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'It's driven by hate:' Nanaimo rainbow crosswalk, pride mural defaced

NANAIMO - The only two public art pieces showing pride and inclusivity with Nanaimo's LGBTQ2+ community were destroyed over the weekend.Black paint and a roller was used on both the rainbow crosswalk ...

Jul 05, 2021

Nanaimo man killed in early-morning ATV rollover crash

NANAIMO - An ATV accident has killed a local man south of Nanaimo.Emergency crews were called to a gravel road off Nanaimo River Rd., near Gogo's Christmas Tree farm on South Forks Rd. in the morning ...

Jul 05, 2021

Significant expansion made to City of Nanaimo's SARC building

NANAIMO - Crews are concluding $660,000 worth of upgrades to the City's downtown Service and Resource Centre, home to roughly 200 civil servants. The City's director of finance Laura Mercer said it be...

Jul 05, 2021

'Hurts so much:' Over 1,000 Nunavut children on wait-list for dental surgery

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut woman says her 12-year-old son lost 15 pounds while waiting to have a tooth removed this year. The boy in Rankin Inlet was recently one of more than 1,000 children on the ...

Jul 04, 2021

UNBC Timberwolves set to host sports camps for local youth once again

PRINCE GEORGE - For the first time since the pandemic began, the UNBC Timberwolves will be hosting summer camps for young local athletes at the Northern Sport Centre.Soccer, basketball and multi-sport...

Jul 02, 2021

Big Strides: Cariboo Hockey holds major ID camp for first time since pandemic began

PRINCE GEORGE - Cariboo Hockey hosts male and female, bantam and midget, major id camp, to recruit for upcoming season.This was the first time in well over a year that Cariboo Hockey was able to hold ...

Jul 02, 2021

VIEX announces August return to Beban Park, rides & live music included

NANAIMO - Summer events season in Nanaimo received a significant jolt with the return of the Vancouver Island Exhibition at the Beban Park Fairgrounds.One of the oldest agricultural fairs in western C...

Jul 02, 2021

City and RD keeping an eye on two threats

PRINCE GEORGE - Following a thunderstorm across the province, which resulted in 41,000 lightning strikes, local governments are on high alert. But, in this region, there is a double threat. "We're act...

Jul 02, 2021

Cathedral Grove re-opens with COVID protocols after extended closure

PARKSVILLE - Perimeter fencing has been removed and visitors are allowed back to a premium Vancouver Island tourism draw.A ministry of environment statement confirmed Macmillan Provincial Park re-open...

Jul 02, 2021

Dozens of fires sparked after evening lightning storm through Interior, Lytton all-but-destroyed

KAMLOOPS - Local Fire Rescue crews had a busy night battling a large fire, which appeared to ignite from an evening lightning stormThe fire started in a wooded area east of the city. At one point RCMP...

Jul 02, 2021