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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
FULL INTERVIEW: Kamloops Blazers President & COO Don Moores
KAMLOOPS - CFJC Today caught up with Kamloops Blazers President and Chief Operating Officer Don Moores on Wednesday to talk about the newly-released 2021-2022 WHL Schedule, as well as the task of repl...
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
Kamloops movie theatres re-opening with B.C in Phase Two of Restart
KAMLOOPS - Movie lovers in B.C. have gone without the coveted 'theatre experience' for several months, however this week big screens around the province are back on as B.C. enters Phase Two of its Res...
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
Sun Peaks eager for regular summer programming following Step Two of B.C.'s Restart
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Resort municipalities across the province were thrilled as B.C.'s Restart entered Step Two on Tuesday (June 15).Step Two arrived just in time for Sun Peaks. The resort's opening week...
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
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
