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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
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
Nanaimo's plastic checkout bag ban takes effect
NANAIMO - Single-use plastic bags are a thing of the past at Nanaimo retail outlets.Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags to Nanaimo stores since the City's checkout bag bylaw took ...
Jul 02, 2021
Canada Day events in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Though Canada Day 2021 arrives at a time of continuing discussions and calls for celebrations to be cancelled, many events are running throughout the mid-island area.Nanaimo:Canada Day event...
Jul 01, 2021
Kamloops Fire Rescue knocks down small fire in empty Tranquille business
KAMLOOPS - Shortly after 4:00 pm, Kamloops Fire Rescue was called to a structure fire in the 200-block of Tranquille Road.The fire was first reported around 4:10 pm by a caller from a nearby building,...
Jun 30, 2021
Overdose crisis in B.C. continues more than five years after it was declared a public health emergency
KAMLOOPS - Last month, 160 people in British Columbia died as a result of a toxic supply of illicit drugs. That brought the total number of deaths due to illicit drug overdose in B.C. to 851 for the y...
Jun 30, 2021
Nanaimo area sees slight dip in fatal overdoses as B.C.'s longest crisis continues
NANAIMO - The trend of fatal overdoses in Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island dipped slightly in May. Data from the BC Coroners Service published on Tuesday, June 29 showed four people lost their liv...
Jun 30, 2021
Donations abound for heat-strapped schools and care homes
NANAIMO - Many essential workers stuck inside were given a reprieve from the heat thanks to donations of cold drinks and fans. Teachers and students at Bayview Elementary were sweltering in the heat b...
Jun 30, 2021
Island Health sees only 1 new COVID-19 case
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases discovered in Island Health slowed drastically.Only one new cases was confirmed by Island Health on Wednesday, June 30. It was in the southern Island area, w...
Jun 30, 2021
