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NANAIMO - Provincial funds are at last flowing for a long-discussed high acuity unit (HAU) at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. (NRGH) Funding led by the province was confirmed for a 12 bed high acui...

VERNON - After months of planning, and a one-year postponement due to COVID-19 and other factors, Greater Vernon is finally ready to host the BC Winter Games. The four-day event will feature 900 athle...

PARKSVILLE - A pop-up, temporary shelter is set to close next week. Residents of the VIP Motel along the Island Hwy. through Parksville will be moved on from the facility by Friday, March 31, thanks t...

NANAIMO - March is national colon cancer awareness month and doctors want to make sure you have your rear end covered. Colon and rectal cancer is now the second highest cause of cancer deaths in Canad...

NANAIMO - Six Clipper players are about to conclude their final regular season in junior hockey. Captain Michael Craig and fellow graduating 2002-born players Brody Waters, Jake Hewitt, Jeremie Payant...

PARKSVILLE - A development proposal for an expansive area of the city’s south end is on hold for now. City Councillors voted 6-1 against third reading of zoning and bylaw amendments for the prop...

CAMPBELL RIVER - It was by no means pretty, but the Oceanside Generals found a way to defeat their arch rival to take control of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League North Division Final. Oceansi...

NANAIMO - A mischief charge has been approved against a well-known Lantzville man following a case of mistaken identity. Police allege Stanley Pottie swung a baseball bat at four people inside a picku...

NANAIMO - Local lakes are more active following the release of thousands of fish. The Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. began stocking lakes around Nanaimo and Oceanside at the start of March, drop...

NANAIMO - Work crews are preparing for the next phase of a significant infrastructure project. Development of the Midtown Water Supply Project, which is designed to shore up delivery and handling of w...