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Refined weather alert system focussed on storm impacts
NANAIMO - A new weather alert system rolled out earlier this week by Environment and Climate Change Canada is poised to provide more information at a glance on coming storms. The federal government de...
Nov 28, 2025
Clippers Fechner has brought consistent scoring from day one
NANAIMO - Clippers leading scorer Hayden Fechner has made a large impact to his team’s offense playing in a first line centre role. Fechner leads Nanaimo with 27 points in 20 games and has only ...
Nov 28, 2025
RDN eyes active transportation improvements in Cedar
NANAIMO - By next summer, the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) expects a priority project to be selected to bolster active transportation options in Cedar. The RDN is formulating an active transport...
Nov 28, 2025
New records set for Parksville’s Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive
PARKSVILLE - It’s poised to be one of the brightest Christmas’ yet throughout the Oceanside region. The annual Tigh Na Mara Toy Drive wrapped with their community breakfast on Wednesday, N...
Nov 27, 2025
‘Very lucky:’ car rolls down steep embankment on Nanaimo’s Lost Lake Rd.
NANAIMO - One person had to be extricated from their vehicle after rolling down an embankment and coming to rest on its roof. Rope rescue teams with Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to Lost Lake Rd., m...
Nov 27, 2025
Local Salvation Army Kettle Campaigns seek donations and volunteers
NANAIMO - The Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle Campaign is currently underway, collecting donations until Christmas Eve for those in need. Volunteers armed with seasonal bells are set up at ove...
Nov 27, 2025
‘Then there was nothing, just silence:’ at least one killed in early morning plane crash southwest of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An investigation is underway after a fatal plane crash southwest of the city. At approximately 2 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27, a small plane crashed in the backyard of a property on Twilight Wa...
Nov 27, 2025
Popular Nanaimo fair trade store has unique, socially conscious holiday shopping solutions
NANAIMO - In an increasingly challenging retail landscape, a Nanaimo-based entity offering something completely different is thriving. Global Village Nanaimo (GVN), a well-established seasonal fair-tr...
Nov 27, 2025
‘First on the island:’ drones replace fireworks for Ladysmith Festival of Lights opening night
LADYSMITH - A long-standing tradition to kick start the Christmas season on the mid-Island is back, complete with a new way to light up the night sky. The Ladysmith Festival of Lights starts with the ...
Nov 26, 2025
‘December to remember’: Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival of a more “traditional Canadian winter,” a meteorologist for the Weather Network predicts as...
Nov 26, 2025
