Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Number of B.C. evacuation orders and wildfires tick down
VICTORIA - The number of properties under evacuation orders and alerts because of wildfires in British Columbia ticked down over the weekend. Emergency Management BC says 28 orders were in place today...
Aug 30, 2021
Free youth bus fares to help encourage next generation of transit riders
NANAIMO - Children under the age of 12 won’t have to pay to get on board public transit systems throughout the province starting Wednesday, Sept. 1. RDN board chair Tyler Brown strongly supports...
Aug 30, 2021
Fresh Start charts positive beginning to school year for Nanaimo area students
NANAIMO - Giving students a sharp look and supplies to start the school year, while giving their families a much-need financial break is what Fresh Start is all about. Dozens of mid island school stud...
Aug 29, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases in Island Health hold firm
NANAIMO - Despite another high increase in daily cases, the number of people actively diagnosed with Island Health remains nearly unchanged. The health authority reported 65 new cases of COVID-19 on F...
Aug 27, 2021
Signature Dish: The View Oceanside Grill’s Seafood Flambé
NANAIMO - One of the region’s best restaurants has gone back in time to provide a unique and spectacular dining experience. Flames are routinely visible from The View Oceanside Grill’s loc...
Aug 27, 2021
Prolific offender caught in the act of catalytic converter theft
NANAIMO - Astute observations and a stroke of luck are primarily responsible for catching a man, well-known to police, red-handed. In the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 20, a catalytic converter ...
Aug 27, 2021
VIDEO: ‘We’ve had multiple calls:’ young cougar strolls through Nanaimo’s Rocky Point area
NANAIMO - A cougar has been spotted multiple times in a north Nanaimo neighbourhood lately, which a veteran conservation officer called somewhat rare for the reclusive animal. Stuart Bates, central is...
Aug 27, 2021
Motocross returns to the Wastelands in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Motocross is returning to central Vancouver Island on Labour Day weekend. The 2021 VIMX Fall Championship season will feature five race weekends including Sept. 18-19 and Oct. 30-31 in Nanai...
Aug 26, 2021
Island Health continues COVID-19 case climb, 63 new
NANAIMO - An upward trend for the Island Health authority has continued Thursday. Sixty-three new cases were confirmed by the health authority including 27 in the central Island region. The south Isla...
Aug 26, 2021
Driver seriously injured in Highway 4 crash at Cameron Lake
WHISKEY CREEK - An apparent head-on collision resulted in the driver of a car being flown to hospital after hitting a semi truck on Highway 4. The incident occurred just after 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug....
Aug 26, 2021
