Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - The unofficial start of summer across the mid-Island comes Sunday. The Cedar Farmers Market will open up its 30th anniversary season on Sunday, May 10, its traditional Mother’s Day sta...

GABRIOLA ISLAND - A change in procedure from BC Ferries is being welcomed by drivers of electric vehicles on island communities. Beginning Tuesday, May 19, electric vehicles needing to be towed or car...

NANAIMO - Dermatologists on wheels are returning to the mid-Island this weekend to provide free skin cancer screenings in honour of May being Melanoma Awareness month. Put on by Melanoma Canada, toget...

NANAIMO - The tide appears to be turning for renters nationwide, with the Harbour City lagging behind much of the country. Rentals.ca published their May 2026 National Rent Report, showing a 4.7 per c...

NANAIMO - Cst. Josh Waltman acknowledges the training is difficult, but his struggles on two wheels are nothing compared to kids battling severe illness and the impact on their families. Waltman, a me...

NANAIMO - Following last fall's ground-breaking ceremony with $7 million already in the bank, over $1 million has since materialized for a vital pending amenity. Construction crews have made significa...

NANAIMO - Following uncertainty leading up to the Western Hockey League Prospects Draft, a local talent now has more clarity about his future. Ronan Gow, a 15-year-old centre from Delta Hockey Academy...

PARKSVILLE - Major pedestrian improvements are coming to city’s main entrance off the Alberni Hwy. A tender worth $1,251,305 was recently awarded to In the Dirt Contracting Ltd. to do major side...

Editors’ note: this story contains details of graphic sexual abuse against children. Reader discretion is advised. NANAIMO - An Oceanside man will spend the next 10 months behind bars after plea...

NANAIMO - The Clippers had bumps in the road in closing out Alberni Valley and Cowichan Valley in the first rounds of the BCHL playoffs but they dispatched the Prince George Spruce Kings in four strai...