Tag Archives: People

NANAIMO - Jolly Old Saint Nick made an appearance at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) to spread cheer to children at Island hospitals.While this event was limited last year due to the pandemic...

NANAIMO - Numerous events on the mid Island have gotten a financial boost from a provincial Covid-19 recovery program.$240,000 for mid Island specific events between July 1, 2021 and Sept. 30 2022 wer...

KAMLOOPS - For over a decade, the PIT Stop Program at the United Church has teamed up with the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak to provide a Christmas dinner for people in need in the community. Howev...

NANAIMO - An erratic driver who rolled a stolen truck after entering oncoming Inland Island Hwy. traffic has been sentenced to 16 months behind bars.Sheldon James Johanson, 32, pleaded guilty to three...

NANAIMO - Police responded to reports of shots fired in front of a home on View St. in south Nanaimo late Saturday night.When officers arrived on scene around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec 11., they foun...

NANAIMO - A large under-used patch of grass at Nanaimo's old Woodlands Secondary School site is poised to shift to a flourishing food garden by next spring.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools landed a $1...

MERRITT, BC - It's been nearly a month since the atmospheric river event dumped record levels of precipitation throughout the southwest section of British Columbia.While many evacuees have returned ho...

KAMLOOPS - With two months of data still to come in 2021, British Columbia is already reporting the highest number of deaths in a single year as a result of an increasingly toxic drug supply.So far, 1...

NANAMO - October is now the deadliest month in our province's history for illicit drug toxicity.201 lives were lost last month, which equates to just over six people dying per day. Seven fatalities we...

NANAMO - Agonizing impacts of abuse at the hands of a once trusted family friend were highlighted during an emotional sentencing hearing.Robert Wayne Calvert, 51, had two years tacked onto an existing...