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‘Tried hockey for a week and ended up falling in love:’ Aussie-born Hawes chasing hockey dream in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - For the first time in the hockey club’s history a player from Australia is playing for the Oceanside Generals. Ethan Hawes is among those patrolling the blueline for the team this y...
Oct 02, 2022
Clippers grind out 3-1 win over Grizzlies
NANAIMO - The Clippers were short manned and on the short end of the shots on goal but came up with a gritty 3-1 win over Victoria. Goalie Shane Shelest was the first star making 38 saves for Nanaimo....
Oct 01, 2022
Next phase of Qualicum Beach’s East Village moving ahead
QUALICUM BEACH - The tender for continued upgrades to the East Village area of the town’s downtown has been awarded. Milestone Equipment Contracting Ltd. won the project, submitting the low bid ...
Oct 01, 2022
Annual Nanaimo kettlebell competition enters a sixth year
NANAIMO - The Grip Strength Kettlebell Competition is growing in numbers and in stature. With 29 athletes set to step on the platform at the Coast Bastion Hotel on Oct. 1 the 2022 version of the event...
Oct 01, 2022
Clippers go down 6-4 to Kings in home opener
NANAIMO - The Clippers home opener went back and forth but ended with the visiting Powell River Kings grabbing a 6-4 win. Powell River led 2-1 after the first period, Nanaimo was up 3-2 through 40 min...
Sep 30, 2022
‘We’re here for those that never made it home:’ Nanaimo reflects during National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
NANAIMO - It was another chance to stop, listen, learn and reflect. A large crowd packed the Rotary Bowl and surrounding stadium district off Third St. in Nanaimo for the second annual National Day fo...
Sep 30, 2022
BC Ferries pilot project looking at increased pet access on board
NANAIMO - A new pilot project is aiming to make Fido’s ferry travel a little more comfortable. BC Ferries is running the three-month initiative on crossings between Earls Cove and Saltery Bay on...
Sep 30, 2022
Community coming together to honour and remember on Truth & Reconciliation Day
NANAIMO - For the second time nationally, the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation is being recognized on Sept. 30. The day was made official last year as a time to honour the victims and survi...
Sep 30, 2022
Pedestrian in wheelchair seriously injured after hit by truck in south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A pickup truck hit a man in his early 60’s sending him to hospital via air ambulance. Nanaimo RCMP say it happened on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at about 8 p.m. on Fifth St. at Railway Ave. w...
Sep 29, 2022
All candidates election forum brings in large Nanaimo crowd as election day draws nearer
NANAIMO - Climate change, transportation, local food production, and the City’s economic policy were top-of-mind topics at an all-candidates town hall. A little over 100 people crowded into the ...
Sep 29, 2022
