Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 outbreaks expand at NRGH, Chartwell Malaspina
NANAIMO - More cases of COVID-19 are being detected in two ongoing healthcare outbreaks in the city. Island Health confirmed one additional case was added to an outbreak in the Transitional Care Unit ...
Nov 04, 2021
Nanaimo teen sentenced for high profile Long Lake beating
NANAIMO - A youth captured on video beating up another teenager was sentenced to youth custody followed by a lengthy supervision order The boy, 16, who can’t be named under the Youth Justice Act...
Nov 04, 2021
Clippers score five straight and beat Capitals 6-3
NANAIMO - The Clippers were down 3-1 to the Capitals but took the game over in the last 30 minutes to win 6-3. Cowichan Valley had the only goal in the first period when Arjun Bawa snuck a shot behind...
Nov 03, 2021
Capacity limits, steady rainfall causing untreated wastewater overflows in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Ongoing work to upgrade a local wastewater treatment facility is causing issues downstream. The Regional District of Nanaimo reported continued rainfall in the region contributed to an overf...
Nov 03, 2021
‘We’re not spending enough on our roads:’ increased repair funding pitched during annual budget talks
NANAIMO - Local roads are falling apart quicker than crews can repair them, according to those in charge of maintaining them. City councillors heard a request for more of an investment in road repair,...
Nov 03, 2021
Latest homeless encampment closed in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - For the third time this year, fencing now surrounds what was a growing homeless encampment in a highly visible portion of the city’s downtown. Barriers were erected around private prop...
Nov 03, 2021
Nanaimo ranks first in Canada for tipping generosity, manners
NANAIMO - Local diners are among Canada’s most generous and polite, according to a new survey. Delivery company Uber Eats pulled data from orders submitted through their service to date in 2021,...
Nov 03, 2021
Nanaimo tenants not immune as housing scams take advantage of desperate renters
NANAIMO - If a rental property you see online looks too good to be true, chances are it probably is. The region’s increasingly hot rental market is breeding more opportunity for scammers, lookin...
Nov 03, 2021
Three VIU Mariners earn monthly honours from BCIHL
NANAIMO - Three players from the VIU Mariners men’s hockey program have earned league-wide recognition. Fourth year Mariners forward Gavin Rauser was named player of the month by the BC Intercol...
Nov 02, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at NRGH transitional care unit
NANAIMO - Island Health has confirmed an outbreak of COVID-19 at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Four patients in the transitional care unit of the hospital have tested positive, the first of which...
Nov 02, 2021
