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NANAIMO - Capacity is expanding for a groundbreaking mental health program through the local RCMP detachment. Cst. Ben Caram will officially start his new job as a Mental Health Liaison Officer on Tue...

NANAIMO - A pair of concrete pads installed at a popular north Nanaimo park are hoped to draw more people to astronomy. A pilot project between the City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Astronomy Society led to...

NANAIMO - Several hundred mountain bikers are taking over Nanaimo area backcountry trails, part of a longstanding tradition. The 20th annual BC Bike Race enters the sixth of seven Vancouver Island sta...

NANAIMO - A plan to transform north Nanaimo’s Woodgrove area into a complete community is coming into focus. City council recently endorsed a proposed final Woodgrove Area Plan to guide Nanaimo&...

NANAIMO - The Clippers celebrated their season and remarkable playoff run with an awards ceremony and gathering of mostly team billets and volunteers. The Tuesday, May 26, celebration came just a few ...

NANAIMO - Expect the warmest months of the year to be a little bit hotter this year. Forecasters with The Weather Network say their long-range projections are calling for a warmer and drier summer tha...

PARKSVILLE - Advocates for Oceanside’s unhoused keep pushing for more local shelter space, with a pair of municipalities lending their voices in support. Shayla Day, chair of the Oceanside Homel...

NANAIMO - New federal funding is focusing on housing and life stability for Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP veterans. Administered through United Way BC, via partnerships with a number of local organiz...

NANAIMO - The community has responded in a big way to support a new initiative to help those unhoused this summer. Local RCMP officers, along with City of Nanaimo Community Safety Officers and staff f...

NANAIMO - Melanie Buggey fully admits the idea is borderline insane, but still she’s preparing to attempt a rare crossing of the Strait of Georgia. Sometime in late July or early August, dependi...