Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - The old saying 'no pain, no gain' rang true for a contentious, noise-filled, delayed facelift to a key portion of Nanaimo's downtown. Originally scheduled to be done between early September ...

VICTORIA - A British Columbia government report foresees more than 3,400 fatalities and more than 10,000 injuries if an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 strikes off Vancouver Island. The scenario of...

NANAIMO - Lady Luck continues to favour mid-Island lotto players. Just four days after a Parksville player won $500,000 on a Dec. 23 Lotto Max draw, a ticket sold in Nanaimo has done the same through ...

NANAIMO - Appointments needto be filled for a mobile blood clinic in the Harbour City over the holidays. Staff from Canadian Blood Services will be set up at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre fro...

NANAIMO - Described by a judge as having "the longest record of fisheries act violations in Canadian history," a Gabriola Island man and his wife were sentenced for multiple fisheries violations this ...

NANAIMO - The nomination period is now open for the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards. Organizers are seeking submissions to spotlight the many successes on the local sports scene in 2025. The nominati...

NANAIMO - While far from the national headlines made some seven to eight years ago, local council discussions and decisions still garnered a lot of attention this year. Citing threats made to staff, i...

NANAIMO - The high school boys basketball season has wrapped up until after Christmas. Several local teams are highly ranked with the last round of provincial rankings for 2025 now out. At the head of...

NANAIMO - Many mid island athletes and teams had major successes in 2025. Ethan Katzberg once again made headlines with a Canadian track and field championships win in the hammer throw in August. The ...

NANAIMO - Multiple people were taken to hospital after an early morning fire engulfed a motel. Flames broke out shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 26 at the Value Lodge on Nicol St., south of Robin...