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CVRD wood smoke reduction rebate program back for 2024

Rebates worth up to $2,350

Apr 24, 2024 5:45 AM Read more >

Univ. of Victoria unions call for post-secondary funding reform amid budget cuts

Student and worker unions call on the province for change during $13 million budget cuts

Apr 22, 2024 2:33 PM Read more >

BioBlitz returns for nature enthusiasts in Nanaimo and Ladysmith

Citizen scientists asked to contribute to open-source ecological data

Apr 22, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district’s electric bus experience a bumpy ride so far

School District 68 committee updated on pros and cons of electrifying fleet of buses

Apr 20, 2024 10:30 AM Read more >

Outdoor enthusiasts will clean up Nanaimo-Ladysmith woods ahead of Earth Day

Ladysmith Sportsmen’s Club asks for volunteers for April 20 effort

Apr 18, 2024 5:05 AM Read more >

Nanaimo Airport steps up efforts to guard against human trafficking

Airport partners with country musician on ‘Not in My City’ campaign

Apr 17, 2024 9:30 AM Read more >

Western Forest Products curtails Alberni Pacific sawmill ‘indefinitely’

Firm says it has been unable to achieve an outcome that would allow the site to keep operating

Apr 17, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Man airlifted with severe burns from Ladysmith house fire

Blaze heavily damaged house on Deer Point Road on Stz’uminus First Nation land

Apr 16, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

Hikers help free man trapped in waist-deep mud on popular B.C. trail

A hiker’s ordeal on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail ends with help from strangers

Apr 15, 2024 11:45 AM Read more >

No lead in water at Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools, but water use a concern

Trustees updated on work to get lead out of schools’ pipes

Apr 15, 2024 5:51 AM Read more >