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NANAIMO - At the age of just 21-years-old, a local track and field star is realizing her dream.With continued top performances nationally for several years, Nanaimo race walker Olivia Lundman will be ...

NANAIMO - Several underused properties are poised for a substantial bump in housing in Nanaimo's south end. City councillors approved the first three of four required readings to a project calling for...

NANAIMO - With numerous factors stacked against him led by severe cognitive deficits, a Nanaimo man was sentenced to a further two years in jail. Dale John Patterson, 41, previously pleaded guilty to ...

PARKSVILLE - Risking his life to save another resulted in a well-earned bravery medal for the highly regarded president of Arrowsmith Search and Rescue. Arrowsmith SAR's Nick Rivers was awarded the Go...

NANAIMO - A pair of multi-use artificial sports fields in the south end are now serving vastly growing demand. On Saturday, April 20 newly constructed side-by-side all-weather artificial fields surrou...

NANAIMO - With a business plan approved for a new cancer centre in Nanaimo, an effort has begun to acquire a new diagnosis machine.Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation (NDHF) launched a campaign...

NANAIMO - The Senior Women Timbermen make their season debut this weekend.Team member Jenna Krajinovic said it's the first time in more than ten years Nanaimo has had a senior women's squad and they'v...

NANOOSE BAY - An extensive volunteer effort freed an island BC Parks day-use site of damaging invasive plant species recently. Between April 11 and 14, BC Marine Trails (BCMT) volunteers paddled to th...

NANAIMO - A proposed development at the gateway of the city's downtown is back to where it was earlier this year, despite continued objections from Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN).Re-zoning of the forme...

Editor's note: This story contains graphic details which may disturb some readers. Discretion is advised.VANCOUVER - A full day of final submissions are on deck in the murder trial of a Nanaimo woman ...