Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - Time is running out to pay your property tax bill and avoid late fees. Late payment penalities of five per cent apply in all mid island municipalities on Oct. 1. The payment windows were pus...

NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases within Island Health remains steady. No new cases were announced within the health authority on Thursday, Sept. 24. This is the third straight day of no new case...

NANAIMO - A prolific offender wanted for alleged criminal activity across Vancouver Island is now in police custody. The Nanaimo RCMP Street Crimes Unit arrested 24-year-old Austin Carlson-McPherson o...

NANAIMO - The Clippers preseason schedule is out with 16 games over a two month span. From Oct. 2 to Nov. 14 the club will play 14 games against the Victoria Grizzlies, Alberni Valley Bulldogs, and Co...

NANAIMO - Disturbing details will be revealed in the case of a Nanaimo man who sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl and had a large child porn collection. Steven James Houting, 47, pleaded guilty t...

NANAIMO - More opportunities are now available for students needing financial assistance to attend Vancouver Island University. The Imagine VIU fundraising campaign raised $7.3 million in the last two...

NANAIMO - The Island Health region has once again avoided new COVID-19 cases after a steady climb in recent weeks. A statement on Wednesday, Sept. 23 confirmed 91 new cases across the province with no...

NANAIMO - The number of fatal overdoses in Nanaimo in 2020 has crossed a significant milestone. Data released by the BC Coroners Service on Wednesday, Sept. 23 showed three people fatally overdosed in...

NANAIMO - Investigators couldn’t determine the cause of the large Schnitzer Steel fire which required more than one dozen fire departments to put it out. Colin Kelly, director of public affairs ...

NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation has grown with the return of roughly 3,000 hectares of land. The land parcels are predominantly on Mt. McKay, just south of the Nanaimo River, and on the back of Mt. ...