Category Archives: Local News

PARKSVILLE - Recruitment efforts for new doctors in the Oceanside area has paid off. Sharon Todd, the coordinator of recruitment and retention for the Oceanside Division of Family Practice, told Parks...

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP want to talk to a person of interest in a suspicious fire that destroyed French Creek Bakery and Cafe. Cpl. Jesse Foreman said police want to talk to a man spotted near the...

PARKSVILLE -- Liberal Michelle Stilwell's nerves were tested a few times over the evening as the NDP's Sue Powell took the lead on the more than one occasion while the votes rolled in. In the end, Sti...

NANAIMO -- Another lofty fundraising goal for the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation. Their new campaign hopes to raise $350-thousand to support healthy heart programs. Something that affects al...

PARKSVILLE - If a disaster struck locally, would be you ready to leave your home at a moment's notice? It's a question organizers will ask during Emergency Preparedness Week, running from May 7 to 13 ...

QUALICUM BEACH - Farmers market season has officially kicked off. The Qualicum Beach Farmers Market is celebrating their 20th anniversary and held their first summer market on May 6. Market manager Je...

PARKSVILLE - RCMP say an age-old phone scam has reared its head on the mid-island. Oceanside RCMP said they received numerous reports on May 3 from residents who had taken threatening phone calls from...

PARKSVILLE - City council has adopted the four per cent tax hike first proposed in the fall of 2016. The increase means that the average homeowner will pay about $76 more this year over last, accordin...

PARKSVILLE - If a disaster struck and disabled traditional lines of communication , how would emergency officials pass along vital information to each other. That's the question being asked of a massi...

NANAIMO - Mid-Island residents were scratching their heads when stage one watering restrictions were introduced after the soggy winter. Eyebrows are raised again as municipalities, like the City's of ...