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New benches bringing vibrant colours to Oceanside region

PARKSVILLE - Travellers and Oceanside residents will be able to sit and take in the amazing natural views while enjoying artistic creativity. Thirty freshly painted benches, built by Ballenas Secondar...

Jun 20, 2021

VIDEO: Lantzville, Snaw-naw-as Nation formalize new working relationship

LANTZVILLE - The ink is dry on a new memorandum of understanding between the District of Lantzville and Snaw-naw-as Nation.Officially signed at a ceremony in Nanoose on Friday, June 18, the document c...

Jun 19, 2021

Nanaimo spreading scaled-back Canada Day celebrations across six local parks

NANAIMO - For the second year in a row, there will be no major Canada Day celebration at Maffeo Sutton Park.Despite restrictions forecast to be relaxed July 1, allowing for festivals and larger gather...

Jun 19, 2021

School sports 'likely' to return in the fall according to health officials

PRINCE GEORGE - School sports have been on a long hiatus since the pandemic began. On Thursday, an announcement from the BC Government stated "Should the current encouraging progress continue, it is a...

Jun 18, 2021

First-ever Olympic karate event expected to kick up participation numbers in the North

PRINCE GEORGE - The Tokyo Olympics are set to happen this year and will be the first time ever that karate will be in an Olympic Games.For the Nechako Karate Club, having that exposure means spreading...

Jun 18, 2021

Jessey Church raises over $4k during Annual ALS Golfathon

PRINCE GEORGE - It's the second consecutive year Aberdeen's Assistant Pro Jessey Church has taken part in the PGA of BC Golfathon.His first swing came at 3:59 AM, and the last ball hit the hole just b...

Jun 18, 2021

Local swimmer reaching for Tokyo Olympic berth

NANAIMO - Tayden De Pol won't see the finish line coming as he looks to earn a trip to Tokyo in July.The Nanaimo swimmer, a former member of the Riptides swim team and current UBC Thunderbird, will ta...

Jun 18, 2021

'It's really sad:' Whiskey Creek service station flattened in non-suspicious fire

WHISKEY CREEK - Fire officials believe a damaging blaze which destroyed the Whiskey Creek Co-op service station was accidental.Lt. Theresa Benoit with Coombs-Hillers Volunteer fire department said the...

Jun 18, 2021

'We felt compelled to speak up:' Nanoose Bay dog owners demand tougher animal cruelty laws

NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay couple hopes something positive results from the horrific abuse their dog suffered at the hands of a disturbed pet sitter.Jayson and Milagros Henkel are making their concerns k...

Jun 18, 2021

Wheels in Motion: Joel Ewert continues high-level parasport development

PRINCE GEORGE - Joel Ewert is a high-level wheelchair rugby athlete. He has a disability and has been playing the sport for about six years.He has trained with the Prince George Hammerheads, a group w...

Jun 17, 2021