Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Dominant VIU Mariner women sweep major PACWEST soccer awards
NANAIMO - A dominant season on the pitch has yielded a sweep of annual honours for VIU Mariners players and staff. The women’s soccer team went 10-1-1 through the PACWEST regular season, comfort...
Oct 26, 2025
‘Absolutely the best market of the year:’ Halloween theme wraps Cedar market season
NANAIMO - The final market of the year for Cedar Farmers Market vendors and organizers is always bittersweet. It signals the end of another season at the former Woodbank Elementary School fields on Wo...
Oct 26, 2025
Clippers build cushion and preserve one goal victory
POWELL RIVER - The Clippers got out to a big lead for the second night in a row but had to hang on for a tight 4-3 victory over the Kings. All four Nanaimo goal scorers scored on back to back nights w...
Oct 25, 2025
Three-storey building with apartments and offices planned overlooking Nanaimo’s Diver Lake
NANAIMO - A three-storey building on Diver Lake mixing residential units with office space is one step closer to becoming a reality. Located on the lake’s north side on a currently vacant lot at...
Oct 25, 2025
Lantzville eyes big development, imbalanced property tax base cited as key driver
LANTZVILLE - A transformational vision for upper Lantzville could begin to take shape by next year, but required land use changes will undoubtedly receive significant local scrutiny. A series of recen...
Oct 25, 2025
VIU Mariners season to culminate in hosting men’s basketball nationals
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners basketball teams have begun a journey they hope will lead to the 2026 national championship. Last season both teams finished first in the PACWEST regular season with the wom...
Oct 25, 2025
Eight different Clippers hit the scoresheet in win over Kings
POWELL RIVER - The Clippers had their biggest offensive performance of the season in an 8-3 win over the Powell River Kings. Nanaimo had eight different goal scorers and were in control for most of th...
Oct 25, 2025
Drugs hidden in tennis ball thrown into Nanaimo prison yard
NANAIMO - An unsophisticated drug drop bounced back in the face of a Nanaimo man. Ryan Edward Powell, 32, received a time-served six-month jail sentence in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo after pleading g...
Oct 24, 2025
Expanded haunted house raising money for Nanaimo-based youth programs
NANAIMO - A two-night haunted house event at one of the city’s most notoriously spooky buildings will mix some local history with a fun fright. BGC Central Vancouver Island are hosting their sec...
Oct 24, 2025
VIDEO: ‘His speed was really, really high:’ Oceanside RCMP criticized for lights and sirens crash
QUALICUM BEACH - A local resident says an Oceanside RCMP officer needs to be held accountable for putting the public’s safety at risk while responding to an evolving situation in Bowser. Late in...
Oct 24, 2025
