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Lantzville pride shines through with Minetown Day
LANTZVILLE - For nearly 50 years people in Lantzville and the surrounding area gather for a popular community-driven annual celebration. Minetown Day happens on Saturday, Aug. 17, with most of the eve...
Aug 17, 2024
‘The type of show that you’d expect in a big city:’ fireworks to ignite above Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Thousands of people will converge on Parksville's waterfront for a dazzling fireworks display punching well above the city's weight class. Quality Foods Festival of Lights marks the unoff...
Aug 17, 2024
VIDEO: Elite speedcubers twisting and turning at Nanaimo competition
NANAIMO - Some of the best ‘cubers’ in Canada, and some from around the world, are in the Harbour City this weekend. The Speedcubing Provincial Championships are being hosted at Beban Park...
Aug 16, 2024
‘Right now it’s too early to say:’ status of Ocean Mile Swim in Qualicum Beach unknown
QUALICUM BEACH - Organizers behind a popular summer-time staple in Qualicum Beach are closely watching the weather forecast. The fate of the planned Qualicum Beach Ocean Mile Swim on Sunday, Aug. 18 a...
Aug 16, 2024
Long-awaited cell tower planned for north Nanaimo
NANAIMO - More reliable cell service, including access to vital services like 911, is slated to finally arrive for the city’s north end. The Regional District of Nanaimo announced an agreement w...
Aug 16, 2024
NightOwls make progress but fall short of playoffs in year three
NANAIMO - The NightOwls will enter season four of their foray into West Coast League baseball looking for their first playoff appearance. The team went 26-28 in 2024, finishing just outside the playof...
Aug 16, 2024
‘Welcome back’: Jasper residents return to homes following devastating wildfire
More than three weeks after everyone in Jasper had to flee raging wildfires through a curtain of darkness and smoke, some returned Friday morning, greeted by soot-covered tree stumps, Mounties, and lo...
Aug 16, 2024
One year in: Hullo Ferries marks first anniversary of maiden voyage
NANAIMO - The city’s downtown-to-downtown fast ferry connection is officially a year old. After weathering storms, power outages and other issues on their first couple of scheduled sailing days,...
Aug 16, 2024
‘Let’s house people here:’ Nanaimo micro units converted from office building ready for tenants
NANAIMO - A former downtown office building turned micro-unit housing complex is expected to open shortly following a vision by a pair of developers to fill an increasingly popular market. Renovations...
Aug 15, 2024
Workplace report blames BC Wildfire Service again in another firefighter’s death
A workplace investigation into a firefighter’s death in a utility vehicle crash last year in northern British Columbia has blamed a series of failures by the BC Wildfire Service, in the second s...
Aug 15, 2024
