Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - Parks operations staff are addressing several projects to enhance Nanaimo waterfront access, particularly involving north-end high-bank routes. Kirsty MacDonald, the City's manager of parks ...

NANAIMO - A newer Nanaimo neighbourhood has asked the City for a financial boost to help create their own playground. The Sunview Park Committee (SPC) recently asked the City for $50,000 to turn a cur...

PARKSVILLE - A tradition in Oceanside since 2004, the Summer by the Sea market is preparing for another bumper season. Well over 100 vendors have already registered to participate in the Tuesday marke...

DUNCAN - The Clippers have taken both of the first two games in their second round playoff series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals. Despite trailing 2-0 in Game 2 Nanaimo came back to win 5-3. The Ca...

NANAIMO - Women’s box lacrosse is gaining momentum in the Harbour City. The Senior Women’s Timbermen will start their their third season on April 18 with an exhibition game and fundraiser ...

COMOX - It’s that time of the year again, when the skies of the Comox Valley are filled with the roar of jet engines. The Canadian Forces Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team arrived at the Canadian...

DUNCAN - The Clippers opened their second BCHL series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals by wrestling away home ice advantage. Nanaimo never trailed and skated away with a 3-2 road victory in Game 1. E...

NANAIMO - Around 100 budding entrepreneurs are ready to put their business development lessons to the test. The first ever Kidovate market day in Nanaimo is Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...

NANAIMO - An apparently inattentive, speeding motorist clipped an 11-year-old boy in a north Nanaimo crosswalk, renewing longstanding safety concerns on Hammond Bay Rd. It happened on Wednesday, April...

Climate change is breaking down typical nighttime lulls in wildfire activity, a new study by researchers in Canada suggests, eroding opportunities for crews to contain the intensifying blazes. The stu...