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NANAIMO - On the heels of a virtual show in 2020 followed by a reduced offering last year, the VIEx is back to full force. The 128th edition of the popular agricultural fair takes over the Beban Park ...

NANAIMO - Make sure your snowboard is ready to ride, and your gumboots are leak-free as it’s set to be a wet and wild fall on the Island. AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Anderson said a strength...

NANAIMO - New supports and services are preparing to come online over the next three years to prevent people slipping into homelessness. The provincial government announced plans for up to 30 home sup...

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating a second case of a man taking inappropriate photos of a woman. On the same day and time of another similar incident, Nanaimo RCMP say a man was see using his...

NANAIMO - A local long-term care facility is readying for a change in ownership. Chartwell Malaspina in Chase River is part of a $112 million sale from Chartwell Retirement Residences to AgeCare Healt...

NANAIMO - The BC Government has provided another grant to the City of Nanaimo to help deal with unhoused individuals as fall quickly approaches. A total of $625,000 will be provided for phase two of t...

NANAIMO - It’s largely a wait and see approach from the BC Wildfire Service in its approach to tackling a pair of wildfires on the sparsely populated north Island. While the 40 hectare Golden Hi...

VANCOUVER - Health Minister Adrian Dix says family doctors in British Columbia will be eligible for an average $25,000 each to help tide them over until a new compensation model is established this fa...

NANAIMO - BC Ferries have announced more than a dozen smaller terminals are now providing wireless internet service. The company stated Wi-Fi installation at 14 terminals completed on July 28, which i...

NANAIMO - A spectacular crash along Nicol St. has investigators searching for a man who fled on foot. A silver Volvo hatchback was travelling southbound at a high rate of speed on Nicol St. while appr...