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Nanaimo barber back offering ‘Fresh Start’ for back-to-school kids
NANAIMO - A popular back-to-school program is back for an eighth year and set for a major milestone. Fresh Start will hand out its 1000th free haircut and backpack filled with school supplies during i...
Jul 31, 2022
VIU to host CCAA women’s volleyball nationals in 2023
NANAIMO - The drive for five straight CCAA women’s volleyball championships will culminate on the VIU Mariners home court. The four time defending national champions will host the 2023 womenR...
Jul 30, 2022
New agreement opens up extensive portions of Mosaic land for local ATV riders
NANAIMO - Local ATV riders are celebrating a new relationship agreement which is opening up considerably more land for them to legally ride on. The deal between Mosaic Forest Management and ATV BC wil...
Jul 29, 2022
Overnight closures at Hwy. 4 Kennedy Hill work site briefly resuming
NANAIMO - Crews nearing the finish line of extensive upgrades to Hwy. 4, east of Tofino and Ucluelet, are resuming some extended closures. Between Wednesday, Aug. 3 and Friday, Aug. 5, the highway wil...
Jul 29, 2022
Relief en route as summer heatwave winding down for Nanaimo region
NANAIMO - Mid-Island residents who haven’t bought an air conditioner yet might be wondering when there will be some relief from the heat. Environment Canada meteorologist Derek Lee said a move i...
Jul 29, 2022
‘A lot more of everything:’ VIEx returning bigger and better than ever
NANAIMO - Organizers are promising after a “slapped together” event in 2021, the Vancouver Island Exhibition is back and in a big way. Beginning Aug. 26, the three-day event at Beban Park ...
Jul 29, 2022
‘We never got to the position we’re in today:’ Snuneymuxw First Nation, BC Ferries sign landmark agreement
NANAIMO - It’s being billed as a path forward and a starting point for a better relationship. A new agreement between Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) and BC Ferries is the first one of its kind fo...
Jul 28, 2022
Judge denies bail for accused Nanaimo murderer
NANAIMO - A woman charged with murdering her ex-boyfriend in Nanaimo lost her bid to be freed prior to going on trial. Paris Jayanne Laroche, 26, was denied bail following a 35-minute decision read ou...
Jul 28, 2022
Campfires remain permitted for August long weekend
NANAIMO - A B.C. Day long weekend hot dog or s’more is still on the menu, despite a stretch of extra hot, dry weather. The Coastal Fire Centre confirmed it will not implement a campfire ban for ...
Jul 28, 2022
Latest piece of downtown Nanaimo-VIU active transportation link established
NANAIMO - Upgrades are substantially complete to the City’s latest piece of their active transportation puzzle. Replacement of underground storm sewer and water main on Fourth St., between Harew...
Jul 28, 2022
