Author Archives: Kyle Ireland

PARKSVILLE - The society responsible for one of Parksville's most iconic events is putting more money than ever in to the community. On Friday, the Parksville Beach Festival Society presented 24 local...

NANAIMO - A retail giant in Nanaimo is closing its doors. Sears Canada announced the Nanaimo North Town Centre location will have its lease surrendered, as well as nine other Sears department stores i...

PARKSVILLE - Riders are set to hit the road for an emotionally and physically demanding experience in the name of raising money to help children fighting cancer. The 20th anniversary version of the Ca...

PARKSVILLE - The sky over Parksville will light up Saturday as another Beach Fest comes to a close. The annual fireworks show over the water starts at roughly 9:45 p.m. Saturday night. Beach Fest Soci...

PARKSVILLE - Close to 40 hockey players vying for a roster spot with the Oceanside Generals are trying to impress a new head coach this weekend. Training camp for the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey Le...

PARKSVILLE - If you're patient, stargazing this weekend will have an extra spark. Greg Arkos, a professor of astronomy at VIU's Nanaimo campus says the annual Perseid meteor shower will be especially ...

PARKSVILLE - When you ask a long time resident of Parksville about the Banks family, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the volunteer fire department. Retired fire chief Doug Banks' grandf...

PARKSVILLE - After fleeing their on-fire apartment building, residents now have to move everything out to make room for repairs. Thirty-eight people living in 32 units of Ocean Terrace on the Island H...

PARKSVILLE - With the flames now extinguished, efforts are turning to housing residents who lost their homes in a major apartment building fire Thursday night in Parksville. Fire chief Marc Norris sai...

PARKSVILLE - Stage three watering restrictions are going into effect in the City of Parksville on July 1. It's the only jurisdiction in the Regional District of Nanaimo to make the move. The city's De...