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Nanaimo doctor says while the new program is well-meaning, it’s unlikely to make much difference.

Annual rankings by the Fraser Institute peg Dover Bay Secondary School as the top public school in Nanaimo.

Parents plead for public help in finding 13-year-old son.

Nanaimo city council established the 2011 tax rate increase for property owners Monday night, voting for an overall 2.5-per cent rate increase, while residential property tax owners will see a 3.6-per cent tax rate increase.

Businesses across the Island are being warned to be wary of a telemarketing company soliciting donations for a children’s activity book that is neither approved nor endorsed by the Vancouver Island Health Authority nor its local hospitals.

VIA Rail will officially relocate the Dayliner passenger train to Nanaimo from Victoria today (May 10), leaving many people to wonder if it will be the last time the train runs the tracks or if it will be the beginning of a new era in Vancouver Island railway history.

Five Nanaimo school district students took home gold medals at the B.C. Skills Canada competition.

Nanaimo RMCP hope the public can help find a missing teen.

Employees of the Cash Store in Terminal Park Plaza had to step gingerly when they walked in the office Monday morning because what used to be the front of their place of work was lying in shattered pieces on the sidewalk.