Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nanaimo music teacher pleads guilty to inappropriate contact with student
NANAIMO - A music teacher vowed he learned his lesson after personal exchanges he initiated were unwanted by a Nanaimo teenager. Flavio Livio Cianflone, 68, pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 29 to a d...
Apr 29, 2021
Fatal overdoses increasing in Nanaimo and across B.C.
NANAIMO - The number of lives lost each month to illicit substances in Nanaimo is increasing from the month before. Data from the BC Coroners Service unveiled on Thursday, April 29 showed nine people ...
Apr 29, 2021
‘Stay away right now:’ stopping non-essential travel the key to curbing COVID-19 transmission
NANAIMO - Public health has reaffirmed their plea not to travel recreationally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said any non-essential travel outside of the thr...
Apr 29, 2021
500 pounds of hockey gear donated from Nanaimo community
NANAIMO - Hockey teams and community groups across Nanaimo have banded together to help people in need half a country away. Upwards of 500 pounds of hockey equipment was donated from teams such as the...
Apr 29, 2021
Nanaimo woman loses $27K in lotto scam, believing she’d won
NANAIMO - Telephone scammers only need one person to fall for their scheme to make it worth it. A Nanaimo senior was such a case, losing $27,000 to a telephone scam where she was convinced she’d...
Apr 29, 2021
VIDEO: Permanent ‘Nanaimo’ sign installed at Maffeo Sutton Park
NANAIMO - A freshly installed art display in downtown Nanaimo is poised to be featured in endless pictures for years to come. Crews installed five-foot high letters spelling “NANAIMO” on a...
Apr 29, 2021
Forged cheques, fake bank accounts net conditional sentence at Nanaimo court
NANAIMO - Forging cheques and opening fraudulent bank accounts in the name of Nanaimo residents has led to a house arrest sentence. Dustin Frederick Knechtel was sentenced at provincial court in Nanai...
Apr 29, 2021
Maia’s two goal night leads Clippers to 3-2 win over Bulldogs
PORT ALBERNI – Thomas Maia scored the first goal of the night and the last goal of the game in Nanaimo’s 3-2 overtime victory against Alberni Valley. Despite Maia giving the Clippers the l...
Apr 28, 2021
COVID-19 cases rise slightly in Island Health as new infections trend downward in B.C.
NANAIMO - The number of active COVID-19 cases found in Island Health has increased slightly as the health authority and province come down from the dizzying heights of only one month ago. Island Healt...
Apr 28, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak over in rehab unit at Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - A COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is over. Island Health confirmed no further evidence of the coronavirus was detected inside the high intensity rehab unit at the hosp...
Apr 28, 2021
