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Cohorts disbanding for September return to normal in BC classrooms

NANAIMO - With a pandemic-affected school year coming to an end, public health and the education system has turned its attention to what's to come.Provincial education minister Jennifer Whiteside anno...

Jun 17, 2021

VIDEO: 'It's devastating:' vigil held for murdered Nanaimo outreach worker

NANAIMO - Dozens came out to show how they were touched and helped by a Nanaimo outreach worker who struggled many personal demons and was recently found murdered. Upwards of 50 people attended the ca...

Jun 16, 2021

Wheelchair basketball continues to roll throughout the pandemic months

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Lumberjacks are a wheelchair basketball team under the Northern Adapted Sports Association. Due to Covid, they've had to suspend all their team competitions.Because o...

Jun 16, 2021

Eight new Island Health COVID-19 cases as provincial numbers remain steady

NANAIMO - A minor increase of COVID-19 cases came Wednesday.Eight new positive tests were added to the health authority total, now at 5,119 throughout the entire pandemic.Active cases rose by one to 5...

Jun 16, 2021

Beban Pool slated to reopen in early October after pandemic closure

NANAIMO - All pool facilities in Nanaimo should be open by early October. An Oct. 4 re-open date for Beban Pool was unanimously approved by Nanaimo councillors during a finance and audit committee mee...

Jun 16, 2021

Mackenzie hoping to become mountain biking destination with new trail system

MACKENZIE - Think of Pidherny but on a much larger scale and on the slopes of Morphee Mountain. That is the latest project from the Mackenzie Outdoor Route and Trail Association who are trying to catc...

Jun 16, 2021

$500K lottery ticket bought in Nanaimo, $70M prize still up for grabs

NANAIMO - Check your Lotto Max tickets.While no $70 million jackpot was won during the Tuesday, June 15 Lotto Max draw, two sizable prices were earned by Island players.Playnow.com showed 42 winners w...

Jun 16, 2021

Nanaimo casino employees suing for wrongful dismissal

NANAIMO - Numerous employees of Casino Nanaimo have launched lawsuits against the larger organization, claiming they were fired without cause as the COVID-19 pandemic began. Civil claims filed in BC S...

Jun 16, 2021

Local woman continues to live active lifestyle despite being a quadriplegic

PRINCE GEORGE - Chantelle Grafton was in a mountain biking accident two years ago that left her paralyzed from the neck down. She hasn't let that deter her however, as she continues to live the active...

Jun 15, 2021

Famous Nanaimo bathtub race cancelled, hope floats for September event

NANAIMO - Bathtubs, silly boats and dragon boats won't race through the waters off the shores of Nanaimo this year. The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society, which hosts and co-organizes the larger Nanaimo M...

Jun 15, 2021