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Two key fires in Okanagan, B.C., are under control, but winds pose challenge to north
KELOWNA, B.C. - Two of the three fires making up a devastating wildfire complex that destroyed almost 200 homes around Lake Okanagan in the B.C. Interior are now under control. But the BC Wildfire Ser...
Sep 01, 2023
Approved re-zoning applications paves way for more family homes in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - City Council are paving the way for dozens of family-geared housing units to be built. A pair of rezoning applications were approved during a meeting on Monday, Aug. 28, with a focus on plan...
Sep 01, 2023
Some Nanaimo crossings already cancelled as local ferry companies prep for busy long weekend
NANAIMO - The unofficial end of summer will likely mean some packed ferries to and from Vancouver Island. Not only does the Labour Day long weekend represent the final opportunity for many to get away...
Aug 31, 2023
State of emergency in B.C. extended due to continued wildfire activity
The recent cooler, wet weather is helping to subdue British Columbia's wildfires, but the provincial government says it's still a emergency situation. B.C.'s Minister of Emergency Management Bowinn Ma...
Aug 31, 2023
Unhoused Parksville man charged after two people stabbed
PARKSVILLE - One man is facing charges after two people were stabbed late Monday night. RCMP say on Monday, Aug. 28 around 11:30 p.m., police were called to the 300 block of Island Hwy. West in Parksv...
Aug 31, 2023
Hwy. 4 to reopen Thursday evening after repeated closures
NANAIMO - For the first time since early June, two-way traffic is set to flow on Hwy. 4 between Port Alberni and Oceanside. Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim, posted to social media on Thu...
Aug 31, 2023
Nanaimo Night Market ‘doing its job’ for downtown business ahead of final week
NANAIMO - It’s the end of another immensely successful season for the Commercial Street Night Market in the city’s downtown. Thursday, Aug. 31 marks the 11th and final market of the 2023 s...
Aug 31, 2023
Nanaimo losing more people to toxic drugs in 2023 than ever before
NANAIMO - While it won’t be made official for at least a month, 2023 is already the deadliest year in the Harbour City’s battle against drug toxicity. Data from the B.C. Coroner’s Se...
Aug 30, 2023
UPDATE: Missing Nanaimo woman located, however wanted man still at large
UPDATE - Nanaimo RCMP report 24-year-old Ashley Skeldoch has been located safety, however Garrett Sahm was not with her and is still wanted on numerous charges. – – – EARLIER, NANAIM...
Aug 30, 2023
‘Ships were running off of overtime:’ fatigue eyed as potential reason for crew shortages at BC Ferries
NANAIMO - Crew shortages and overarching fatigue among the BC Ferries workforce is being eyed as a potential reason behind a slew of cancelled sailings over the last year. A report tabled at the BC Fe...
Aug 30, 2023
