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QUALICUM BEACH - Well over 100,000 lights have been hung with care, Santa has arrived and organizers are ready to welcome thousands for an annual holiday spectacle. Milner Gardens & Woodland, at 2...

NANAIMO - The number of children living in poverty in B.C. is growing, including in Nanaimo. The child poverty report from First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society (FCCYAS) saw 16.7 per cent, or 14...

NANAIMO - Added vibrancy and festive cheer in Nanaimo's downtown and Old City Quarter are anticipated for the next three Thursday nights. Winterfest, staged by the Downtown Nanaimo Business Associatio...

VANCOUVER - Heather Roy says that when she and her 12-year-old daughter Harper attend Taylor Swift’s second show in Vancouver on Saturday, someone else will be with them - Harper’s big sis...

NANAIMO - A closed valued public access point down a steep embankment is planned to be addressed shortly. Charlotte Davis, the City of Nanaimo's manager of parks operations, said the damaging November...

PARKSVILLE - A local social agency hopes the public can respond to a rise in demand this holiday season. Lissa Alexander, Society of Organized Services (SOS) communications manager, said their annual ...

NANAIMO - The City is taking a breather and re-evaluating options following a third failed attempt to garner approval to finance a new public works facility. Results from the third Alternative Approva...

NANAIMO - One year from now a new Nanaimo-based storage and distribution hub to feed thousands of people is slated to open. A building permit was awarded last week and contractors were on-site Monday,...

NANAIMO - With the exception of a mid-month bomb cyclone storm which knocked out power to thousands across the province, November weather was fairly average in terms of temperature and rainfall. That&...

NANAIMO - A driver is accused of aggressively driving in circles on a quiet north Nanaimo street before losing control and hitting a home. Nanaimo RCMP say it happened on Saturday, Nov. 30 around 10:1...