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‘Other people have done good stuff for me:’ Nanaimo man tackles treacherous sidewalk
NANAIMO - Clearing snow is a lot faster and enjoyable these days for Bruce Cousens. The longtime Hammond Bay Rd. resident purchased a snowblower last winter in the midst of a huge wallop of snow blast...
Dec 04, 2022
Power outage scheduled for Gabriola Island to fix downed communications lines
GABRIOLA ISLAND - Crews are getting ready to make repairs to severed communications lines. Residents on Gabriola Island have largely been without reliable communications through landline or cell phone...
Dec 04, 2022
Clippers handle Centennials 7-3
NANAIMO - With several of their alumni in attendance the Clippers routed the Merritt Centennials 7-3. Merritt did score first but once Mike Murtagh tied the game late in the first period Nanaimo never...
Dec 03, 2022
Nanaimo Clipper jersey heading to Hockey Hall of Fame
NANAIMO - A little piece of the Harbour City is set to be enshrined in Toronto. The #29 jersey of Nanaimo Clippers forward Rylan Yates, worn during the team’s Remembrance Day game against Albern...
Dec 03, 2022
November unusually chilly and dry across Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Another month of record-setting weather for the mid-Island. While it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who was in Nanaimo in November, it was an unusually dry and cold month, espe...
Dec 03, 2022
Barsby Bulldogs look to win AA varsity championship at BC Place
NANAIMO - John Barsby Secondary is looking to finish the high school football season on top. Barsby will face Robert Bateman in the AA Varsity final at BC Place at 4 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 3. Coach Rob...
Dec 03, 2022
Clippers stymie Chiefs with 3-1 win
NANAIMO - The Clippers are getting used to thriving in defensive, low scoring games. Nanaimo won 3-1 over the Chiefs in a game that was scoreless well into the second period. There was a Clippers disa...
Dec 02, 2022
Toy store owner retiring after 30 years serving multiple generations of Nanaimo residents
NANAIMO - It’s the end of nearly 30 years in the Harbour City and three generations of business in kids toys and education. Carolyn Kool will close the doors of “Kool & Child” on...
Dec 02, 2022
‘We’ve heard nothing:’ Gabriola Island first responders in the dark on restoration of 911 & phone services
GABRIOLA ISLAND - A permanent fix for thousands without phone, cell or internet service may be upwards of a month away. Services dropped on Gabriola Island on Tuesday, Nov. 29 when a communications li...
Dec 02, 2022
New, enhanced overdose prevention site announced for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A new formal site for the safe injection, and inhalation, of illicit drugs is coming to Nanaimo. The harm reduction facility will operate in downtown Nanaimo at 250 Albert St., located on th...
Dec 02, 2022
