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VIDEO: Shelest thriving in number two role in Clippers crease
NANAIMO - One of the most difficult jobs on any hockey team is the backup goaltender’s role. Nanaimo Clippers netminder Shane Shelest has only appeared in nine of the team’s 36 games, but ...
Feb 01, 2023
Excessive paperwork ‘hurting with physician fatigue and burn out’ in B.C.
NANAIMO - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is suggesting a path forward for healthcare reform in B.C., focusing on a reduction of red tape. A closer look at a 2020 study from Nov...
Feb 01, 2023
Two Juno nods for Nanaimo singer Lauren Spencer-Smith
NANAIMO - Accolades continue to mount for Lauren Spencer-Smith. The 19-year-old is up for two Juno nominations, revealed during a Tuesday, Jan. 31 announcement, including artist of the year and TikTok...
Jan 31, 2023
Most fatal year ever: Nanaimo area shatters record for drug toxicity deaths
NANAIMO - More people lost their lives to an increasingly toxic drug supply in the region than any single year in history. Data from the BC Coroners Service showed 74 people died in Nanaimo from illic...
Jan 31, 2023
‘Dangerous’ to think B.C.’s decriminalization plan will reduce OD deaths: researcher
VANCOUVER - Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for their own use has become a reality in British Columbia, but substance users and researchers say the change is expected t...
Jan 31, 2023
New app & electronic ticketing system on track for RDN Transit
NANAIMO - Work continues behind the scenes on modernizing the way users pay for and track transit in the region. Led by BC Transit, the Regional District of Nanaimo is preparing to launch a new electr...
Jan 31, 2023
Canucks trade captain Bo Horvat to New York Islanders
VANCOUVER - Amid speculation for weeks the Vancouver Canucks traded away their captain and pending unrestricted free agent in exchange for three assets, including a conditional first round draft pick....
Jan 30, 2023
Historic pilot project decriminalizing drugs takes effect in B.C.
NANAIMO - British Columbia will become the first province to remove penalties for adults possessing small amounts of certain drugs. Beginning Tuesday, Jan. 31, people 18-years-old and up won’t b...
Jan 30, 2023
SD68 launches public consultations to address NDSS capacity crunch
NANAIMO - Local school board trustees are asking for guidance in establishing solutions for over-subscribed Nanaimo District Secondary School (NDSS). During its Wednesday, Jan. 25 regular board meetin...
Jan 30, 2023
2023 brings high expectations for Nanaimo Gymnastics School athletes
NANAIMO - The top athletes at the Nanaimo Gymnastics school are moving into the competition phase of their calendar. A large contingent will be heading to the Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational Feb....
Jan 29, 2023
