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Regional District of Nanaimo approves plan to tackle invasive plants in parks

Initial efforts will focus on data collection

Mar 25, 2025 5:05 AM Read more >

5 candidates in place in Nanaimo-Ladysmith as election campaign begins

General voting day for Canadian election set for April 28

Mar 24, 2025 8:55 AM Read more >

Nanaimo eyes procurement policies under retaliatory trade tariffs

City procurement staff adhere to existing trade agreements, but buy local where possible

Mar 24, 2025 5:05 AM Read more >

2 hospitalized, several passengers fall ill on B.C. Ferries vessel in Swartz Bay

A total of 6 passengers received medical care causing a nearly one-hour delay on March 22

Mar 23, 2025 4:47 PM Read more >

100 apartments planned in Nanaimo's Rock City area

Steep-slope development on Barrington Road will overlook natural wetland

Mar 23, 2025 11:30 AM Read more >

RDN updating management plan of expanded Mount Benson park

Close to 80 hectares acquired by Regional District of Nanaimo in 2022 in Westwood Lake area

Mar 23, 2025 5:05 AM Read more >

New data shows which bee species buzzing around Vancouver Island's farms

Sixty species and 'morpho-species' were identified on Vancouver Island farms

Mar 22, 2025 11:45 AM Read more >

Nanaimo businesses brace for what's next in tariff war between Canada and the U.S.

Businesses navigating challenges and looking for new opportunities

Mar 22, 2025 5:05 AM Read more >

Astronomer from Mexico will explain to Nanaimo club how star mass matters

Joaquín Bohigas Bosch presents at Nanaimo Astronomy Society meeting on March 27

Mar 21, 2025 5:27 PM Read more >

Special gang enforcement team bags 3 suspects in Nanaimo

Gang enforcement team blitz grabs suspects, drugs, cash and weapons

Mar 20, 2025 3:12 PM Read more >