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NANAIMO - Nearly half a million dollars in federal funding awarded to the City of Nanaimo is boosting response efforts for the city’s Community Safety Officers (CSO). Coming from the federal gov...

NANAIMO - Fishing in one of the mid-Island’s many stocked lakes provide much more than the thrill of reeling in a rainbow trout. Mike Lawrence, founder of Vancouver Island Fishing for Fun Societ...

PORT ALBERNI - Challenges around traffic volumes, parking and pedestrian safety are set to continue for the foreseeable future at one of the Island’s biggest attractions. Cathedral Grove, midway...

NANAIMO - Much of coastal B.C. woke up to wet and windy conditions Thursday morning, with more on the way. Environment Canada issued rain and wind warnings for much of Vancouver Island the morning of ...

NANAIMO - Clippers forward Sam Boisvert is back where he started his junior career. After playing 63 games with 23 points for the team in 2023 and 2024 the Mirabel, Quebec native has returned to Nanai...

QUALICUM BEACH - A proposed senior care facility won’t be moving forward, following concerns from neighbours about the size and scope of the project. Town councillors voted 3-2 on Wednesday, Oct...

WHISKEY CREEK - Fast-advancing drone technology is credited for the rapid rescue of a distressed hiker west of Whiskey Creek. On Sunday Oct. 19 at around 6 p.m., Arrowsmith Search and Rescue president...

NANAIMO - A man was handed a nine-month non-custodial sentence for leaving the scene of a crash in Cedar where an elderly female pedestrian was killed. Provincial court judge Tamara Hodge rendered her...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative leader John Rustad says he will not resign after the party’s president and other members of its management committee told him to quit over “chaos&#...

NANAIMO - Locals keen for a scare this Halloween will get the opportunity over six nights to explore the story of the town of Ash Hollows. For the third year in a row, Owen Stanley and his family have...