Community

'We're at a blank canvas' public opinions wanted to upgrade Commercial St.

NANAIMO - Plans to reform Commercial St. are moving ahead with public opinions pitched to help to shape future changes to the centerpiece of the city's downtown.Open houses and public presentations ar...

Nov 23, 2021

City of Nanaimo issues vaccine mandate for employees

NANAIMO - All City of Nanaimo employees and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by January 10, 2022.Employees who fail to provide proof of vaccination will be given furthe...

Nov 23, 2021

Drug toxicity call volumes continue testing local emergency responders

NANAIMO - Reviving people falling victim to Nanaimo's ongoing drug toxicity crisis is having an increased impact on emergency responders. Updated Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) data stated their crews resp...

Nov 23, 2021

Province pushing non-profit childcare over private

PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia is in the midst of what many call a childcare crisis, and the path forward for the sector will be vastly different according to the opposition.That path forward includ...

Nov 22, 2021

'We want the paella': Demonstrators demand savoury Spanish dish

PRINCE GEORGE - It's truly something you don't see every day.Friday morning a small group of paella protesters took to the sidewalk near Cimo Mediterranean Grill on Victoria street demanding their dis...

Nov 19, 2021

Food shortage fears linger as some local restaurants grapple with interrupted supply chain

PRINCE GEORGE - As highways and roads from the Lower Mainland remain closed for a third full day, supply chains have become paralyzed.Those supply chains are not only resulting in interruptions for gr...

Nov 17, 2021

Accessibility Committee likes Jumpstart proposal

PRINCE GEORGE - The City's Accessibility Committee has had a chance to look over what is being proposed for a multi-sport, fully-accessible facility adjacent to the new Fire Hall #1 on Massey Drive. A...

Nov 16, 2021

Prince George residents stranded in devastating BC storm

PRINCE GEORGE - With the Lower Mainland cut off from the rest of Canada on Monday night by road, several Prince George residents and northern British Columbians have found themselves wondering when th...

Nov 15, 2021

Local mother outraged after Province monopolizes autism funding

PRINCE GEORGE - Not long ago, the province announced the funding model for children diagnosed with autism in BC would be changing.Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean called it an im...

Nov 12, 2021

'We're ready to go': NightOwls WCL regular season schedule released

NANAIMO - Following a season grounded by the pandemic, the Nanaimo NightOwls are projected to finally take flight next June.The West Coast League (WCL) revealed its 2022 regular season this week, invo...

Nov 10, 2021