Author Archives: Syndicated Content

PORT ALBERNI – A 4-3 win over Cowichan Valley means the Clippers will end the BCHL season in third place in the Island Pod. It also keeps alive the possibility of finishing at the .500 mark with...

NANAIMO - Local athletes have performed well in three virtual gymnastics competitions in 2021. At the BC Provincial Championships in April, seven students from the Nanaimo Gymnastics School had top si...

NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases in Island Health continue to drop to pre-third wave levels. The health authority confirmed 16 new cases on Friday, May 7. This is the lowest number of new cases ...

NANAIMO - Part feast, part eggs benedict, fully flavoursome. Coco Cafe and their famous breakfast bowl offers up a simple and delicious take on the classics of eggs, sausage and hash browns. “It...

NANAIMO - The driver of a semi-truck involved in a major collision on the Nanaimo Parkway is recovering from her injuries. Police said the 35-year-old woman’s condition in hospital is now listed...

NANAIMO - “You’ll always have work when you work for the community” is a motto Nanaimo jeweller Bill Carter kept close to his heart for nearly 40 years. Carter and his wife Jean are ...

NANAIMO - Three new fully electric school buses will be buzzing kids to and from school across the mid-Island. School District 68, serving Nanaimo and Ladysmith, debuted their two new buses on Thursda...

NANAIMO - Police are looking for a man who caused significant damage to a south end Dollarama. The man was seen leaving the store near the corner of Bruce Ave. and Fifth St. around 9 p.m. on Monday, M...

NANAIMO - An upbeat provincial health officer shared more positive COVID-19 trends during her latest media briefing. Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, May 6 said pressure is noticably easing as the number...

NANAIMO - A once-trusted employee busted for funnelling $70,000 from an Errington sawmill into her own bank account is serving her sentence at home with strict conditions. Renee Patricia Merkel, 43, w...