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Temperature records tumble during Vancouver Island’s Hot-tober
NANAIMO - It might have ended on a typically cool and dreary note, but temperatures throughout October 2022 still made the record books. The mean temperature for the month, an average of all the dayti...
Nov 02, 2022
Victoria cat missing near Ucluelet reunited with owner in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A heart-warming story about one cat’s journey across Vancouver Island had a happy ending. Hobbes the cat lives in Victoria, but escaped and fled into the woods by Kennedy Lake, near Uc...
Nov 01, 2022
Dozens of recommendations in overdose and drug toxicity report by B.C. MLAs
VICTORIA - An all-party committee at British Columbia’s legislature has released a report on drug toxicity and overdose deaths that calls for dozens of urgent steps from the province to address ...
Nov 01, 2022
$10-a-day childcare arrives in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - One day following Halloween, some parents have much less frightening child care bills to contend with. The B.C. Government announced 167 child care spaces on the mid-Island are now part of t...
Nov 01, 2022
Polls find an increasing call to change Halloween to last Saturday of October
NANAIMO - While Halloween always falls on the last day of October, a growing portion of Canadians feel the day would be better served permanently on a weekend. Mario Canseco, a pollster with Research ...
Nov 01, 2022
Grandmother pleads for return of bag stolen from Departure Bay ferry terminal
NANAIMO - A computer case may not seem all that valuable, but to a Victoria woman it’s the first thing she thought about when her luggage was stolen. Marian Paris, her grandchildren and other fa...
Oct 31, 2022
Mariners soccer teams win PACWEST, advance to nationals
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are the 2022 PACWEST champions in women’s and men’s soccer. Both teams won gold medals in West Vancouver on Oct. 30, with the women being dominant in a 5-1 win o...
Oct 31, 2022
‘Please be aware:’ RCMP preach safety for trick-or-treaters and motorists
NANAIMO - With thousands of children filling the streets around the mid Island Monday evening, Nanaimo RCMP are imploring people to be prepared. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O’Brien said motorist...
Oct 31, 2022
Fair trade store marks quarter century in Nanaimo with holiday season push
NANAIMO - A unique retail setting in the Old City Quarter clearly has staying power, despite constantly being on the move. Global Village Nanaimo (GVN) established its ever-rotating seasonal pop-up st...
Oct 30, 2022
Nanaimo airport makes the finals for international marketing award
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo airport has received some international recognition for its efforts to help connect people from coast to coast. The airport was a finalist for the Airport Council International a...
Oct 30, 2022
