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PARKSVILLE - One of the region’s signature jewels is scheduled for a multi-year overhaul. Crews are embarking on the first of what the City of Parksville expects will be a three-year project to ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs looking for him to finally reveal his plan to address the political purgatory the pa...

NANAIMO - With a provincial election looming, a local group is trying to send a loud message to whoever forms government next month: more healthcare resources are needed north of the Malahat. The Fair...

NANAIMO - Around a dozen people die by suicide every day in Canada, and a special event on Sunday wants to ensure those suffering aren’t alone. World Suicide Prevention Day will be honoured in N...

PARKSVILLE - A housing boost nestled alongside Parksville’s environmentally sensitive Englishman River has been given the go-ahead. On Wednesday, Sept. 4 Parksville City Council approved a devel...

QUALICUM BEACH - An event this weekend is looking to ensure one, simple message is relayed loud and clear: be prepared. Emergency Oceanside, in partnership with the Regional District of Nanaimo, City ...

NANAIMO - It was a tale of two halves in the Clippers 6-3 exhibition setback versus the Capitals. Nanaimo led 2-1 and had the contest tied at 3-3 before Cowichan put up a blanket over the final 25 min...

NANAIMO - A free harm reduction and first aid vending machine located outside Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) for nearly a year is no more, much to the dismay of those who used it. The “...

NANAMO - The untimely, tragic deaths of an NHL star forward and his brother rocked the tight-knit hockey world, with the pain also felt in Nanaimo. Evan Richardson was a college teammate of both Johnn...

VICTORIA - About 800 litres of light hydraulic oil have spilled into the sea from a BC Ferries vessel after one of its propellers fell off this week. BC Ferries says the type of oil leaked “disp...