Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - Site preparation work is well underway to establish charging hardware for several heavy-duty electric buses for the Regional District of Nanaimo's transit system. A BC Transit news release s...

Four dead grey whales have been found off B.C.’s coast over 10 days this month, and officials with the Fisheries Department say there are signs of more deaths to come. Paul Cottrell, the marine ...

NANAIMO - A controversial rezoning application for a forested section of land in the Duke Point area held its second public hearing, with every one of the 60+ speakers strongly voicing their oppositio...

NANAIMO - A highly intoxicated driver tried to re-start his flipped truck, then confronted emergency responders as they tried to help. John Eric Turk, 55, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and was se...

NANAIMO - The Clippers will need at least one more game to knock the Cowichan Valley Capitals out of the playoffs. Down 3-0 in the series, the shortmanned Capitals came up with their best game in a 5-...

NANAIMO - Almost 3,000 more trees will be planted across Canada and around the world, thanks to dedicated local students. In honour of Earth Day, students from Mountain View Elementary held an assembl...

PARKSVILLE - A handful of properties in a rural part of Parksville remain on high alert after multiple encounters with what’s believed to be a cougar. The nature of the situation was first disco...

PARKSVILLE - Residents of a Vancouver Island community are sounding the alarm after blaming an aggressive cougar for killing three sheep and an emu in the past week. The owners of the Truffle Farm, on...

NANAIMO - An international environmental organization is using Earth Day as a platform to expand on the value of longstanding grassroots shoreline cleanups. Conducted since 1994 across Canada, Ocean W...

NANAIMO - The Clippers are firmly in the drivers seat in their playoff series with the Cowichan Valley Capitals. They were at their best in Game 3 with a 6-2 to victory so they now have a 3-0 lead in ...