Category Archives: Local News

NANAIMO - While some areas of the mid-island scored a reprieve from the NDP's proposed speculation tax, Nanaimo remains under the microscope due to the city's "housing crisis." On Monday, NDP Finance ...

PARKSVILLE - Two people were injured in a single vehicle crash on Highway 19 north of Nanoose. It happened around 7:25 Tuesday morning near Ross Road. Sgt. Darrin Ramey of RCMP Central Island Traffic ...

NANAIMO - A Qualicum Beach woman was sentenced to 60-days in jail and a year probation for a host of property related offences. Trina Lynn Bell, 52, was sentenced in Provincial Court in Nanaimo Friday...

NANAIMO - Island Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control are warning anyone who's eaten herring eggs recently to stay hydrated and safely dispose of any remaining eggs. Medical health officer Dr....

NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo has secured funding for a risk assessment in the hopes of eventually better protecting areas prone to flooding. The RDN has issued a tender to have areas inc...

PARKSVILLE - The opinions were similar but the tone was notably less volatile at an open house in Parksville about a new supportive housing project, compared to one in Nanaimo. Roughly 200 people came...

OCEANSIDE - A cop car was damaged after a run-in with two prolific offenders. A release from Oceanside RCMP said the cruiser was hit when officers found a car they knew was stolen out on a Qualicum Be...

PARKSVILLE - Winning the first ever Community Spirit award in Parksville still hasn't sunk in for Renate Sutherland. She was honoured at the recent Business Achievement awards and when told Mayor Marc...

NANAIMO - A man is dead following a horrific single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 19 in Nanoose Bay. Central Island Traffic Services RCMP Cpl. Darrin Ramey said it happened Friday at 5 p.m. in the northbound ...

PARKSVILLE - Thousands of Brant geese flocked to the shores of the Oceanside region, in what nature enthusiasts describe as an amazing natural phenomenon. Dr. Lynne Brookes, past president of the Arro...