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‘I’m celebrating the little things:’ Nanaimo water polo player returning to the pool
NANAIMO - Having previously given the sport away, a local water polo player’s experience at a recent tournament is bringing her back to the game. Keara Boan represented her home province of Sask...
May 18, 2024
Nanaimo box lacrosse season getting underway for three Timbermen teams
NANAIMO - The long wait for the local box lacrosse season is over. The 1-0 Junior A Timbermen are playing their home opener on Saturday, May 18 while the WLA Tmen open on the road on Saturday, May 25 ...
May 18, 2024
‘It’s a senseless act:’ over a dozen memorial vases stolen from Cedar cemetery
NANAIMO - A cemetery south of the city is dealing with a string of thefts from their grounds. Around a dozen bronze vases attached to headstones have been stolen from the Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens...
May 17, 2024
Campfires still permitted across Vancouver Island over May long weekend
NANAIMO - Ahead of the May long weekend the Coastal Fire Centre is enacting bans on larger open fires, but not campfires. The restrictions start Friday, May 17 at 12 p.m. and covers the entire Coastal...
May 17, 2024
Nanoose Bay woman claims $500k lotto win
NANAIMO - A local woman needed workers at Casino Nanaimo to help verify a recent lotto win. Marie Hobenshield won $500,000 as an Extra prize from the April 13 Lotto 6/49 draw, marking the latest in a ...
May 17, 2024
Increased police presence on roads with driving season upon us
NANAIMO - RCMP hope awareness messaging will help combat the many accidents which will occur this long weekend due to poor driving. BC RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Brett Urano said additional off...
May 17, 2024
‘Really happy they came:’ HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ vacating Nanaimo’s downtown
NANAIMO - After a few days of closures downtown, HBO’s production of ‘The Last of Us’ is moving on from the Harbour City. Filming for the popular show was first revealed at the end o...
May 16, 2024
Trustees endorse draft changes to Nanaimo elementary school catchment boundaries
NANAIMO - With Rutherford Elementary School scheduled to re-open in the fall of 2025, local district officials are on board with proposed new catchment zones. At a Wednesday, May 15 special school boa...
May 16, 2024
Record traffic expected as BC Ferries ramps up service for summer season
NANAIMO - The unofficial start of the summer season has arrived with hundreds of thousands of people expected to travel this long weekend It also serves as one final stress test for the BC Ferries net...
May 16, 2024
Pilot project working to get Nanaimo seniors more connected to community
NANAIMO - A new pilot project getting ready to launch wants to help isolated and lonely seniors get more involved in community programs. The non-profit group Nanaimo Division of Family Practice (NDFP)...
May 16, 2024
