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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
New advocacy group for vulnerable Nanaimo area women gains early traction
NANAIMO - A local woman decided to harness online chatter about a popular Netflix series into tangible positive change. Kerri Isham, a Nanaimo based sexual health educator, was moved by the series MAI...
Nov 07, 2021
Clippers blanked 3-0 by Bulldogs
NANAIMO - The Clippers became the third team in a row to get shutout by the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Hobie Hedquist made 35 saves for his third consecutive shutout. The Bulldogs scored a goal in each ...
Nov 06, 2021
VIDEO: Great Pumpkin Toss expected to be a smashing good time
NANAIMO -If your Halloween jack o’lantern is still in one piece, the Nanaimo Science and Sustainability Society (NSSS) would love to change that. The Great Pumpkin Toss will blast pumpkins out o...
Nov 06, 2021
Clippers drop 7-3 game to Penticton
NANAIMO - The Clippers had a strong second period but were blanked in the first and third in a 7-3 loss to the Vees. A goal by Brett Moravec was the only marker of the opening 20 minutes. The teams tr...
Nov 05, 2021
Nanaimo police seek more information on ‘hate motivated’ graffiti vandal
NANAIMO - Local police are repeating calls for help in confirming the identity of a graffiti vandal. Black paint was used to deface the pride crosswalk at the Commercial St. and Bastion St. intersecti...
Nov 05, 2021
Fire-damaged cargo ship off Victoria cleared to move to Nanaimo or Vancouver
VICTORIA - Transport Canada has cleared the way for a cargo ship that’s been moored off the coast of Victoria since several containers caught fire and more than 100 were lost overboard to move t...
Nov 05, 2021
New cases identified as COVID-19 outbreak expands at NRGH
NANAIMO - Two additional cases have been added to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. One patient and one staff member in the Transitional Care Unit of NRGH recently tes...
Nov 05, 2021
Local church clearing final hurdles to bring Syrian refugee family to the mid-Island
LADYSMITH - A local church’s tireless work for the last three years is close to finally paying off. The Oceanview Community Church have raised $58,000 and gone through the entire government proc...
Nov 05, 2021
VIU Mariners primed for new season & long overdue championship celebration
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are about to kick off their PACWEST volleyball season, by paying an overdue tribute to a special team. The Mariners will open at home with women’s and men’s matc...
Nov 04, 2021
