Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nanaimo’s TheatreOne shuts down amid funding crunch
NANAIMO - Serving as the mid-Island’s only professional theatre company for 42 years, TheatreOne has been forced to fold effective immediately. Michael Cade, Theatre One's artistic and managing ...
Oct 15, 2025
Blue Jays fans arrive in Seattle for Game 3
SEATTLE - Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays are taking planes, boats and automobiles to give their team some much-needed support against the winning Mariners in the American League Championship Series. To...
Oct 15, 2025
RDN reapplies for federal grant for scaled back $13.5M Ravensong Aquatic Centre upgrades
QUALICUM BEACH - A new federal application is being made to upgrade Oceanside’s only aquatic recreation facility, after voters rejected the original expansion plans and budget. On Tuesday, Oct. ...
Oct 15, 2025
Second-period lull leads to Showcase loss versus Trail
ABBOTSFORD - The Nanaimo Clippers started well in their morning contest against the Trail Smoke Eaters, but couldn’t sustain it. Tanner Bruender opened the scoring at the BCHL Showcase game with...
Oct 14, 2025
Gas leak shuts down portion of Nanaimo’s Terminal Ave
NANAIMO - A busy block near downtown Nanaimo is temporarily closed due to a natural gas leak. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said a gas leak forced the full closure of Terminal Ave. N between Tow...
Oct 14, 2025
Suspicious fire destroys Bowser home
BOWSER - Oceanside RCMP were assigned to investigate a suspicious fire at a home north of Qualicum Beach. Bow Horn Bay Volunteer Fire Department chief Mark Taylor said their crews were dispatched on M...
Oct 14, 2025
Mandatory reservations coming to Vancouver-Nanaimo ferry route
NANAIMO - Reservations will soon be required for travel to Departure Bay from the Lower Mainland. Beginning Wednesday, Oct. 15, BC Ferries will require all vehicles and motorcycles leaving Horseshoe B...
Oct 14, 2025
Clippers switch arenas before beating Okotoks
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Clippers were supposed to play the Okotoks Oilers at the BCHL Showcase in Abbotsford on Thanksgiving Monday at 10 a.m. but instead they played the game in Coquitlam at 4 p.m. A p...
Oct 13, 2025
Dying Giant Sequoia in Parksville to be removed
PARKSVILLE - A huge tree in the city’s downtown is poised to come down in the next few weeks. The Giant Sequoia along the Island Hwy. W, at Morison Ave. will be removed by early November after a...
Oct 13, 2025
‘We’re adding substantially more:’ affordable housing complex expanding in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A sizeable injection of affordable and subsidized housing is planned through a new housing development. A total of 160 studio, one, two and three bedroom units are planned across three, four...
Oct 13, 2025
