Tag Archives: People

NANAIMO - It's hoped a substantial influx of cash will help the City of Nanaimo provide solutions to the ever-expanding homelessness crisis. The province announced $2.5 million for the City's Homeless...

NANAIMO - A severely intoxicated driver instantly killed a pedestrian in a Parksville hit and run before he and others deliberately misled Oceanside RCMP throughout their investigation.A sentencing he...

KAMLOOPS - On a smoky Thursday near Logan Lake, this group of men are out learning how to run and maintain a brush saw. They're here as part of an eight-week Wildland Firefighting and Silviculture Pro...

NANAIMO - The number of active COVID-19 cases with Island Health continues to climb. There are 193 active cases as of Thursday, Aug. 12, a rise of eight from the day before. There were significantly m...

NANAIMO - A family of three was saved from a small, rocky island near Nanaimo after their boat was destroyed. The family with a young two-and-a-half-year-old daughter were stranded on Snake Island aft...

UPDATE: Corporate Couriers Logistics issued a statement on Friday, Aug 13 regarding its use of the City of Nanaimo's parking lot at Beban Park off Dorman Rd. near the artificial turf fields.The City r...

KAMLOOPS - For weeks, folks have been hoping for a glimpse of this - fluffy white clouds drifting lazily across the blue sky. "I'm just happy that it's clear skies," one person at Pioneer Park said wi...

NANAIMO - The stars have aligned for unobstructed views of an annual meteor shower sending flashes of streaks through the overnight sky.VIU astronomy professor Dr. Gregory Arkos said the Perseids mete...

NANAIMO - British Columbia's active case counts of COVID-19 continue to rise.A further 395 cases were announced on Tuesday, Aug. 10, slightly above the BC Centre for Disease Control's seven day averag...

KAMLOOPS - It wasn't the $70 million jackpot that kept Canadians consistently checking their lottery numbers, but a Kamloops woman left the lotto-crazed month of June with a rich memory.Alison Trulsen...