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Local services honour National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job
NANAIMO - Every April 28 is an opportunity to pause and reflect on those who went to work, but did not return. The National Day of Mourning for workers killed as a result of their work was recognized ...
Apr 28, 2022
Early morning suspicious car fire in Lantzville under investigation by RCMP
LANTZVILLE - Investigators are working to determine how and why a vehicle was apparently set alight in an early morning fire. One engine and one water tender from Lantzville Fire Rescue attended the s...
Apr 28, 2022
Island Health buys two private facilities to boost surgical capacity
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island residents will soon have access to more surgeries and endoscopies following Island Health’s purchase of two private surgical centres. Island Health recently assumed th...
Apr 28, 2022
Regional District eyeing ways to make Oceanside Place greener
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside Place is a high greenhouse gas emitter and the Regional District of Nanaimo wants to do something about it. The RDN board signed off on a grant application this week in hopes of...
Apr 28, 2022
Nanaimo RCMP ask for public’s help in aggravated assault investigation
NANAIMO - Police hope the public can help piece together what led to an apparent serious assault on a motorcyclist in downtown Nanaimo. Nanaimo RCMP stated emergency responders were called to the site...
Apr 27, 2022
Seniors further outpacing youth across Nanaimo & Oceanside region
NANAIMO - Everyone knew it and now Statistics Canada has confirmed it. Newly released data from the May 2021 census shows the region’s population is skewing further towards older demographics wi...
Apr 27, 2022
Reannounced child care spaces in Nanaimo won’t open imminently
NANAIMO - Additional child care options announced at a trio of Nanaimo schools won’t be ready for the foreseeable future. The ministry of education and child care recently announced financial su...
Apr 27, 2022
Project to add housing density to Nanaimo’s Newcastle neighbourhood approved
NANAIMO - Much-needed residential family units near Nanaimo’s downtown core have been given the green light. City Council unanimously approved development permits for two new multi-unit resident...
Apr 26, 2022
Council rejects mixed use development proposal in Chase River
NANAIMO - Citing too many unknowns including traffic challenges, councillors narrowly opposed plans for several businesses off the Trans Canada Hwy. in south Nanaimo. A developer’s official comm...
Apr 26, 2022
Nanaimo educator over legal alcohol limit while driving kids to extracurricular event
NANAIMO - An observant RCMP officer took an alleged impaired driver off the road who had several student passengers on board en-route to an extracurricular school event. The traffic stop occurred arou...
Apr 26, 2022
