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NANAIMO - The region’s anonymous “cookie guy” is at it again. For the fourth time in the last two years, the Cedar branch of Girl Guides have benefitted from a sizeable purchase of t...

NANAIMO - More visitors, more vendors and more tasty treats has led to a record year for a local summer favourite. The Cedar Farmers Market saw upwards of 2,500 people shopping each Sunday, a 25 per c...

POWELL RIVER – A hat trick from Keighan Gerrie propelled the. Clippers to a 4-1 win over the Kings. Nanaimo built up a 3-0 lead in the first period with two goals by Gerrie and a power marker fr...

NANAIMO - The driver of a pickup truck remains in police custody after an early morning crash adjacent to the Island Hwy. Nanaimo RCMP were called to a scene at the north end of Highland Blvd., near t...

NANAIMO - The process of writing a new book was a cathartic one for a local author. Local poet, musician and radio host Joanne Dzierza released “The Mountains Mock Our Egos” on Friday, Oct...

POWELL RIVER – The Clippers never trailed in a 6-2 season opening victory against the Kings. The duo of Tristan Fraser and Max Itagaki combined for seven points in the win and Shaun Mahoney also...

NANAIMO - The number of active COVID-19 cases in Island Health has dropped 17 per cent. Numbers reported by the health authority on Friday, Oct. 8 show 510 active cases across the north, central and s...

NANAIMO - A judge sternly rejected a repeat fraudster’s bid to avoid jail several years following a brazen and costly workplace scam. Jill Margaret Braun, 57, was sentenced to 22 months in jail ...

NANAIMO - A ruptured natural gas line outside a north Nanaimo business complex ignited an out of control fire causing damage to a pizza restaurant. Firefighters were called out around 10:20 p.m. on Th...

NANAIMO - Clipper hockey fans will barely recognize the team as it takes to the ice for the 2021-22 season. While nine players return from the shortened pod season of April and May, the only player fa...