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Beban Park access & Bowen Rd. lane closures result from converging City projects
NANAIMO - Access to Beban Park and travel along Bowen Rd. are scheduled to be interrupted over the coming weeks to make space for infrastructure upgrades. Both the Midtown Gateway Project and Midtown ...
Mar 01, 2023
VIDEO: Sajevic re-integrating into Clippers lineup after long term injury
NANAIMO - Nick Sajevic missed almost three months of the Clippers season with a lower body injury. Now the Minnesota product is trying to get his game back ahead of the BCHL playoffs. Sajevic was inju...
Mar 01, 2023
Nanaimo SAR braces for busy period after slower than expected 2022
NANAIMO - Following a slower than expected year with notably fewer call-outs, Nanaimo Search and Rescue isn’t sure what the expect in 2023. During an overview of Nanaimo Search and Rescue’...
Mar 01, 2023
‘It’s reconciliation in a different form:’ deal brokered between First Nations in Campbell River & operators of Myra Falls Mine
NANAIMO - After three years of persistence, an agreement was finally reached between the Wei Wai Kum and We Wai Kai Nations and Myra Falls Mine. A signing ceremony for the Impact Benefits Agreement (I...
Feb 28, 2023
‘We’re gaining no ground:’ Nanaimo council investigating homeless housing facility
NANAIMO - A split Council table has agreed to take another look at purpose-built housing for the homeless. Coun. Erin Hemmens made the pitch during the Monday, Feb. 27 council meeting, calling for inf...
Feb 28, 2023
Prom Closet giving local graduates affordable options for glitzy grad garments
NANAIMO - It’s almost grad season, however it also represents a time of stress for some families. In a bid to make prom as accessible as possible, a local group named Prom Closet Nanaimo is once...
Feb 28, 2023
Nanaimo Walmart re-opens following prolonged closure due to arson
NANAIMO - Following a nearly five day closure, arguably the city’s busiest store re-opened to eager shoppers. The heavily used Walmart Supercentre welcomed customers again on Monday, Feb. 27 at ...
Feb 27, 2023
Surging Generals eye up first round VIJHL playoff matchup
PARKSVILLE - The record-shattering Oceanside Generals will take on Port Alberni in the first round of the VIJHL playoffs. The Generals come into the post season on a 23-game winning streak, helping th...
Feb 27, 2023
‘It’s so rare:’ local photographer captures dazzling Aurora Borealis display
NANAIMO - Wendy Kotorynksi wasn’t convinced the stars would align for a potential space show. But the night “was in the epic category” for the Parksville woman and avid space photogr...
Feb 27, 2023
‘It changed a lot of people’s lives:’ Nanaimo home explosion relived one year later
NANAIMO - One year ago a widely heard and felt explosion blew a Nanaimo home into thousands of pieces. The shocking incident is still impacting many lives, while answers behind how the blast occurred ...
Feb 27, 2023
