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NANAIMO - Help is on the way to address constant long line-ups at Nanaimo's lone Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) at Port Place Shopping Centre. Health Minister Adrian Dix announced at a Wednesda...

NANAIMO - A number of tweaks to the City of Nanaimo’s alternative approval process (AAP) are likely coming, including allowing forms to be submitted electronically. City staff were asked in June...

NANAIMO - Work has begun at a European shipyard to build the first two of four new battery-electric hybrid ferries. Two of the new Island Class vessels will serve the Nanaimo Harbour to Gabriola Islan...

NANAIMO - The Clippers have secured two important pieces of the defence corps for next season. Bowen Burke, 19, and 18-year-old Hudson Gill will help fill the gaps left by high-profile departures like...

NANAIMO - A long-promised community centre for the city’s south end is rapidly moving to the top of City Council’s to do list. In a split 5-3 vote, City Councillors on Monday, July 15 set ...

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man is facing a number of drug charges after being busted allegedly dealing drugs downtown. On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 27, the Nanaimo RCMP bike unit was patrolling in the W...

NANAIMO - A huge senior year by a Duncan, B.C. product caught the attention of the Miami Marlins. Connor Caskenette, a 22-year-old catcher, was snared in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball dr...

NANAIMO - Over 70 more supportive housing units are coming to central Nanaimo inside a vacant former care facility. The province, through BC Housing, announced Nanaimo Travellers Lodge at 1298 Nelson ...

NANAIMO - Local police are combing through numerous videos as investigators attempt to pin down who started a damaging brush fire at Pipers Lagoon Park. The late night fire, ignited by fireworks, scor...

NANAIMO - Building up the number of firefighters to more effectively serve the community is starting to pay off, according to Nanaimo Fire Rescue. Chief Tim Doyle expects by March 1, 2025, they'll hav...