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New ‘state-of-the-art’ dressing room coming for VIJHL’s Oceanside Generals
PARKSVILLE - The reigning champs are another step closer to getting some new digs. The Oceanside Generals Hockey Society were awarded $250,000 from the Regional District of Nanaimo on Tuesday, Nov. 14...
Nov 15, 2023
Freeland touts need for grocery competition after Loblaw, Metro post higher profits
More competition is needed in Canada's grocery sector as consumers grapple with higher food prices, said Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, after two of the country’s largest grocers reported h...
Nov 15, 2023
Ladysmith RCMP search for masked man after woman dragged into wooded area
LADYSMITH - Local Mounties are searching for an average-height man with a slim build after a reported assault on Remembrance Day. A woman reported to police she was grabbed from behind and dragged int...
Nov 15, 2023
VIDEO: Hells Angels Nanaimo clubhouse being demolished after provincial acquisition
NANAIMO - The local Hells Angels clubhouse is soon to be no more. Crews were on site at 805 Victoria Rd. on Wednesday, Nov. 15 demolishing the building which had housed the Nanaimo chapter of the grou...
Nov 15, 2023
John Barsby varsity and junior varsity football teams set for crucial playoff games
NANAIMO - The John Barsby Bulldogs high school football program is in playoff mode. The varsity team went 6-1 to sit atop the AA west division while Holy Cross was also 6-1 and finished second in the ...
Nov 15, 2023
French Creek fishing bust leads to hefty fine and ban
PARKSVILLE - Illegal fishing and evading a fisheries officer were costly moves by an angler intercepted at French Creek Marina this past summer. Dwight Alexander Lorenz, 74, pleaded guilty to four fed...
Nov 15, 2023
‘The need is very clear:’ new Nanaimo warming centre draws strong interest
NANAIMO - Just five hours into its operational season, more than 70 people accessed a newly opened warming centre for people living rough in Nanaimo. Operated by non-profit Risebridge at its Prideaux ...
Nov 14, 2023
Arrest made on Gabriola after rash of stolen tools & boats across central Island
NANAIMO - Police believe they’ve identified and arrested the man responsible for a series of marine based thefts across the region. Officers with the Gabriola Island detachment, in partnership w...
Nov 14, 2023
Food insecurity worsened last year, more pronounced in racialized families: StatCan
Nearly seven million Canadians struggled with hunger last year, with some “going without food for days” amid rising inflation, says a Statistics Canada study. In 2022, 18 per cent of famil...
Nov 14, 2023
Assistive hearing technology pilot project recommended for Nanaimo facilities
NANAIMO - The Harbour City is looking at different ways to help those with hearing impairments easily navigate City services. The advisory committee on accessibility and inclusiveness recommended Nana...
Nov 14, 2023
