Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nanaimo spreading scaled-back Canada Day celebrations across six local parks
NANAIMO - For the second year in a row, there will be no major Canada Day celebration at Maffeo Sutton Park. Despite restrictions forecast to be relaxed July 1, allowing for festivals and larger gathe...
Jun 19, 2021
Local swimmer reaching for Tokyo Olympic berth
NANAIMO - Tayden De Pol won’t see the finish line coming as he looks to earn a trip to Tokyo in July. The Nanaimo swimmer, a former member of the Riptides swim team and current UBC Thunderbird, ...
Jun 18, 2021
Island Health ends week with slight rise in total, active cases
NANAIMO - A further seven new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by Island Health on Friday. The additions are in line with a bump in daily cases reported from the health authority, with eight each of the ...
Jun 18, 2021
‘It’s really sad:’ Whiskey Creek service station flattened in non-suspicious fire
WHISKEY CREEK - Fire officials believe a damaging blaze which destroyed the Whiskey Creek Co-op service station was accidental. Lt. Theresa Benoit with Coombs-Hillers Volunteer fire department said th...
Jun 18, 2021
Signature Dish: Mahle House’s halibut, both pan-seared and fish & chips
NANAIMO - You can’t get a more authentic farm-to-table experience than at the Mahle House in Cedar. A small farm was originally on the property providing some fresh vegetables and greens but the...
Jun 18, 2021
‘We felt compelled to speak up:’ Nanoose Bay dog owners demand tougher animal cruelty laws
NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay couple hopes something positive results from the horrific abuse their dog suffered at the hands of a disturbed pet sitter. Jayson and Milagros Henkel are making their concerns ...
Jun 18, 2021
Whiskey Creek co-op gas station destroyed by afternoon blaze, Hwy. 4 re-opened
NANAIMO - The Co-op gas station in Whiskey Creek was engulfed in flames after a vehicle caught fire Witnesses say a van parked underneath the Co-op canopy at the gas pumps had heavy flames shooting ou...
Jun 17, 2021
8 new COVID-19 cases again announced for Island Health, positive trends seen across B.C.
NANAIMO - The province is expecting a delay in vaccine shipments from Pfizer, but still believes it can meet vaccination goals in the short term. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Pfizer...
Jun 17, 2021
Cohorts disbanding for September return to normal in BC classrooms
NANAIMO - With a pandemic-affected school year coming to an end, public health and the education system has turned its attention to what’s to come. Provincial education minister Jennifer Whitesi...
Jun 17, 2021
VIDEO: ‘It’s devastating:’ vigil held for murdered Nanaimo outreach worker
NANAIMO - Dozens came out to show how they were touched and helped by a Nanaimo outreach worker who struggled many personal demons and was recently found murdered. Upwards of 50 people attended the ca...
Jun 16, 2021
