Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NightOwls continue to add players for inaugural season
NANAIMO - Four pitchers are the latest additions to the Harbour City’s West Coast League baseball team. The name most familiar to local fans is Jackson Stephen. The Cowichan Bay product played f...
Mar 11, 2021
First restrictions ease, outdoor gatherings up to 10 allowed
NANAIMO - British Columbians have been given the all clear for small safe outdoor social gatherings. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, March 11 announced outdoor get-togethers of...
Mar 11, 2021
SD68 Board narrowly votes down enhanced mask mandate for grade six, seven students
NANAIMO - Trustees for School District 68 narrowly opted against extending provincial health orders on mask usage to grade six and seven students in the region. On Feb. 4, the province updated its ord...
Mar 11, 2021
Nanaimo’s active transportation: how we got here, contentious projects & what’s to come
NANAIMO - Active transportation is centre stage for the City’s vision of what Nanaimo will become over the next 20 years. The addition of bike lanes and improved pedestrian infrastructure has dr...
Mar 11, 2021
Cedar elementary added back to Island Health COVID-19 school exposure list
NANAIMO - Cedar elementary has experienced another series of COVID-19 exposure events. School District 68 confirmed in a Wednesday night tweet, the school had two exposure events on March 8 and 10. As...
Mar 10, 2021
Nanaimo’s Dylan Coghlan lands hat trick with Vegas Golden Knights
NANAIMO - What started as his first NHL goal for a Nanaimo defenseman turned into a memorable night for the rookie. Dylan Coghlan with the Vegas Golden Knights netted all three goals for Knights in th...
Mar 10, 2021
Nearly 12,000 people given first COVID-19 vaccine dose in last 24 hours
NANAIMO - B.C.’s shift away from second doses of COVID-19 vaccine is in full swing. Ahead of the opening of mass vaccination clinics on March 15, the province said it had administered 355,340 do...
Mar 10, 2021
Herring roe fishery opens in Strait of Georgia
NANAIMO - Fleets of fishing boats are in the waters throughout the Strait of Georgia for the annual commercial herring fishery in the Strait of Georgia. Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirmed the annua...
Mar 10, 2021
Ladysmith Museum benefits from COVID-19 recovery fund
LADYSMITH - Provincial funding awarded to the Ladysmith and District Historical Society will see the local museum improved. A news release said $89,000 will better protect artifacts and improve the bu...
Mar 10, 2021
Number of new COVID-19 cases drops significantly in Island Health
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases plummeted for Island Health but it remains to be seen if it’s a fluke or beginning of a trend. Island Health confirmed only eight new COVID-19 cases we...
Mar 09, 2021
