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Nanaimo SPCA hosts pet pictures with Santa for a good cause
NANAIMO - The local SPCA wants to make sure every member of your family can get a photo with Santa this holiday season. For the first three Sundays in December, the Nanaimo & District SPCA is offe...
Dec 05, 2023
New report shows extreme industrial land shortage in Nanaimo, surrounding area
NANAIMO - As the region’s population increases, valuable industrial land availability shrinks. A new report from commercial real estate firm Colliers International showed in the third quarter of...
Dec 05, 2023
Canadian players prepare for emotional farewell to captain Christine Sinclair
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair’s parting words in the huddle that followed her final Canada practice were “Go and get me a World Cup.” Competitive right to the end. The World Cup is ...
Dec 05, 2023
November sees lack of rain in Nanaimo area, average temperatures
NANAIMO - While November’s temperature was average, the lower-than-average amount of precipitation has forecasters worried. Environment Canada meteorologist Armel Castellan said the average temp...
Dec 05, 2023
‘This is what the entire community relies on:’ second AAP approved for new Nanaimo Operations centre
NANAIMO - It’s a case of deja vous for the City and it’s quest to finance a new Operations Centre. Councillors voted 7-2 in favour on Monday, Dec. 4, of re-doing an Alternative Approval Pr...
Dec 04, 2023
Parksville council approves substantial housing development despite concerns
PARKSVILLE - In the end, densifying a wooded lot envisioned by the City of Parksville for a more intensive use won out over widespread localized grievances. During a Monday, Dec. 4 meeting, councillor...
Dec 04, 2023
Nanaimo RCMP searching for missing boater
NANAIMO - Local Mounties in conjunction with the RCMP’s West Coast Marine unit are searching for a missing man. Thirty-five year old Ryan Pratt was last seen Friday, Dec. 1 at around 4 p.m. by f...
Dec 04, 2023
‘They cry when they get a key to a new home:’ north Nanaimo affordable housing complex opens
NANAIMO - Lower cost housing options for nearly 90 people in the city’s north end are ready to put a small dent in the widening affordability crisis. Operated by Ballenas Housing Society (BHS), ...
Dec 04, 2023
‘Atmospheric river’ set to hit Island, Vancouver & south coast of B.C.
VANCOUVER - Much of British Columbia’s south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a “potent and impactful” storm will bring heavy rain to Metro Vancouver. E...
Dec 04, 2023
eTown Hall event to focus on Nanaimo City budget and priorities
NANAIMO - A large crowd is expected at Monday’s City Council meeting, which will also serve as a focused discussion on City spending. In conjunction with the regularly scheduled Council meeting ...
Dec 04, 2023
