Couples who receive disability assistance will now be able to be with the ones they love without having to worry about reduced support clawbacks.
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A new play coming to Downtown Nanaimo’s OV Arts Centre is looking to tackle the tough realities of living with mental illness, addiction, and intergenerational trauma.
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A local potter with 40 years of experience is sharing her knowledge in a book aimed at novice potters.
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Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank is facing unprecedented difficulties due to financial challenges and resulting in changes to this year’s Christmas Hamper program.
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Vancouver Island University nursing students are making sure kids, no matter their background, can still take part in sports.
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Ground has officially broken for construction on the new BC Cancer centre at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
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Snuneymuxw First Nation is once again celebrating, with the acquisition of two new casinos on the mainland.
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Something is lurking in the OV Art Centre, and for the third year, Reconciliation Theatre is welcoming guests to explore the haunted depths of the Victoria Rd theatre.
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Nanaimo’s very own Commercial Street is being highlighted in the newest exhibit at the Nanaimo Art Gallery.
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The City of Nanaimo wants to give opportunities to community members to stop and reflect on the space around them with a new poetry trail.
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After 40 years of bringing professional theatre to the local stage, Nanaimo’s TheatreOne is closing its stage curtains forever.
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After decades of hard work and determination, 194.7 acres have been returned to the Snuneymuxw First Nation.
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What should have been a celebration, kicking off its 41st season, TheatreOne is now having to cancel shows as it figures out if it can even keep the theatre company going.
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A dam safety engineer told Nanaimo city council that there would be serious consequences if dams the city owns and maintains were to fail. Dave Bonin, a senior hydrotechnical engineer with Hatch Ltd. presented at Monday’s governance and priorities committee meeting that he is concerned that at least two of the city’s dams could fail if an earthquake hit.
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