2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (257+ words) Published 3:45 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 A senior is dead after being hit by a sport utility vehicle in Nanaimo on July 23. In a press release, Nanaimo RCMP said first responders were on the scene of a fatal motor vehicle collision at…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago   (709+ words) Published 3:13 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 As the three wildfires making up the Brunswick Creek complex near Boston Bar remain out of control, the growth of one of them — the Ainslie Creek wildfire — has prompted the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) to put…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago   (433+ words) Published 1:30 pm Saturday, July 25, 2026 More carpentry and recreational vehicle technician apprentices from Vancouver Island University will be trained, the B.C. government has announced. At a Friday, July 24 media conference at VIU’s Nanaimo campus, B.C. Minister of Post-secondary Education and Future Skills…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (486+ words) Published 8:00 am Saturday, July 25, 2026 Fresh off a standout collegiate career at Boise State University, Parksville’s Gavyn Knight is taking the next step in his golfing journey. The former B.C. junior champion is focusing on one day earning a spot on…...

12+ hour, 31+ min ago   (169+ words) Published 5:35 am Saturday, July 25, 2026 The Errington Hall invites music lovers to broaden their cultural horizons this summer with a suite of four world music workshops. The ninety-minute sessions will introduce rhythms and melodies from Brazil, Hawaii, Mexico, Ireland and Latin…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (287+ words) Published 1:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 Back for another year, the Western Toad community is on the move in rural Cowichan. The Great Western Toads are actively migrating from the wetlands to their terrestrial habitats. Sahtlam, Glenora, and Cowichan Station are hotspots…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (282+ words) Published 3:40 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 This month’s Climate Hug recipient is the Oceanside Repair Café whose primary mission is to provide a community service that promotes repair skills in a consumer society, reduces landfill and creates community. Reusing is the heart…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (360+ words) Published 3:00 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 A late-night hedge fire behind a Parksville apartment building caused damage to a vehicle and cracked several windows, but firefighters were able to stop the blaze before it spread to the building. Parksville Fire Rescue was…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (323+ words) Published 9:06 am Friday, July 24, 2026 All 10 passengers and a pilot are accounted for after a Kenmore Air seaplane crashed roughly 55 kilometres north-northeast of Victoria. The incident occurred Thursday evening (July 23) around 5:15 p.m., in Shallow Bay near Sucia Island, Wash. The flight had…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (672+ words) Published 12:18 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 Evacuation orders have been issued for just under 600 residents of the Village of Clinton and for properties north and south of Clinton along Highway 97 due to the Pear Lake wildfire west of the community. An evacuation…...