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Cougar blamed for killing three sheep and an emu on Parksville farm
PARKSVILLE - Residents of a Vancouver Island community are sounding the alarm after blaming an aggressive cougar for killing three sheep and an emu in the past week. The owners of the Truffle Farm, on...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 22, 2026
Shoreline cleanup advocates push for awareness & change  
NANAIMO - An international environmental organization is using Earth Day as a platform to expand on the value of longstanding grassroots shoreline cleanups. Conducted since 1994 across Canada, Ocean W...
Pattison Media Apr 22, 2026
Clippers put Capitals on brink of elimination
NANAIMO - The Clippers are firmly in the drivers seat in their playoff series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals. They were at their best in Game 3 with a 6-2 to victory so they now have a 3-0 lead in ...
Pattison Media Apr 22, 2026
‘It’s going to change a lot:’ new video wall coming for Nanaimo NightOwls season
NANAIMO - Fans cheering on the home side at Serauxmen Stadium this summer will get a new, high-definition look at the action. The Nanaimo NightOwls have announced an agreement with an Island-based bus...
Pattison Media Apr 21, 2026
Occupants injured, pets killed in Nanaimo house fire  
NANAIMO - A local home may be a write-off following a damaging house fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded on Sunday, April 19 at 9:20 p.m. to a north Nanaimo home on Fillinger Cres. at Heritage D...
Pattison Media Apr 21, 2026
Man accused of hitting police vehicles in Whiskey Creek wanted again
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a 30-year-old male after he allegedly removed his court-ordered ankle monitor. Craig James Hannon was arrested on Feb. 19, accused of ramm...
Pattison Media Apr 21, 2026
Parksville seniors & students paired for new video podcast series
PARKSVILLE - Sharing stories across generations is the focus of a new locally-produced video podcast series. Boosted by a $12,000 grant from the TELUS Storyhive program, local freelancer Clinton Nelli...
Pattison Media Apr 21, 2026
Suspected impaired driver drifts off Nanaimo highway, hits hydro line
NANAIMO - A lone occupant driver was escorted from a crash scene in handcuffs after barreling his car off a straight stretch of central Nanaimo highway. Emergency crews were called on Monday, April 20...
Pattison Media Apr 20, 2026
VIDEO: Fire destroys RV at Nanaimo’s Woodgrove Centre
NANAIMO - A motorhome was gutted by mid-day fire in the parking lot of Nanaimo’s Woodgrove Centre. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded to the parking lot northwest corner outside of Save-on-Food...
Pattison Media Apr 20, 2026
‘It does look suspicious:’ early morning Parksville fire under investigation
PARKSVILLE - Investigators are probing a potentially deliberately set overnight in downtown Parksville. Local firefighters, along with members from Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay, Errington and Coombs, w...
Pattison Media Apr 20, 2026