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Nanaimo job seekers finding new careers, or new ideas during large career fair
NANAIMO - A new start or a better career were some of the draws at a large job fair. Job seekers flocked to Country Club Centre in Nanaimo on Thursday, Aug. 24, with almost 50 vendors set up in the ma...
Aug 24, 2023
Phase 2 of downtown Qualicum Beach improvements officially opens
QUALICUM BEACH - Increased pedestrian access and a new space for community events are part of a now completed update in town. Phase 2 of the East Village Revitalization was officially opened on Thursd...
Aug 24, 2023
More smoke from Interior wildfires due over Island skies
NANAIMO - A change in the weather pattern is forecast to bring smoke from a dangerous wildfire situation throughout B.C.’s interior to Vancouver Island. Forecasters are calling for smoke to begi...
Aug 24, 2023
Growing bigger every day, ‘Rocky the rock snake’ slithers through Nanaimo park
NANAIMO - A large, colourful snake has been spotted in a local park this week and it possesses the amazing ability to grow in length by upwards of a metre every day. But what makes this snake truly un...
Aug 24, 2023
‘In my blood to fight’: Shuswap, B.C., residents tell why they defy fire evacuation
North Shuswap resident Kyle Boppre offers a simple explanation when asked why he defied an evacuation order issued as a wildfire bore down on his neighbourhood. “It’s just, I guess, in my ...
Aug 24, 2023
Helicopter airdrop of granola bars for Poomba the pig, after surviving B.C. wildfire
Nourished by a helicopter airdrop of granola bars, Poomba the pig has survived the wildfire devastation that surrounds her on what remains of the Broken Rail Ranch in West Kelowna. The ranch was engul...
Aug 23, 2023
‘They are not suggestions, they are the law:’ province stresses importance of wildfire evac orders
NANAIMO - Despite some reprieve from scorching conditions and strong winds, the fire situation through the B.C. interior remains fluid and dynamic. Crews have made progress on the McDougall Creek wild...
Aug 23, 2023
Second closure of Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lake planned for Thursday
PARKSVILLE - The second of two planned full-day closures is coming to a stretch of Hwy. 4. A section of the highway at Cameron Lake will close again from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24 to al...
Aug 23, 2023
More music & more fun as Parksville Beach Fest celebrates banner 2023 season
PARKSVILLE - While some external factors may have prevented some from making the trip, Beach Festival organizers are still raving about another very successful summer. A grand total of 108,349 people ...
Aug 23, 2023
Attempted break-in leaves hole in wall and big headaches for Nanaimo store owner
NANAIMO - A brazen overnight break-in attempt at a north-end variety store has left the location with more security concerns and an expensive hole in the wall to repair. Just after 1:30 a.m. on Tuesda...
Aug 22, 2023
