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NANAIMO - Describing her actions is instinctual with no thought behind them, a local woman sensed trouble from her door-front surveillance camera early Saturday morning. From being sound asleep to run...

NANAIMO - Members from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) are aware of an aggressive black bear in the Westwood Lake area. Reports were made to both the City of Nanaimo and the BCCOS on Tue...

NANAIMO - The trend of record-setting high temperatures continues on the mid-Island. Coming out of the 19th warmest April in Nanaimo’s history, last month saw an average daily temperature of 14....

NANAIMO - Steadily climbing over the last several years, another minimum wage boost in B.C. is in effect. However, the newly adopted $18.25 minimum wage in place as of Monday, June 1 for most employee...

UPDATE - Nanaimo RCMP report a sixth person was arrested Tuesday in connection to the lengthy chase through the morning hours. Three were released unconditionally, while another three remained in poli...

NANAIMO - What’s been a growing infusion of healthcare workers to the mid-Island over the last 12 months is facing a notable roadblock: a lack of pet-friendly rentals. Several healthcare workers...

NANAIMO - Leading a group of four new vessels built for smaller inter-island routes, a new ferry to serve the Nanaimo Harbour-Gabriola Island route has arrived. Recently built at a Romanian shipyard, ...

NANAIMO - Much of Vancouver Island is already under severe drought conditions, nearly three weeks out from summer. The B.C. drought portal went live last week, with eastern Vancouver Island already at...

NANAIMO - Nobody was found inside a car submerged at Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews were called to Westwood Lake Park on Monday, June 1 just after 10:00 a.m. after a pa...

PARKSVILLE - Hot, dry weather recently, and more in the forecast, is forcing the hand of local water watchers. Beginning Monday, June 1, the City of Parksville will move to stage three water restricti...