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Top stories of 2023: Annual bathtub race provided all-time whale-tale
NANAIMO - While pristine conditions meant a largely uneventful race for most participants, a rookie tubber nearly soiled her wet suit while racing off the Neck Point area. Tara McDonald’s debut ...
Dec 24, 2023
New housing under construction for women & children fleeing violence in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Construction has commenced on a new housing block, designed to be a safe haven for women and children escaping violence. Funded by the provincial government, with support from BC Housing and...
Dec 23, 2023
Top Stories of 2023: B.C.’s record wildfire year felt locally as drought persisted
NANAIMO - 2023 was an unforgettable year weather-wise, as the prolonged drought held over from 2022 continued to make an impact. While Vancouver Island was spared the worst of the wildfire season comp...
Dec 23, 2023
UPDATE: Payment issues resolved for holiday shoppers and travellers
UPDATE - Moneris have announced issues earlier impacting customers from using debit and credit cards have been resolved. – – – EARLIER - NANAIMO - Just in time for one of the busiest...
Dec 22, 2023
Top Stories of 2023: Quebec man faces arson charge after Nanaimo Parkway fires
NANAIMO - Widespread smoke and an ever-changing fight saw local firefighters stretched almost to the limit in July Multiple fires were apparently deliberately set along the Nanaimo Parkway, centred ar...
Dec 22, 2023
UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - After many delays, the U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution Friday calling for immediately speeding up aid deliveries to desperate civilians in Gaza but withou...
Dec 22, 2023
‘Terrible for marine life:’ Nanaimo group tackling marine debris across Island & B.C. coast
NANAIMO - Under a tight deadline, work continues on vital coastline cleanup across expansive areas of Vancouver Island and B.C.’s coasts. Rugged Coast Research Society, a Nanaimo-based group, wa...
Dec 22, 2023
‘I like making people feel happy:’ huge care package delivery made to Nanaimo’s homeless population
NANAIMO - Life without a stable home is hard, particularly over the Christmas holidays. Several schools in Nanaimo converged for the annual Everybody Deserves a Smile campaign to brighten the spirits ...
Dec 21, 2023
Top Stories of 2023: Man sentenced for murdering Nanaimo teenager Makayla Chang
NANAIMO - About six years after he killed a then 16-year-old Nanaimo girl, the man responsible for her untimely death was sentenced for his actions. Originally charged with first degree murder, Steven...
Dec 21, 2023
Motorist loses control of truck, damages two Nanaimo homes
NANAIMO - A truck barreled over a sidewalk, down a small drop-off and onto a lawn, causing damage to a pair of homes on Nanaimo’s Rock City Rd. It happened on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at about 1:40 p....
Dec 21, 2023
