Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - With only a few traces of snow spotted falling on Vancouver Island, last month will go down as one of the warmest on record in the Harbour City. With a mean temperature of 5.2 degrees (Celsi...

NANAIMO - Local advocates for the unhoused highlighted the work done this year by the Nanaimo drop-in shelter known as the Hub, while nearby residents are more than eager to see it moved. The year-rou...

NANAIMO - A substantial housing proposal in south Nanaimo had a development permit approved once again. Located just off Fourth St. at 380 and 385 Watfield Ave, the proposal is to build 22 three-store...

CRANBROOK - The Clippers had a dominant second half performance in a 7-3 road win over the Bucks. Samuel Lyne scored late in the first period to give Cranbrook the lead but Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau shu...

NANAIMO - Property assessments for the 2026 tax year are out, with only minor changes for most of the mid-Island. Across Vancouver Island, the roughly 400,000 properties surveyed had a combined assess...

NANAIMO - Island Top Team athletes have recently returned from the IBJJF NoGi World Championship in Las Vegas. Coach Rob Biernacki said the team had a one-hundred percent podium rate at the Dec. 11-14...

NANAIMO - Environment Canada is warning about the risk of coastal flooding this weekend across much of Vancouver Island, issuing a coastal flooding statement Friday afternoon. The weather agency says ...

NANAIMO - The first baby born in Nanaimo in 2026 arrived in the early morning hours and was the second child for a local family, and also the second to be born on a significant day. Kira Spencer Sharm...

NANAIMO - Much like those celebrating the arrival of 2026, local RCMP also made plans for New Year’s Eve to make sure everyone does so safely and responsibly. The Nanaimo RCMP responded to aroun...

NANAIMO - Bystanders quickly sprang into action after a large, older dog slipped into the water at Colliery Dam Park on New Year’s Day. Around noon on Thursday, Jan. 1, Patricia Madden was walki...