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NANAIMO - Basketball programs for boys and girls in Grade 8-12 are well underway in local high shools including Dover Bay. The 12-5 senior boys team at Dover has recently achieved the number one ranki...

NANAIMO - A valued non-profit organization responding to people in distress at a moment’s notice is coming through yet again, but in a different way. Nanaimo Search and Rescue is donating all of...

NANAIMO - It was a slow start to the new year for the Clippers in a 4-2 setback to the Bulldogs. In the first period Nanaimo got down 2-0 on goals by Matthew Maltais and Nicholas Beneteau. Alberni Val...

NANAIMO - With the number of sick patients requiring acute care, the Ministry of Health announced a strategy to ease congestion at the province’s busiest hospitals. The province’s Minister...

NANAIMO - A man who pioneered many recycling, community food and organic farm programs on the mid-Island has received a well-deserved honour. Craig Evans’ advocacy for the environment and organi...

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) officials are done trying to nickel and dime their clientele. As of January 1 2023, outstanding fines involving all adult items at the agency’s...

NANAIMO - A trap aimed at luring a cougar to a Protection Island property has been packed up and taken off the island. The BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) arranged the live trap’s remova...

NANAIMO - Batten down the hatches, a series of winter rain and wind storms are circling off the coast. Environment Canada issued a wind warning late Wednesday, Jan. 4, advising of strong winds with gu...

NANAIMO - The days are getting busier for local firefighters. According to data from the City’s website, Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews responded to 9,650 calls for service in 2022, representing a 30...

NANAIMO - A beloved downtown business isn’t letting a few broken windows keep them down. Red Shelf Decor on Commercial St. is dealing with a pair of early morning vandalism incidents this week, ...