Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Province expands school mask mandate to include K-3 students & staff
NANAIMO - The province is extending its long-standing mask mandate for school students to cover everyone from kindergarten to grade 12. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the change ...
Oct 01, 2021
‘He doesn’t have much to show for his life:’ chronic offender jailed for latest Nanaimo crime spree
NANAIMO - A man’s unresolved drug addiction continues plaguing him, the judicial system and society. Jason Paul Klughart, 30, was handed an eight month jail sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after...
Oct 01, 2021
Large Nanaimo event provides lesson on pain caused by residential schools
Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous peoples at residential schools and hospitals. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential...
Sep 30, 2021
Junior A Timbermen name coaching staff ahead of season
NANAIMO - The Junior A Timbermen reached all the way to Albany to bolster their coaching staff. Albany FireWolves coach and general manager Glenn Clark will coach the Jr. Tmen in 2022 and the western ...
Sep 30, 2021
‘It’s so painful:’ Nanaimo’s Truth & Reconciliation Day to share lived experience of residential schools
NANAIMO - A residential school survivor wants people to understand how profoundly negative that education system was and how it directly impacts thousands of families to this day. VIU Elder Barney Wil...
Sep 30, 2021
Clippers score two third period goals, beat Capitals 3-1
NANAIMO – The Clippers broke a two game preseason losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Cowichan Valley Capitals. Alex Morozoff scored the only goal in the first 40 minutes of the night as the C...
Sep 29, 2021
Island Health sees active cases drop amid bigger increases elsewhere in B.C.
NANAIMO - Active cases dropped in all regions of the Island Health authority on Wednesday. The central Island region saw the biggest decrease, down 15 to 220. The north Island reduced by one (42 activ...
Sep 29, 2021
Beban Pool re-opening delayed due to faulty expansion joint
NANAIMO - Those awaiting a re-opening of Beban Pool will have to wait a little bit longer. The City of Nanaimo has pushed back the highly anticipated re-opening of the facility another two weeks, to M...
Sep 29, 2021
25 people in Nanaimo die from drug toxicity through first seven months of 2021
NANAIMO - The grip on our region from the ongoing toxic drug crisis shows little sign of ending. New data from the BC Coroners Service on Wednesday, Sept. 29, showed 61 people across central Vancouver...
Sep 29, 2021
Parksville individually counting, categorizing, tracking trees & city assets
PARKSVILLE - City staff are going to great lengths to ensure trees in their care are healthy through a growing library of information. In use behind the scenes with the City of Parksville since 2019, ...
Sep 29, 2021
