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Future of significant improvements to Marie Davidson BMX park looks bright
NANAIMO – The corners will hopefully soon be tighter at the Marie Davidson BMX park. Nanaimo BMX wants to rebuild the park to bring it up to international standards, given the calibre of champio...
Jun 12, 2021
Clippers well into preparations for full 2021-22 BCHL season
NANAIMO - The Clippers offseason is anything but quiet with player acquisitions, evaluation camps and the confirmation of the 2021-22 schedule. June 1 was the first day BCHL teams could officially sig...
Jun 11, 2021
Provincial trends continue down, Island Health ends week with rising COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - Fewer new COVID-19 cases were found in Island Health on Friday after a mid-week bump. Eight new were confirmed by the health authority on Friday, June 11, up from 13 the previous two days. S...
Jun 11, 2021
Father found guilty of sexually assaulting his own sons
NANAIMO - A man already in jail for sex offences was found guilty of sexually abusing his own young sons. The father, who can't be named due to a publication ban, was found guilty by judge Justine Sau...
Jun 11, 2021
Nanaimo vigil for victims and survivors of residential schools raises over $4K, hundreds of toys
NANAIMO - A solemn vigil after the discovery of what’s believed to be remains of 215 Indigenous children at a former residential school raised a considerable amount of money. The May 31 vigil in...
Jun 11, 2021
Signature Dish: Donairnutz’ Donairnut
NANAIMO - If you’ve ever stared at a restaurant menu and thought “I want lunch AND dessert at the same time,” then this food truck fusion might hit the mark. The title dish from Nana...
Jun 11, 2021
Proposed $25 million pedestrian connection around Nanaimo needing public feedback
NANAIMO - A proposed pedestrian pathway between Departure Bay ferry terminal and neighbouring beach area is requesting public input. The City of Nanaimo opened up an online public feedback session thr...
Jun 11, 2021
Nanaimo grandfather jailed for child porn collection
NANAIMO - Taking inappropriate pictures of his grandson’s girlfriend led to a much more sinister actions by a 66-year-old man with no prior criminal record. Donald Alan Huppe was sentenced on Th...
Jun 11, 2021
Slight rise in COVID-19 cases within Island Health continues, positive numbers seen across B.C.
NANAIMO - The COVID-19 rollercoaster within Island Health continues. The health authority confirmed 13 new cases on Thursday, June 10, the same as the day before and the nine new on Tuesday. Since Tue...
Jun 10, 2021
New CAO hired for Regional District of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo board turned to its neighbour for its next chief administrative officer. The board announced the hiring of Doug Holmes to lead the RDN after he served the sa...
Jun 10, 2021
