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Environment Canada issues warnings as more high winds expected along B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Residents of parts of the British Columbia coast are again bracing for high winds, with gusts forecasted to reach 110 km/h in some areas. Environment Canada says a wind warning has been is...
Dec 21, 2024
Five-storey apartment complex approved along Nanaimo’s Dufferin Cres.
NANAIMO - A presently vacant lot near the hospital is poised for re-development. City Councillors unanimously awarded a development permit for a proposed five-storey, 86-unit apartment complex at 1740...
Dec 21, 2024
‘Zoning could be the answer:’ Parksville eyes ways to meet housing needs
PARKSVILLE - A new report is shedding more light on housing availability in the city, along with what’s needed in the next five to 20 years. Prepared by the City’s planning department, the...
Dec 20, 2024
‘They are violent:’ Nanaimo RCMP hunt for accused jewelry store robbers
NANAIMO - Warrants have been issued for a pair of people accused of violently robbing a jewelry store along Bowen Rd. Three people smashed into Sonny’s Jewellers in the 2200 block of Bowen Rd., ...
Dec 20, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Orange wave sweeps mid-Island as NDP secures razor thin majority
NANAIMO - An extremely close race provincially, which had to be settled by a pair of judicial recounts, was not reflected locally during October’s B.C. election. The BC NDP won another term in g...
Dec 20, 2024
‘Get a reservation if you can:’ BC Ferries bracing for busy holiday travel
NANAIMO - Friday marks the start of the busy holiday rush for BC Ferries. Over 475,000 vehicles and 990,000 passengers are expected to travel on board a ferry across the company’s network over t...
Dec 20, 2024
Singh says NDP will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring government down
The New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring down the Liberals in the next sitting of the House of Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday. In the latest blow to Prime M...
Dec 20, 2024
Man secretly snapped pictures of woman changing in Parksville store
NANAIMO - A repeat sex offender who endured a severely challenged early childhood received a non-custodial sentence following a sinister crime of opportunity. Joel Perry, 39, took pictures of a woman ...
Dec 20, 2024
‘Bring people in, stabilize them:’ new Nanaimo drop-in centre preparing for January opening
NANAIMO - A new year-round warming and cooling centre is seen as a step forward in recovery and connection for those living on local streets. A new partnership involving financial backing from the Cit...
Dec 19, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Deadly year on Nanaimo and Oceanside roads
NANAIMO - A pair of high-profile, and presently unsolved hit-and-runs highlighted the potential dangers of rural roads this year. Police continue investigating a pair of crashes which led to the death...
Dec 19, 2024
