Author Archives: Syndicated Content

LADYSMITH - A long-standing tradition to kick start the Christmas season on the mid-Island is back, complete with a new way to light up the night sky. The Ladysmith Festival of Lights starts with the ...

Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival of a more “traditional Canadian winter,” a meteorologist for the Weather Network predicts as...

NANAIMO - Speeding vehicles looking to cut through Nanaimo’s Townsite neighbourhood are forcing a traffic pattern change. City Councillors, through a Monday, Nov. 24 governance and priorities co...

VANCOUVER - The iconic Vancouver waterfront fireworks festival that has been held for more than three decades has been cancelled indefinitely due to financial difficulties. In a statement, the Vancouv...

NANAIMO - Potentially facing jail time, a former Nanaimo woman opted for a plea deal for illegally using a company gas card. Amber-Dawn McLellan, 48, pleaded guilty to fraud under $5,000 for the fraud...

BELLA COOLA - Students were allowed back to school today in Bella Coola, B.C., where a bear attacked a group of students and teachers last week, but the kids couldn’t leave the grounds and the b...

NANAIMO - A first-term MLA is moving into a high-profile ministry. Ladysmith-Oceanside MLA Stephanie Higginson was named the new parliamentary secretary for primary care access, under the Ministry of ...

NANAIMO - Two new ferries, scheduled to begin operating in 2027, will sail with names honouring a local First Nation. BC Ferries announced on Tuesday, Nov. 25 their two new Island Class vessels, curre...

NANAIMO - Balancing public safety with the confines of the Motor Vehicle Act and some quirky local streets is behind a pending review of local school zones. Beginning early next year, City staff and c...

NANAIMO - An RCMP officer must pay a fine after the SUV he was driving hit another vehicle in Ladysmith last year causing significant injuries, particularly to the officer. Staff Sgt. Steven Michael P...