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VIDEO: Clippers looking for winning recipe from within and through trade market
NANAIMO - The Clippers went 1-2 in a three game week and now look to make a charge up the standings in their busiest month of the season. Nanaimo played from behind in their last three games but came ...
Nov 09, 2021
Limited amount of Johnson & Johnson vaccines coming to B.C.
NANAIMO - Anyone in B.C. waiting for a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine will have a chance to roll up their sleeves for one in the coming weeks. The province said on Tuesday, Nov. 9, there will...
Nov 09, 2021
COVID outbreak doubles at NRGH, additional case detected at Nanaimo care home
NANAIMO - Several more people have tested positive for COVID-19 as part of an ever-growing outbreak at Nanaimo Hospital. Island Health revealed eight new cases in the hospital’s Transitional Car...
Nov 09, 2021
Island poised to set new records for drug toxicity deaths
NANAIMO - The grip of B.C.’s toxic drug crisis continues to tighten around Vancouver Island and the province as a whole. The BC Coroners Service reported 1,534 people across the province have di...
Nov 09, 2021
Global Village Nanaimo weathers pandemic to support worldwide fair trade producers
NANAIMO - A beloved local fair trade store in operation for nearly a quarter century returned despite numerous bumps in the pandemic road. Global Village Nanaimo opened its pop-up location for a 24th ...
Nov 09, 2021
Access, traffic volumes and mobility among key questions for south Nanaimo neighbourhoods
NANAIMO - Long-standing and growing accessibility issues in the Chase River, Cinnabar Valley and Extension neighbourhoods are under the microscope. The City of Nanaimo is looking at any and all soluti...
Nov 08, 2021
Proof of vaccination required to visit Island acute care facilities
NANAIMO - Island Health is responding to outbreaks inside its facilities by limiting access to people without a vaccination history. Effective Tuesday, Nov. 9, full vaccination will be required to ent...
Nov 08, 2021
Donations pour in after Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club robbed of tools
NANAIMO - A member of the Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club (NMBC) planning to carry out trail maintenance was instead greeted by a break-in to a storage container. Numerous hand tools and other trail buildi...
Nov 08, 2021
Increased routes and resources helping Nanaimo’s automated garbage collection keep up with demand
NANAIMO - Local waste collectors are doing all they can to keep up with Nanaimo garbage. A surge in trash and recycling created through the COVID-19 pandemic from more food and online shopping orders ...
Nov 08, 2021
Unlocked vehicles providing easy pickings for local thieves
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are continuing their efforts to catch thieves in the act. Cases involving theft from vehicles are projected to reach upwards of 1,300 in Nanaimo this year, still too high but ...
Nov 07, 2021
