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Coastal Fire Centre sets summer fire restrictions

NANAIMO – Coastal Fire Centre limits size of open fires for summer.
New prostitution law to target customers

New prostitution law to target customers

Federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay unveils government's response to Supreme Court ruling on sex trade
Vancouver Island University celebrates graduates

Vancouver Island University celebrates graduates

NANAIMO – Hundreds of students graduate from university programs in Nanaimo this week.
Engine trouble forces pilot to land on lake south of Nanaimo

Engine trouble forces pilot to land on lake south of Nanaimo

NANAIMO – Pilot glides float plane safely onto Fourth Lake following engine malfunction.
Police need help to find missing Nanaimo man

Police need help to find missing Nanaimo man

NANAIMO – RCMP hope the public can help find Roy Ostling, 62, who disappeared last week.
UPDATE: Pay cut upheld in B.C. teacher dispute

UPDATE: Pay cut upheld in B.C. teacher dispute

One per cent reduction in wage increase proposal for teachers, plus moves on benefits, preparation time
There's no place like a gnome home

There's no place like a gnome home

NANAIMO – Gnomes have colonized Nanaimo's parks where gnome home doors have been spotted in tree trunk hollows.

New Nanaimo public school to open this fall

NANAIMO – Vancouver Island West School District – not Nanaimo – will open a new aboriginal-focused public school in the city.

Property taxes coming due

NANAIMO – Close to 37,000 property tax notices were mailed to residents last week.

Nanaimo auxiliary constables pull man from harbour

NANAIMO – Auxiliary RCMP constables credited with saving life of distraught man.