Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - An overnight shelter will soon open to provide a warm bed to those living rough on Nanaimo streets. The shelter at St. Peter’s Church on Machleary St. is slated to open for its third y...

NANAIMO - A home brewing kit opened the taps to opportunities far beyond the expectations of a Nanaimo beer maker. Brent Burgoyne received the kit from his wife. Five years and roughly 80 batches late...

NANAIMO – Two COVID-19 exposures were confirmed at a Nanaimo school for the first time. Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public School District announced on Saturday, Nov. 7 the exposures happened at Dover Bay...

NANAIMO - Out of control case counts in the Lower Mainland have resulted in a new round of restrictions on social gatherings and recreation. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new pu...

NANAIMO - The United States’ electoral saga is over with a sitting president failing to be re-elected for the first time in nearly 30 years. Democratic candidate Joe Biden is projected to be the...

NANAIMO - Local conservationists are leaning on traditional First Nations techniques to stop an iconic Canadian bird from destroying local fish habitat. Non-migratory Canada geese are feeding year-rou...

QUALICUM BEACH - St. Andrews Lodge lives to see another day. In a dramatic reversal, Qualicum Beach council voted to stay the demolition of the building, despite voting in favour only days before of r...

NANAIMO - Another large spike in new COVID-19 cases across B.C. while the Island Health region suffers much smaller increases. A joint statement from the province on Friday, Nov. 6 confirmed 589 new c...

NANAIMO - Oceanside RCMP arrested a Spider Lake man for escalating an argument by pointing a gun at someone. The incident happened on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at a job site on Lee Rd. in Parksville just afte...

WHISKEY CREEK - Investigators believe a driver may have unknowingly helped two people flee the scene of a gruesome triple homicide in Whiskey Creek. RCMP Cpl. Chris Manseau said the ongoing investigat...