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Unique guitar & music equipment stolen from south Nanaimo garage
NANAIMO - A local musician is left without many tools of their trade after an early morning weekend theft. Collen Middleton’s garage at his home in the 500 block of Victoria Rd., near Needham St...
Mar 22, 2022
VIDEO: Clippers graduating players reminisce about their junior careers
NANAIMO - Six graduating Nanaimo Clippers are preparing for their final ever regular season junior hockey game. Sean Donaldson, Tristan Fraser, Keighan Gerrie, Cooper Black, Andrew Noel and Alek Sukun...
Mar 22, 2022
New auto service training spaces for EV maintenance opening at VIU
NANAIMO - A rise in popularity of electric vehicles is being met by increased education for mechanics who will service and maintain them. The province recently announced an investment of around $160,0...
Mar 22, 2022
Man dies after being found near capsized kayak in Departure Bay
NANAIMO - A man has died after apparently capsizing his kayak. Calls to 911 came in shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 21, after a kayak was seen floating in the water around 200 yards south of...
Mar 21, 2022
VIDEO: Stairs completed to Ammonite Falls, capping extensive upgrades to popular park
NANAIMO - A new viewing platform and stairs at a popular park are officially open for hikers. The $1.2 million dollar project at Benson Creek Falls Regional Park was done in two phases over recent yea...
Mar 21, 2022
Three week trial scheduled for man accused of killing Nanaimo teenager
NANAIMO - Dates are set for the first degree murder trial of Steven Michael Bacon. Bacon is accused of killing Nanaimo teenager Makayla Chang in 2017, a charge he has previously pleaded not guilty to....
Mar 21, 2022
Record demand expected as provincial campsite registration opens
NANAIMO - Records will likely be broken as registration opens for B.C.’s thousands of provincial campsites. Registration opens at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 21 with increased demand expected after ...
Mar 21, 2022
Hundreds of pounds of locally donated hockey gear arrives in Nunavut
NANAIMO - Kids on the other side of Canada are benefitting from a huge amount of local donations. Cst. Josh Cook has made good on his promise to take donated hockey equipment from Nanaimo and central ...
Mar 20, 2022
Clippers win third straight in 4-3 nailbiter versus Cowichan
NANAIMO - The Clippers won their third game in a row and now have a 5-0-2 record in their last seven contests after defeating the Capitals 4-3. Nanaimo never trailed but had to survive a frantic finis...
Mar 19, 2022
Three Nanaimo United soccer teams vying for cup championships
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo United soccer program will send three different squads into cup finals in March. The women’s premier side, the U21 men’s team and the division one men are all looking...
Mar 19, 2022
