Nanaimoโs first artificial turf field opened 20 years ago, and a lot of great games have been played on turf in the two decades since.
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Nanaimoโs first artificial turf field opened 20 years ago, and a lot of great games have been played on turf in the two decades since.
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Rabbit owners are encouraged to be vigilant after a number of dead feral rabbits, with symptoms of a deadly virus, were found near Nanaimo.
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B.C. government ministers were outside Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Friday, Oct. 31, to announce the projectโs ground-breaking.
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Dealing with an industrial land shortage and the issues that exacerbate accessing whatโs available was the focus of a panel discussion Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Vancouver Island Economic Allianceโs State of the Island economic summit.
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Snuneymuxw First Nation in Nanaimo announced it is buying two more casinos โ including River Rock Casino Resort โ and will become the largest Indigenous-led casino operator in British Columbia by revenue.
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A new private memberโs bill to streamline the home-building process was discussed in the legislature this week after being introduced by Nanaimo-Lantzvilleโs MLA.
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Important news story: puppies
Guide and service dogs perform an important service, but those skills arenโt something theyโre born with.  
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Vancouver Islandโs economy is at a critical point and hard decisions need to be made to ensure long-term prosperity.
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Beef: I was crossing Townsite and you blasted me with your carโs horn. I am 82 and unwell, but you seemed to think I would run across.
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Changes to B.C.โs School Act could lead to childcare availability during winter, spring and summer holidays in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools.  
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If mines and jumpscares bring frights, the newest haunted house attraction at Beban Park is a local Halloween attraction not to be missed.
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One person was taken to hospital after a pickup truck sank in a Nanaimo lake this morning.  
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Nanaimo Concert Bandโs fall concert, on the same weekend as Halloween, will feature music thatโs dark and mysterious.
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Guest speakers from afar can now appear in hologram form at Vancouver Island Conference Centre events without travelling to Nanaimo.
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The Vancouver Island University Mariners were the PacWestโs best team all season long, and extended that into the gold medal game today.
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Nanaimo city council had the chance to communicate to B.C. Housing a desire for more dry housing and homes for seniors experiencing homelessness.
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The โgrandson scamโ has claimed another victim in Nanaimo, and police say it has evolved with scammers now asking for Bitcoin.
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Nanaimo council has deferred a request to look at ways the city can financially support Jesseโs House, a home for families of children requiring hospital care at NRGH.  
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Improved conditions have prompted B.C. Ferries to resume service on the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route as of noon on Friday, Oct. 24.
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Vancouver Islandโs business leaders will gather in Nanaimo to talk about the current state of the Island, and what the future could hold.
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The driver involved in the death of a 90-year-old pedestrian in Cedar two winters ago will not spend time in prison.
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Nanaimo Fire Rescueโs Fire Station No. 1 opened its doors so members of the public could get a look at the newest fire trucks in the fleet, as well as other firefighting equipment.
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Beef: Why does no one in this city use signals or obey stop or yield signs? Drivers cut across three lanes of traffic in front of you or use โno entryโ as an entry and almost cause a head-on collision and then I get the finger. These happen to me daily.
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The City of Nanaimo is being asked become the second municipality in Canada to ban small single-use plastic water bottles from being sold within city limits.
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A whale calf that was struck by a foot-passenger ferry last week has been identified and its healing process will be monitored, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.  
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A property on the shore of Westwood Lake will retain its current zoning status, dashing plans for a townhouse development on the site.
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The truth is out there, way out there, and astronomers are trying to figure out what makes the Solar Systemโs Kuiper Belt behave differently from similar structures in solar systems observed around distant stars.
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Global Village Nanaimo is back with new items and some old favourites as the Christmas shopping season approaches.  
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Nanaimo RCMP have arrested a man from Duncan for suspicion of prowling.
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Inequities faced by patients considering medical assistance in dying is at the centre of a study by a nursing professor at Vancouver Island University
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