Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nanaimo family reunited with their cat 3 1/2 years after going missing
NANAIMO - A beloved cat has made it back to his fur-ever home after being missing for years. “I was elated to hear the news but definitely shocked as well,” owner Laura Brethour said. R...
Jan 29, 2021
Nanaimo weightlifters eye national team berths
NANAIMO - Even as most team sports remain shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hercules weightlifting club athletes continue to raise the bar. Two major events are on the immediate horizon for loca...
Jan 29, 2021
Moderna vaccine suffering familiar production issues, shipment to B.C. reduced
NANAIMO - Further shipment delays are expected during B.C.’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Friday, Jan. 29 the incoming shipment of the...
Jan 29, 2021
Police Service Dog Luca nabs well-known Nanaimo offender during routine training session
NANAIMO - A man wanted on numerous arrest warrants is in custody after being in the wrong place in the wrong time. During a routine training session on Wednesday, Jan. 27, Cpl. Dean Muir and his Polic...
Jan 29, 2021
Despite success, advanced drug testing breakthrough from VIU not receiving funding
NANAIMO - A tool created at Vancouver Island University to save lives isn’t being used to its full potential due to a lack of funding. The project created by Dr. Chris Gill and his team at VIU u...
Jan 29, 2021
Upcoming Family Day holiday seen as next obstacle in B.C.’s COVID-19 response
NANAIMO - B.C.’s COVID-19 curve continues to fluctuate. A joint statement from the province and public health on Thursday, Jan. 28 reported 546 new cases across B.C. Island Health reported 32 ne...
Jan 28, 2021
NRGH employee seriously hurt in attack at hospital parking lot
NANAIMO - A woman has serious but non-life threatening injuries after she was assaulted with a two-foot long wooden stick in the Nanaimo Hospital parking lot. Police say it happened Wednesday, Jan. 27...
Jan 28, 2021
SD68 grad rate dips due to student vulnerability, pandemic ripple effects
NANAIMO - Lingering impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic was identified as a chief contributor to district grad rates bucking recent trends. Graduation rates for all students enrolled in SD68 in 2020 dr...
Jan 28, 2021
Judge hands Nanaimo drug trafficker federal prison sentence
NANAIMO - An opioid addict was sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary in connection to a street level drug dealing operation in Nanaimo. Todd Gerald John Cawley, 60, was sentenced on Wednesd...
Jan 28, 2021
COVID-19 case confirmed at Ballenas Secondary, third in SD69
PARKSVILLE - The third COVID-19 case within the Qualicum School District has been confirmed. An exposure event at Ballenas Secondary School on Friday, Jan. 22 and the morning of Monday, Jan. 25 was co...
Jan 27, 2021
