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Apparent random stabbing at Maffeo Sutton Park triggers homicide investigation
NANAIMO - Local Mounties have opened the city’s fourth homicide investigation of the year after a stabbing along Nanaimo’s waterfront. Two people, a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy a...
Sep 06, 2022
Parents often ‘worst offenders’ through Nanaimo school zones
NANAIMO - After a long summer break, kids are heading back to school with their lunch packed up and boots tied tight. Tuesday marks the first day of school for the 2022/23 year with most students atte...
Sep 06, 2022
Make overdose education mandatory in B.C. schools amid drug emergency, advocates say
VANCOUVER - When a teenage girl collapsed on the SkyTrain in Coquitlam, B.C., passengers calling 911 thought she had fainted or was having an epileptic seizure. It was only when paramedics administere...
Sep 06, 2022
‘There are younger people getting it too:’ Nanaimo myeloma marcher advocates for early testing
NANAIMO - Spreading awareness and fundraising for a cure are the main goals of an annual community march. The Nanaimo Multiple Myeloma March returns Monday, Sep. 5 beginning at 10 a.m. from Maffeo Sut...
Sep 05, 2022
Nanaimo Clippers camp wraps with annual Rhodsie Cup
NANAIMO - Pride and potential roster spots are on the line Sunday. The Nanaimo Clippers wrap the 2022 Main Camp with the annual Rhodsie Cup, pitting the top 40 players against each other in an exhibit...
Sep 04, 2022
‘Word got out and it became massive:’ record numbers anticipated for annual Fresh Start
NANAIMO - Dave Lawrence thought 2022 might be the last time he trades a story or drawing for a haircut…but community generosity proved him very, very wrong. Lawrence, owner of That 50’s Ba...
Sep 04, 2022
Candidates begin announcing intention to run in 2022 municipal election
NANAIMO - Candidates for the 2022 municipal election in the city are beginning to hit the campaign trail. The nomination period opened Tuesday, Aug. 29 and afforded candidates the opportunity to publi...
Sep 03, 2022
Nanaimo Hornets rugby welcomes new players as fall season approaches
NANAIMO - Hornets rugby is once again on the field at May Bennett Pioneer Park. Men’s and women’s training sessions are happening twice a week with the regular season set to begin for the ...
Sep 03, 2022
Some Nanaimo-Gabriola ferry crossings cancelled due to sanitary-related issues
NANAIMO - Due to mechanical issues with the Island Aurora’s sanitary systems, a number of ferry sailings between Nanaimo and Gabriola Island have been cancelled for Friday, Sep. 2. Cancelled sai...
Sep 02, 2022
‘Vital to a vibrant, healthy university:’ new on-campus housing coming to Nanaimo VIU campus
NANAIMO - A new nine-storey housing complex is coming to the Nanaimo campus of Vancouver Island University. Through $87 million in funding from the provincial government, 266 new student housing beds ...
Sep 02, 2022
