Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - There’s a new face representing the NDP in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding. Lisa Marie Barron is the new NDP candidate for the next federal election. Nominee voting began on Thursday and ...

NANAIMO - Six Vancouver Island athletes were honoured recently with the regional Premier’s Award for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport. 15-year-old Tristan Thomas of the Snuneymuxw First Nati...

NANAIMO - In a sure sign of summer, the city’s four spray parks are officially open. Crews turned on the taps on Saturday, May 22 to line up with warm weather forecast over the long weekend. Cha...

NANAIMO - A savoury mac and cheese hits the spot at Craft Fare in downtown Nanaimo, where comfort food meets premium craft beer. Owner Brett Standerwick said the “Bacon Burner” mac and che...

NANAIMO - B.C. continues to march down the hill of the COVID-19 pandemic’s third wave as it heads into the unofficial start of summer. A statement from the province reported 420 new cases across...

NANAIMO - A 74-year-old woman is dead after being t-boned by a speeding truck which ran a red light along Hwy. 1 in Chase River. The crash occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at the int...

NANAIMO - Substantial improvements worth upwards of $1 million are potentially on the horizon for the city’s prized Westwood Lake Park. City councillors unanimously endorsed a draft concept to b...

NANAIMO - The mid-Island’s month long drought of COVID-19 exposure events is over. School District 68 confirmed an exposure event at Cedar Elementary over May 17 and 18. Island Health has comple...

NANAIMO - Emergency crews shut down the Trans Canada Highway south of Nanaimo for several hours after a serious crash. Nanaimo Fire Rescue, BC Ambulance and RCMP attended the scene at the intersection...

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have caught up to a pair accused of fleeing from a rollover crash near Qualicum Beach in March. Police arrested 32-year-old Sheldon James Johanson at a home in Parksville o...