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Longtime Nanaimo Chamber CEO leaves amid change in direction
NANAIMO - The longtime face of the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce is no longer with the organization. Kim Smythe, who served nearly a decade as president and Chief Executive Officer of the non-pr...
Jan 04, 2023
VIDEO: Clippers close the book on an eventful and successful 2022
NANAIMO - The Clippers had a number of major events on and off the ice in 2022. A sudden leave of absence for the coaches in February, a six week run to the BCHL finals in the spring, an ownership cha...
Jan 04, 2023
Man removed from SUV after colliding with traffic barrier along Lost Lake Rd.
NANAIMO - A vehicle rolled onto its side after clipping a set of concrete traffic dividers. Emergency crews responded to the 5500 block of Lost Lake Rd., just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4, after...
Jan 04, 2023
Ninth coldest December on record for Nanaimo amid pair of winter storms
NANAIMO - It was a cool and wet way to end 2022, with a pair of winter storms wreaking havoc travel-wise for much of Vancouver Island and the mainland. Meteorologist with Environment Canada Bobby Sekh...
Jan 04, 2023
Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes taking stock after ‘one of the bigger’ holiday hamper program years
NANAIMO - More people have seen a need to reach out for help setting their Christmas tables this holiday season. Over 1,000 additional people took advantage of Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank...
Jan 03, 2023
Home assessments increase average of 12% in Nanaimo as real estate market cooled
NANAIMO - Property valuations ticked upward once again locally and across the province, however the data likely doesn’t reflect today’s reality. Recently released data from BC Assessment s...
Jan 03, 2023
Stranded passengers have all been returned from Mexico, Sunwing says
TORONTO - Sunwing says it has completed all of its scheduled recovery flights to bring home passengers stranded in Mexico after winter storms disrupted its operations during the holidays. The travel c...
Jan 03, 2023
No additional jail time for Nanaimo man following local bank robberies & assault
NANAIMO - A man who pled guilty to a pair of same-day bank robberies was handed a time-served jail sentence and three years probation. Alexander Ivan Badger Junior, 32, faced charges of two counts of ...
Jan 03, 2023
‘Big year’ for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association
VANCOUVER - In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children’s drug shortages and an extra-busy flu shot season, you’d think they might balk at the news in Ontario and B.C. that their...
Jan 02, 2023
New Years Day Polar Bear Splash returns to Parksville’s waterfront
PARKSVILLE - A beloved local event may be chilly, but the reception won’t be icy from hundreds of expected participants. On-site registration starts on Sunday. Jan 1 at 11:30 a.m., while the hor...
Jan 01, 2023
