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UPDATE: As of 1:54 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, the wildfire near Mt. Prevost is now classified as ‘being held’ at 2.23 hectares. NORTH COWICHAN - A wildfire sparked north of Duncan on Monday ...

NANAIMO - A Habitat for Humanity home is in for a makeover along with a new family. Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island (Habitat MVI) opened a month-long application process on Monday, July 6, f...

NANAIMO - Compliance checks by a conservation officer in Nanoose Bay cost a Parksville man a hefty fine and a hunting ban. Aaron Adam Illes, 48, pleaded guilty to altering a license or permit late las...

NANAIMO - A popular cafe south of Nanaimo is expanding, bringing its unique service closer to the high seas. Coco Cafe on Cedar Rd., known for employing people with varying abilities, has officially t...

NANAIMO - A troubled childhood, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse culminated in a downward spiral for a Nanaimo man. Mathew James Roberts, 26, was recently handed a nine-month time-served ja...

NANAIMO - Construction has started at Nanaimo’s Rotary Bowl to enhance several areas of the heavily used site. They include a new high jump area in a more central location, a new pole vault trac...

HOUSTON - Canada is out of the FIFA World Cup after falling 3-0 to Morocco in the round of 16 on Saturday. Azzedine Ounahi broke a 0-0 deadlock in the 50th minute, then added a second goal in the 82nd...

NANAIMO -A pillar of Nanaimo’s Harewood neighbourhood facing imminent closure has been resurrected. It turns out the new owners weren’t far away. Local residents Matthew Mikolas and his fi...

QUALICUM BEACH - Destined to be torn down, a Qualicum Beach landmark was saved by sheer determination. St. Andrews Lodge, a modest and long-closed waterfront resort dating back to 1938 on Island Hwy. ...

NANAIMO - Animal lovers spent all last month raising money for their local SPCA, with some spending time behind bars until their fundraising goals could be met. The BC SPCA’s 10th annual Lock-in...