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NANAIMO - Local Mounties, in partnership with employees of Real Canadian Superstore, are looking to make the summer a little cooler for those unhoused. RCMP officers, along with City of Nanaimo Commun...

BROOKS - The Clippers lost a fourth straight overtime game to the Brooks Bandits to lose out in five games in the BCHL Finals. After taking the first game by a score of 3-1 Nanaimo lost three straight...

PARKSVILLE - A proposed 100+ residential development with ground-floor commercial space is on hold for now, after an application to amend the official community plan (OCP) was denied. The lot at 1000 ...

NANAIMO - One of the year’s largest track meets takes place this weekend. The Nanaimo Track and Field Club will host the annual Elwood Wylie Memorial Meet on Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24...

QUALICUM BEACH - The future of the Qualicum Commons building appears to be safe for at least another year, with the Town opting to renew the lease on the building. The Oceanside family programming fac...

GABRIOLA ISLAND - Mounties say the death of a 66-year-old scuba diver is not considered suspicious but rather a tragic incident. Police report on Wednesday, May 20 at around 5 p.m., reports came in re...

NANAIMO - A new vehicle is transforming the way the Harbour City’s Salvation Army branch is working in the community. After using a makeshift and renovated refrigeration truck for several years,...

PARKSVILLE - A zoning amendment to prohibit drive-thrus in any new commercial builds was defeated, after a split vote among councillors. The motion for City of Parksville Staff to create a zoning amen...

NANAIMO - More than seven years after causing a head-on crash on Hwy. 19, the offending driver has at last taken responsibility for his actions. An alcohol impaired Maverick John Millen, 32, was drivi...

QUALICUM BEACH - A local woman is nursing three broken ribs and other injuries after being knocked off her bicycle and into a ditch over the weekend. The 63-year-old was riding along the 1100 block of...