Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - RCMP members in an unmarked cruiser heading back to Nanaimo were stunned to see a vehicle going the wrong way on the Trans Canada Hwy. RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said the suspect vehicle w...

NANAIMO - The steps necessary to provide 8.6 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in B.C. are more clear. The province unveiled the next steps in its ongoing vaccine roll out plan on Friday, Jan. 22. T...

NANAIMO - Local paramedics handled a record number of overdose calls in 2020, even higher than when the overdose crisis was at its peak. New information from BC Emergency Health Services showed there ...

NANAIMO - Indoor sessions have returned to the Oliver Woods Community Centre for the Nanaimo Pickleball Club. Eight people allowed in the gym at one time with six different 90-minute singles slots for...

NANAIMO - Island Health again bore the brunt of increasing COVID-19 cases. A joint statement from public health and the province confirmed 564 new cases throughout British Columbia on Thursday. Island...

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island University is set to play a key role in training the next wave of health care workers in B.C. VIU is among ten post-secondary institutions to receive part of $8.4 million in...

NANAIMO - Five hundred people are expected to live in a pair of market priced rental buildings planned for Fitzwilliam St., behind TELUS’ central office building. The City of Nanaimo’s dir...

NANAIMO - An investigation found the Nanaimo BMX champion who tragically died during a workplace accident at a fish farm wasn’t properly trained. Aidan Webber, 18, was crushed to death by a barg...

NANAIMO - Island Health continues to record a surge in COVID-19 cases but was once again the only health authority to not record new fatalities. A joint statement from the province and public health c...

NANAIMO - An apparent argument about cigarettes resulted in a local gas station attendant being beaten in the head. RCMP were called to the James Convenience Store and gas station on Victoria Rd. arou...