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Bestwick calls for report on council renumeration

Nanaimo city council wants to explore how councillors get paid for their work on committees and commissions.

School budget cuts up for discussion again

Nanaimo trustees will reconsider a couple of cuts made to balance next year's budget at a special business committee meeting Wednesday.

Nanaimo Mounties release one suspect in Baird murder

A woman arrested by Nanaimo Mounties as a possible suspect in a murder case has been released.

Bike to Work Week off to strong start

Bike to Work Week Nanaimo got off to a strong Monday, judging by the number of cyclists who stopped by celebration stations and cycling commuters on Nanaimo roads.

911 operators trying to stem tide of bogus calls

Operators, who serve 350,000 people on the Island, outlying islands and Powell River, received nearly 15,000 false emergency calls in 2010. More than half of those, 61 per cent, came from mobile devices.

Canucks games on downtown Nanaimo screen

Downtown Nanaimo will be awash in a sea of blue, green and white Wednesday (June 1) as the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup final series comes to the big screen TV at Diana Krall Plaza.
Cyclists urged to put a lid on it

Cyclists urged to put a lid on it

Bike to Work Week events take place all week with a wrap-up on Sunday (June 5)

City issues bear warning for Westwood Lake

The City of Nanaimo issued a warning this morning (May 31) that two bears have been sighted in Westwood Lake Park park as recently as today.

Dinner planned for injured mountain biker

Friends of a Nanaimo mountain biker who broke his neck while riding trails in Kamloops recently are planning a fundraiser to help him out.
Sports zone dedication honours McNabb

Sports zone dedication honours McNabb

Bright-coloured statues line the street Larry McNabb once called his field of dreams.