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NANAIMO - An elementary school gym transformed into a packaging assembly line to help those in the region in need of a boost over the winter holidays. Hosted by cole Hammond Bay Elementary School, 450...

NANAIMO - Thanks to a last-minute push by parents and students, Late-French Immersion (LFI) programming at Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools (SD68) has been saved, for now. The SD68 board of trustees d...

NANAIMO - Climate change has Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) officials paying closer attention to increasingly volatile forest fire behaviour. Following online courses taken by about 80 NFR members, four da...

NANAIMO - After years of community calls for action, a new City-funded warming and cooling centre is opening in the city. Announced Wednesday, Dec. 18, the same day a lease was signed, and to open Jan...

NANAIMO - A so-called “second kick at the can” for a major rental housing development in the city’s downtown core has been given the green light. For the second time in just under tw...

PARKSVILLE - A 40-year-old man of no fixed address remains in police custody, charged with one break and enter and being investigated for any links to several others. Timothy Joseph Dafoe was allegedl...

NANAIMO - New data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is showing the mid-Island is inching closer towards housing targets, albeit slowly. Released on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the corpora...

NANAIMO - A home along the banks of the Millstone River has been destroyed by fire, believed to be caused by a wood stove. Multiple calls to 911 came in around 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18 after sm...

NANAIMO - A B.C. Supreme Court justice gave a one-week deadline for the deletion of several publicly available Facebook posts defaming the City of Nanaimo's communications manager. Justice Douglas Tho...

NANAIMO - Projected property tax increases are being dialled in as Council’s in both Nanaimo and Parksville move through the required steps. Following weeks of meetings and presentations, City o...