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Woman accused of having 'significant' amount of drugs in French Creek bust
PARKSVILLE - It was much more than a standard vehicle stop for Oceanside Mounties. A prohibited driver was pulled over in French Creek last Thursday, Feb. 15, where police found trafficking level quan...
Daryl Major Feb 20, 2018
Alleged thief loads up stolen bait car with stolen goods before arrest
OCEANSIDE - RCMP were able to return some stolen goods after they were recovered during an arrest for taking a planted bait car. Cpl. Jesse Foreman said a bait car was stolen from Parksville at roughl...
Daryl Major Feb 07, 2018
Inventory of open spaces in Parksville ready to go
PARKSVILLE - Following on the heels of an extensive look at the community park, there is another sprawling project in the works in Parksville. This one will update the 2005 Parks and Trails Master Pla...
Daryl Major Feb 06, 2018
Difficult work begins to fix washed out roads after serious flooding
NANAIMO - Repairing the damage done by heavy rains and flooding Sunday and Monday won't be an easy fix. Mike Pearson, the Vancouver Island district manager of transportation, said they'll have to comp...
Daryl Major Jan 31, 2018
Thief targeting ATMs in Parksville area: RCMP
PARKSVILLE - In a heist that would make the Trailer Park Boys proud, Oceanside RCMP say a thief needed less than two minutes to steal an ATM from a French Creek store. Cpl. Jesse Foreman said a commer...
Daryl Major Jan 31, 2018
Woman rescued from Lantzville mudslide, multiple road closures due to flooding
NANAIMO - Flooding and landslides across the mid-island region forced multiple road closures, evacuations and at least two rescue operations. The Regional District of Nanaimo activated an emergency op...
Daryl Major Jan 29, 2018
Woman pulled from waters off Bowser
BOWSER - An unidentified woman is in hospital after being pulled from the water in Bowser Thursday morning. Oceanside RCMP received a call just after 8:30 about someone screaming in the water about 10...
Daryl Major Jan 26, 2018
Massive water project in Parksville hits the halfway mark
PARKSVILLE - The $34.5 million Englishman River Water Service project has hit a milestone. Construction is 50 percent complete and it remains on budget. Vaughn Figuiera, director of engineering and op...
Daryl Major Jan 25, 2018
Drawing tourists year round the goal of Oceanside Tourism officials
OCEANSIDE -- There were a lot of tourists in the Oceanside area in 2017. As is usually the case, the majority visit in the summer months. Parksville-Qualicum Beach Tourism officials say the challenge ...
Daryl Major Jan 22, 2018
Impressive tourism numbers for Oceanside in 2017
OCEANSIDE -- 2017 was a big year for tourism in Oceanside with a lot to brag about. Through the end of November, there was a 12 per cent increase in accommodation revenue from 2016. Blaine Sepos execu...
Daryl Major Jan 18, 2018