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NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners volleyball teams will be going for gold at the PACWEST provincials at Douglas College. The women finished first in league play with a record of 18-2 while the men are the se...

NANAIMO - Prawning in an environmentally sensitive area off the lower Sunshine Coast resulted in a heavy fine and fishing gear seizure against a Delta man. A recent provincial court sentencing hearing...

PARKSVILLE - A local non-profit organization intends to build a 36-unit apartment-style building on the city’s southern edge. Members of Parksville Lions Housing Society outlined its plans earma...

NANAIMO - An ever-expanding showcase of science and the world around us is taking over a local shopping centre. ‘Science Sunday’ runs at Country Club Centre on Sunday, Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. ...

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Special Olympics basketball team upgraded their practice location this week, with some star athletes teaching them some new skills. Vancouver Island University (VIU) opened its g...

British Columbia families and small business operators are expected to benefit from an election-year budget that boosts spending while forecasting a ballooning deficit of more than $7.9 billion and ec...

NANAIMO - An important piece of infrastructure which keeps sewers flowing freely in Chase River is getting an upgrade sooner than planned. Nanaimo’s Seventh St. pump station, located at the corn...

NANAIMO - It’s only been nine games but Clippers goalie Chazz Nixon has put up stellar numbers and put his stamp on the starting goaltender position. With a 7-2 record, 2.19 goals against averag...

NANAIMO - On the cusp of being wiped out forever, Vancouver Island marmot populations are slowly, yet steadily, gaining traction. Efforts by Nanaimo-based Marmot Recovery Foundation focus on increasin...

LANTZVILLE - Restoration crews replaced customers at a Lantzville store following an early morning break-in. Keller’s Jewellers, located in Lantzville’s village core, was broken into by mu...