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Campus closure benefits Nanaimo

A healthy Sprott-Shaw campus in Nanaimo could see higher enrolment with the closure of the private community college’s Duncan campus.

NDP promotes referendum 'yes' vote against HST

Provincial NDP leader Adrian Dix is on the road encouraging British Columbians to vote ‘yes’ in the harmonized sales tax referendum.

Police bust impaired boater

A 23-year-old Nanaimo man was arrested for impaired boating off the waters of Swy-a-lana Lagoon Saturday.

Citizens to keep eyes, ears on schools

Police in Nanaimo want citizens to keep their eyes and ears on schools.

Cisterns eyed to reduce groundwater demand

Rural residents could soon gain access to cash to help resolve water issues in the Yellow Point and Gabriola Island areas.

Firefighters douse vehicle blaze on Island Highway

Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle fire Sunday shortly after 11:30 a.m. on the southbound Island Highway near the Cedar cutoff.

Local bioenergy company receives $1 million from province

Cedar Road LFG Inc. will receive $1 million from the province's Innovative Clean Energy Fund to continue to support the development of new technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Quiet time for cops during marine festival

Nanaimo Marine Festival continues to evolve into a family affair with police having a relatively quiet time the entire weekend.

Water concerns increasing in Yellow Point

Residents in Yellow Point and Cedar are at a loss on where to turn for help with their concerns over a sustainable water source.

Coroner's inquest hears timeline of 2009 fatal police shooting

A Nanaimo man shot and killed during a 2009 confrontation with police had what police believed to be a gun in his hand that he was threatening to use on officers, according to police recordings of the incident.