Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO – Community spirit is helping the Nanaimo SPCA pay medical bills for animals in need. The annual Lock-In For Love event, held virtually in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, raised $16, 4...

NANAIMO - The Believe Basketball Academy is looking to fill a void for school age kids who want more individual coaching and training. Many of the programs offer skill development opportunities for pr...

NANAIMO - It may have ended a little earlier than he’d hoped, but a Nanoose high jumper is relishing his fourth Olympic experience. Michael Mason cleared 2.25 metres in the qualification round, ...

NANAIMO - Fire crews have managed to halt the spread of Vancouver Island’s largest wildfire so far this season. Dorthe Jakobsen, fire information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre, told Nanai...

NANAIMO - The streak is over. After a bone dry stretch of 52 days without measurable precipitation at Nanaimo Airport’s monitoring station, showers moving across the region on Friday, Aug. 6 fin...

NANAIMO - An effort to reduce barriers to people getting a COVID-19 vaccination is considered successful by Island Health. The health authority said 293 people walked in to the Beban Park community cl...

NANAIMO - It’s hoped 2021 will be the biggest yet for an annual fundraiser providing supplies and a snazzy, new hair cut to students before their first day of school. The Fresh Start event, norm...

NANAIMO - A blend of some unique ingredients has created one of the Island’s most impressive chicken burgers. The A-B-C Burger at Extreme Eatery in Parksville is a great balance between sweet an...

NANAIMO - The BC Wildfire Service says the Holyoak Creek fire burning in Chemainus River Provincial Park has grown to 32 hectares. A notice from the service late afternoon on Friday, Aug. 6 said firef...

NANAIMO - BC Hydro’s wooden polls topped with inefficient orange-glowing street lights in Nanaimo are scheduled to be upgraded by the end of the year. The substantial project involves switching ...