Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Parksville Beach Festival cancelled due to ongoing international travel restrictions
PARKSVILLE - Continuing COVID-19 restrictions has cancelled another staple event for the mid-Island. The Parksville Beach Festival, including the sand sculpting competition slated for July and August,...
Feb 19, 2021
Guilty plea avoids trial for man facing Nanaimo prostitution charge
NANAIMO - A scheduled preliminary inquiry shifted to a sudden guilty plea by a man admitting to a charge of advertising sexual services. Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi, 20, will be sentenced at a later dat...
Feb 19, 2021
Judo training is all in the family for Nanaimo’s Alicia Fiandor
NANAIMO - A return to competition may be several months away for Alicia Fiandor but the Nanaimo judoka is still in fine form. The 21-year-old gets plenty of high level competition and coaching without...
Feb 18, 2021
School replacement, increased enrollment among many challenges for Nanaimo-Ladysmith district
NANAIMO - One of the region’s biggest schools needing to be replaced is just one of many challenges facing the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District over the next 10 years. School board members were...
Feb 18, 2021
Island Health escapes brunt of COVID-19 case spike across B.C.
NANAIMO - British Columbia recorded its highest daily COVId-19 case increase in over one month while Island Health remained in line with recent averages. The province reported 617 new cases across B.C...
Feb 18, 2021
Nanaimo RCMP arrest man accused of threatening to stab Canadian Tire employees
NANAIMO - Police were at the right place at the right time to arrest a man who allegedly claimed he would stab workers at the Nanaimo Canadian Tire. A Nanaimo RCMP news release stated officers happene...
Feb 18, 2021
Snuneymuxw First Nation completing second round of COVID-19 immunizations
NANAIMO - Following an outbreak of COVID-19 in December, members of Snuneymuxw First Nation are now better protected against the global pandemic. Just over 300 members of Snuneymuxw First Nation recei...
Feb 18, 2021
Calls for preventable natural gas line breaks spike throughout Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Damage to underground infrastructure and natural gas lines is occurring at a pace not seen in several years. Fortis BC said they’ve responded to eight cases through January of their li...
Feb 18, 2021
Councillors vote to increase awareness about available menstrual products in City facilities
NANAIMO - Anyone in need of a menstrual product but caught without at a City of Nanaimo facility will soon know exactly where to turn. Councillors voted unanimously to increase signage at City facilit...
Feb 17, 2021
20 new cases in Island Health as COVID-19 patients in ICU drop across B.C.
NANAIMO - The number of people receiving intensive care in B.C. hospitals for COVID-19 has decreased dramatically. The caseload fell by 11 to 63 on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The number of people in hospital...
Feb 17, 2021
