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Independent Investigations Office probe police-linked injury and death in Nanaimo and Oceanside
NANAIMO - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is looking closer at a pair of incidents on the central Island. On July 14 at around 2 a.m. the IIO reports Nanaimo RCMP officers were called to...
Jul 24, 2023
Two Nanaimo Brazilian jujitsuka win multiple golds at Vancouver tournament
NANAIMO - Two competitors from Island Top Team have come away from a Burnaby tournament well decorated. Both Rob Biernacki and Monica Bonczak attended the Grappling Industries Vancouver Brazilian jiu-...
Jul 24, 2023
VIDEO: Nanaimo thieves balance 75 inch TV on car roof in brazen getaway attempt
NANAIMO - A pair of audacious thieves have tried to balance their way out of trouble. Local Mounties report a 48-year-old man and 43-year-old woman were seen in the Woodgrove Centre parking lot around...
Jul 24, 2023
Construction beginning on major highway upgrades through downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Expect delays through the city’s downtown over the coming months. Crews are starting work on improving underground infrastructure and other surface upgrades to Terminal Ave. between Co...
Jul 24, 2023
VIDEO: ‘I just screamed:’ humpback whale nearly topples Nanaimo bathtubber during race
NANAIMO - A rookie tubber has a whale of a bathtub tale. Tara McDonald’s debut in the World Championship Bathtub Race was exhilarating and frightening as the Harris Auto Group racer came within ...
Jul 23, 2023
Nanaimo racer shatters World Championship Bathtub Race record in neck-and-neck battle
NANAIMO - Brandon Skipper is the 2023 World Championship Bathtub race champion and now, the record holder Skipper’s tub #555 in the super modified class finished clear ahead of the field on Sund...
Jul 23, 2023
Harbourside FC wrap regular season in tribute to fallen team member
NANAIMO - It was supposed to be a weekend of celebration however Sunday’s final Harbourside FC game will have a more sombre tone. The team wraps their inaugural season hosting Altitude FC at Q&#...
Jul 23, 2023
Tubbers, start your engines! Bathtub race details and best vantage points
NANAIMO - Arguably one of the region’s signature events is ready to race. The 2023 Great International World Championship Bathtub Race starts from the Nanaimo Harbour next to Maffeo Sutton Park ...
Jul 23, 2023
Parksville studying ‘connectivity, congestion, or safety issues’ in local road network
PARKSVILLE - In a bid to plan more for the future, City staff are beginning to take a closer look at the present. A new study on traffic patterns will begin Monday, July 24 to help create a new transp...
Jul 22, 2023
Provincial funding ongoing for new manufacturing operations on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - New funding is targeting growth in manufacturing jobs on Vancouver Island. Money is coming from a $180 million B.C. Manufacturing Jobs Fund which awards money to businesses looking to set up...
Jul 22, 2023
