances the needs of people, nature and progress:’ new housing pitched for Parksville property
PARKSVILLE - Longtime owners of an expansive and largely forested south-end property are returning with a new vision of housing. Waterfront Properties Corp. are looking for Council and public support ...
Pattison Media Mar 03, 2026
Man sentenced for Port Alberni homemade bomb explosion
PORT ALBERNI - Known to the offender for several years, an employee at Port Alberni’s overdose prevention site (OPS) temporarily lost vision in their eye after a man ignited a homemade bomb outs...
Pattison Media Mar 02, 2026
VIU Mariners win PACWEST women’s volleyball crown
ABBOTSFORD - For the third year in a row the VIU Mariners women’s volleyball team are provincial champions. They took out top seeded Capilano University in a five-set match on Saturday, Feb. 28....
Pattison Media Mar 02, 2026
VIU Mariners win PACWEST women’s volleyball crown
ABBOTSFORD - For the third year in a row the VIU Mariners women’s volleyball team are provincial champions. They took out top seeded Capilano University in a five-set match on Saturday, Feb. 28....
Pattison Media Mar 02, 2026
Sunday ‘spring forward’ will be B.C.’s final time change
VICTORIA - B.C. is planning to adopt daylight savings time year-round, effective Sunday. After decades of campaigning against the twice-annual adjustment of the clocks, Premier David Eby announced Mon...
Pattison Media Mar 02, 2026
Sunday’s spring forward to be B.C.’s last, daylight time adopted year-round
VICTORIA - B.C. is planning to adopt daylight savings time year-round, effective Sunday. After decades of campaigning against the twice-annual adjustment of the clocks, Premier David Eby announced Mon...
Pattison Media Mar 02, 2026
Warrant issued for Nanaimo woman out on probation for store robbery
NANAIMO - A woman well known to police, as well as the courts over recent months, is wanted by local Mounties. Tamara Leigh Prince, 42, is facing a charge of theft under $5,000 in connection to a Dece...
Pattison Media Mar 02, 2026
Direct Nanaimo to Toronto flights not renewed, YCD optimistic for future  
NANAIMO - Sporadically offered seasonally since 2018, much-anticipated direct flights linking Nanaimo and Toronto won't return this year. Air Canada confirms it won’t supply the route for a seco...
Pattison Media Mar 02, 2026
‘It deserves the support:’ Nanaimo & Oceanside walks raise vital funding
NANAIMO - Hundreds came out in force Saturday night to raise vital funds for an area non-profit. The annual Coldest Night of the Year walks in Nanaimo and Oceanside on Saturday, Feb. 28, aimed to rais...
Pattison Media Mar 01, 2026