Author Archives: Syndicated Content

LADYSMITH - The growing sport of disc golf is poised to be shown in a whole new light. For the second time in as many years, staff from the Town of Ladysmith and other community groups are hosting a g...

NANAIMO - Horse owners have a chance to learn from some of the best farriers in Western Canada this week. Dozens of farriers from near and far are at Nanaimo’s Beban Park this week for a super c...

NANAIMO - Unregulated and toxic street drugs claimed seven lives in Nanaimo in February. The latest BC Coroners Service report (BCCS) showed 115 British Columbians died in February province-wide, down...

OTTAWA - Canada Post is starting preliminary work to convert addresses that receive door-to-door mail to community mailboxes and phase out some post offices. The Crown corporation says the process is ...

NANAIMO - While it's unclear how far down the prefabrication road the B.C. government is going, it appears the quicker build technology is here to stay. B.C. Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma answered...

NANAIMO - Those living on Snuneymuxw First Nation reserve lands could be eligible to vote in City of Nanaimo elections, beginning this October. An alternative approval process, requesting elector appr...

NANAIMO - Volunteers posing as dozens of injured passengers replicated a crash-landed plane on Nanaimo Airport's runway. The federally mandated drill happened on Wednesday, April 15, between 9 a.m. an...

NANAIMO - An upcoming multi-week exhibit at downtown Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Conference Centre (VICC) is about to get a big financial boost from the City. During the Wednesday, April 15, fina...

NANAIMO - Messaging to ‘call before you dig’ appears to be getting through to local contractors and homeowners. Data from Fortis BC shows the Harbour City joined Saanich in leading Vancouv...

NANAIMO - Rehabilitating while in custody for well over a year, a Nanaimo man says he's committed to chartering a more positive path. Corey David Matsen, 40, had 25 additional days behind bars left to...