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Direct Nanaimo-Toronto service returning to YCD
NANAIMO - A popular seasonal service is returning to the mid-Island this summer. Air Canada will add a non-stop flight between Nanaimo Airport and Toronto’s Pearson International, departing ever...
Apr 23, 2025
‘Hungry and malnourished:’ eight cats seized from Nanaimo breeder
NANAIMO - Eight kittens and adult cats are now under the care of the BC SPCA after being surrendered earlier this month. An animal protection officer took custody of the animals on April 10 from a pro...
Apr 23, 2025
Hikers scramble for alternatives after damage shuts B.C.’s popular Juan de Fuca Trail
Trish Fougner still remembers the taste of the beer she enjoyed after completing the 47-kilometre Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island two years ago. “Like I had never had a beer in my life, w...
Apr 23, 2025
Potential scaled back Ravensong renovation to be discussed
NANAIMO - While ambitious plans to vastly expand Ravensong Aquatic Centre (RAC) appear to be history, a local committee will examine the facility's future. Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board of ...
Apr 23, 2025
Man avoids jail for punching woman at Nanaimo SOGI protest
NANAIMO - A local man will avoid a criminal record if he behaves for the next year after being found guilty of punching a woman during a protest in front of City Hall in 2023. Nicholas James Matear, 3...
Apr 22, 2025
Forums pitting Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates head-to-head prior to election day
NANAIMO - The five candidates running to be the next Member of Parliament for the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding will have the opportunity to make their case this week. Vancouver Island University is hostin...
Apr 22, 2025
‘The end is in sight:’ volunteers clear huge amount of English ivy from small island off Nanoose
NANOOSE BAY - A small island off the coast of central Vancouver Island is a little clearer for Earth Day thanks to the work of volunteers. Nearly 30 staff and volunteers with BC Marine Trails worked b...
Apr 22, 2025
Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says
Elections Canada says a record number of Canadians cast their ballots early in advance polls this year. The agency says that, over four days of polling between Friday and Monday, 7.3 million people vo...
Apr 22, 2025
VIEx shift to September appears to be a hit
NANAIMO - Pushing back Nanaimo's annual fair by a month has been a well-received move, according to a Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEx) representative. Michelle Solloway, director of social media &am...
Apr 22, 2025
Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says
COLWOOD - The mayor of a Vancouver Island community hiring doctors as city employees says it is “very close” to signing two more physicians for its clinic even as other communities inquire...
Apr 21, 2025
