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Talk touts risks of wireless technologies

Wireless technologies are part of many people’s daily lives, but not everyone believes it’s safe to be exposed to the radiation emitted.

Nanaimo MPs differ on budget

Nanaimo's two MPs each have descriptors for Monday’s federal budget, but it’s not surprising they are at opposite ends of the spectrum.
VIU students glad to graduate

VIU students glad to graduate

Some Vancouver Island University graduates felt an extra bit of relief to be walking across the stage in cap and gown Tuesday.
Museum visitors, revenues increasing

Museum visitors, revenues increasing

Moving into the Vancouver Island Conference Centre on Commercial Street has had a positive impact on the Nanaimo Museum's bottom line.

Nanaimo's graffiti gets scrubbed on cleanup day

Graffiti that accumulated on fences, buildings, mailboxes, signs and utility poles over the winter will get scrubbed away when volunteers do their spring cleaning this weekend.
Horse fair at Beban Park this weekend

Horse fair at Beban Park this weekend

Beban Park is going to the horses this weekend during the inaugural Island Equine Affair.

Emergency personnel follow crash procedures

Amidst the urgency to reach the pilot of a crashed biplane during Saturday’s Wings and Wheels air show, the fact Nanaimo Airport was still an active fly zone was not lost on emergency personnel.
SPCA investigating dog-dragging on Gabriola Island

SPCA investigating dog-dragging on Gabriola Island

The B.C. SPCA is investigating after a dog was dragged behind a pickup truck and seriously injured on the weekend.

Project explores alternatives to school rankings

Nanaimo educators are excited about the work a group of Vancouver-based advocates is doing to determine how well schools are meeting the needs of students and communities.

Nanaimo Mounties investigating death of baby

Nanaimo RCMP are conducting an investigation into the death of a six-week old baby boy.