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Toddler, drivers unharmed in serious Nanaimo Parkway crash
NANAIMO - An 18-month-old toddler was unharmed after the truck he was riding in was destroyed in an collision with a semi-truck. The pickup truck crept into the intersection of the Nanaimo Parkway and...
Aug 09, 2021
Timbermen finish on top in shortened BCJALL season
NANAIMO - The Junior A Timbermen were the class of the BC Junior A Lacrosse league this past season. The Tmen won the regular season title with a 6-2 record and took the Island playoff championship 2-...
Aug 09, 2021
Hot forecast has crews redoubling efforts on wildfire southwest of Chemainus
NANAIMO - Crews are continuing to halt the progress of a wildfire burning approximately nine kilometres southwest of Chemainus. The Copper Canyon wildfire, formerly the Holyoak Creek fire, hasn’...
Aug 09, 2021
‘It takes a village to heal a child:’ Nanaimo family thankful after medical emergency
NANAIMO - A local family is praising the support they received from doctors, nurses and their close contacts after every parent’s worst nightmare came true. Autumn Techen, nine-years-old at the ...
Aug 09, 2021
Nanaimo’s Pat Vellner finishes second at 2021 CrossFit Games
NANAIMO - A local chiropractor earned a second place finish in a gruelling international fitness competition. Patrick Vellner excelled in the four day CrossFit Games which feature 15 different events ...
Aug 08, 2021
Nanaimo SPCA’s raises third most in B.C. during annual fundraiser
NANAIMO – Community spirit is helping the Nanaimo SPCA pay medical bills for animals in need. The annual Lock-In For Love event, held virtually in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, raised $16, 4...
Aug 08, 2021
Local basketball program helps student athletes excel on the court
NANAIMO - The Believe Basketball Academy is looking to fill a void for school age kids who want more individual coaching and training. Many of the programs offer skill development opportunities for pr...
Aug 07, 2021
‘I’m pretty proud of the work we put in:’ local high jumper reflects on unique Olympic experience
NANAIMO - It may have ended a little earlier than he’d hoped, but a Nanoose high jumper is relishing his fourth Olympic experience. Michael Mason cleared 2.25 metres in the qualification round, ...
Aug 07, 2021
Overnight rain, para-attack crew halts growth on Holyoak Creek fire
NANAIMO - Fire crews have managed to halt the spread of Vancouver Island’s largest wildfire so far this season. Dorthe Jakobsen, fire information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre, told Nanai...
Aug 07, 2021
Nanaimo Airport records first rainfall in over 50 days
NANAIMO - The streak is over. After a bone dry stretch of 52 days without measurable precipitation at Nanaimo Airport’s monitoring station, showers moving across the region on Friday, Aug. 6 fin...
Aug 07, 2021
