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Election Day: where to vote and our coverage of results across Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - It’s general voting day for the 2024 B.C. election. Polling stations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 with voters encouraged to visit the voting place assigned to th...
Oct 19, 2024
Clippers victimized by Capitals comeback in 5-4 home loss
NANAIMO - It was a tale of two games for the Clippers in a losing cause versus the Capitals. Nanaimo was strong in the opening period outshooting Cowichan 14-10 and taking a 1-0 lead on the first BCHL...
Oct 18, 2024
Strong winds force cancellation of several Nanaimo-Vancouver ferries
NANAIMO - The first real fall storm of the year is having some adverse effects on travel in the region. BC Ferries announced they’ve cancelled sailings between Nanaimo’s Departure Bay and ...
Oct 18, 2024
Waterfront dedication site unveiled for Nanaimo’s Lisa Marie Young
NANAIMO - A tree and plaque dedication ceremony during a torrential downpour drew family and friends who've faced infinitely harsher challenges over the past 22-plus years. In partnership between the ...
Oct 18, 2024
Mandatory waste separation bylaw coming into effect for RDN
NANAIMO - All commercial, institutional, industrial and multi-family home dwellers will soon be responsible for sorting and properly disposing of items they throw away. The Regional District of Nanaim...
Oct 18, 2024
Testy B.C. election campaign sees leaders attacking each other more than policy
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s election campaign enters its final day in what is viewed as a too-close-to-call contest where David Eby’s New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives led by Joh...
Oct 18, 2024
VIDEO: Hebblethwaite makes immediate impact with the Clippers
NANAIMO - When the Clippers welcomed Alex Hebblethwaite to their lineup on Oct. 2 they couldn’t dreamed the impact he would make. After spending the BCHL preseason in Victoria and the first five...
Oct 18, 2024
Nanaimo council ‘quite alarmed’ at lack of funding for valuable restorative justice program
NANAIMO - Increasing capacity for a locally run restorative justice campaign will be included in upcoming City budget discussions. Councillors unanimously, albeit somewhat reluctantly, voted to includ...
Oct 18, 2024
Costs continue climbing for rural Nanaimo community centre project
NANAIMO - A third budget applies to transforming a long-closed school into a community centre to serve the South Wellington and Cassidy areas. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board of directors...
Oct 17, 2024
Atmospheric river storm set to drench Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - While it’s not time to batten down the hatches quite yet, the first atmospheric river storm of the fall season is about to make landfall. Environment Canada issued a special weather st...
Oct 17, 2024
