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$3M winning lotto 6/49 ticket sold in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Someone in Parksville woke up a millionaire. A Lotto 6/49 ticket purchased in Parksville matched all six numbers along with a ticket purchased in Newfoundland and Labrador. The two ticket...
Jun 20, 2021
New benches bringing vibrant colours to Oceanside region
PARKSVILLE - Travellers and Oceanside residents will be able to sit and take in the amazing natural views while enjoying artistic creativity. Thirty freshly painted benches, built by Ballenas Secondar...
Jun 20, 2021
VIDEO: Lantzville, Snaw-naw-as Nation formalize new working relationship
LANTZVILLE - The ink is dry on a new memorandum of understanding between the District of Lantzville and Snaw-naw-as Nation. Officially signed at a ceremony in Nanoose on Friday, June 18, the document ...
Jun 19, 2021
Nanaimo spreading scaled-back Canada Day celebrations across six local parks
NANAIMO - For the second year in a row, there will be no major Canada Day celebration at Maffeo Sutton Park. Despite restrictions forecast to be relaxed July 1, allowing for festivals and larger gathe...
Jun 19, 2021
Local swimmer reaching for Tokyo Olympic berth
NANAIMO - Tayden De Pol won’t see the finish line coming as he looks to earn a trip to Tokyo in July. The Nanaimo swimmer, a former member of the Riptides swim team and current UBC Thunderbird, ...
Jun 18, 2021
Island Health ends week with slight rise in total, active cases
NANAIMO - A further seven new COVID-19 cases were confirmed by Island Health on Friday. The additions are in line with a bump in daily cases reported from the health authority, with eight each of the ...
Jun 18, 2021
‘It’s really sad:’ Whiskey Creek service station flattened in non-suspicious fire
WHISKEY CREEK - Fire officials believe a damaging blaze which destroyed the Whiskey Creek Co-op service station was accidental. Lt. Theresa Benoit with Coombs-Hillers Volunteer fire department said th...
Jun 18, 2021
Signature Dish: Mahle House’s halibut, both pan-seared and fish & chips
NANAIMO - You can’t get a more authentic farm-to-table experience than at the Mahle House in Cedar. A small farm was originally on the property providing some fresh vegetables and greens but the...
Jun 18, 2021
‘We felt compelled to speak up:’ Nanoose Bay dog owners demand tougher animal cruelty laws
NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay couple hopes something positive results from the horrific abuse their dog suffered at the hands of a disturbed pet sitter. Jayson and Milagros Henkel are making their concerns ...
Jun 18, 2021
Whiskey Creek co-op gas station destroyed by afternoon blaze, Hwy. 4 re-opened
NANAIMO - The Co-op gas station in Whiskey Creek was engulfed in flames after a vehicle caught fire Witnesses say a van parked underneath the Co-op canopy at the gas pumps had heavy flames shooting ou...
Jun 17, 2021
