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Nanaimo RCMP search for ‘vehicle of interest’ following bear spray attack on teenage girls
NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a lead in their investigation into an apparently random attack in north Nanaimo. Two girls were bear sprayed in their home after an individual entered suddenly on March 1...
Apr 07, 2022
VIDEO: Protesters chain shut, superglue themselves to Nanaimo RBC branch
NANAIMO - Environmental protesters escalated their demonstrations in the city. Around a dozen demonstrators from Extinction Rebellion (XR) Nanaimo descended on the RBC Royal Bank branch at Brooks Land...
Apr 07, 2022
Construction starts on new Nanaimo Correctional Centre
NANAIMO - Crews are mobilized at the Nanaimo Correctional Centre (NCC) where the medium security prison will be replaced, with an estimated project completion of 2024. Replacing the aging institution ...
Apr 07, 2022
Nanaimo woman to surprise sister with new car after $500K lotto win
NANAIMO - A woman plans to surprise her sister with a new car following her substantial recent lotto win. Barbara Randall won $500,000 by selecting he Extra option on the March 16 2022 Lotto 6/49 draw...
Apr 06, 2022
City of Nanaimo after second round of funding to support local homeless projects
NANAIMO - For a second consecutive year the City of Nanaimo hopes to land senior government funding to assist the homeless and improve public safety. This week city councillors supported a staff recom...
Apr 06, 2022
‘We all have an innate desire to feel like we belong:’ new day camp focused on safe space for LGBTQ+ kids
COURTENAY - A new summer camp intends to provide a safe space for kids questioning their gender identity. Lake Park Society in Cumberland is debuting “Camp Kin” in July, a summer camp for ...
Apr 06, 2022
Ailing cruise ship business flat in Nanaimo as industry returns from COVID closure
NANAIMO - Entering another year with no cruise ships arriving in Nanaimo, it’s unclear what the beleaguered industry’s future looks like in the Harbour City. No vessels are coming this yea...
Apr 06, 2022
Clippers sail past Eagles in four straight games, win 6-2 in series finale
NANAIMO - The Clippers got up 2-0 in the first period and never looked back in a 6-2 triumph over Surrey. Top line forwards Max Itagaki and Tristan Fraser led the way with three points apiece. With th...
Apr 05, 2022
Fourth doses coming, vaccine passport going as B.C. further adjusts pandemic response
NANAIMO - A second round of booster shots is underway for vulnerable populations as the province prepared to drop a major facet in its COVID-19 response. Following in line with recommendations from th...
Apr 05, 2022
Housing, schools & nightlife needed as Nanaimo’s population landscape rapidly changing
NANAIMO - A grey wave in the Harbour City may be beginning to subside, or at least be partially replaced by a younger tsunami. For the first time in a long time, Nanaimo’s primary projected popu...
Apr 05, 2022
