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📷 A Harbour Air Seaplane lands in the Nanaimo Harbour in front of Protection Island. Photo by Jesse Woodward.

CHLY produces local civic and community news from our broadcast community and beyond. We serve Nanaimo and the Salish Sea region, reporting on the news in Nanaimo, Lantzville, Ladysmith, Gabriola Island, Denman Island, Hornby Island, the Oceanside region, and the Comox Valley. We can also be heard in Sechelt and the Southern Sunshine Coast.

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Eight people in Nanaimo have died from overdoses in 2020
Eight people in Nanaimo have died from overdoses in 2020

Overdose deaths In BC increased sharply in March with 113 people dying in BC, but are still down from the previous year according to a report from the BC Coroners Service.

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NewsMick SweetmanMay 8, 2020
Highlights from British Columbia's Go-Forward Strategy.
Highlights from British Columbia's Go-Forward Strategy.

British Columbia’s COVID-19 Go-Forward Strategy was released today. This document details recommendations and next steps to reach a sustainable ‘new normal’ for the next year to two years.

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Jesse WoodwardMay 6, 2020
Guiding Principles for COVID-19 Response from Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer of BC
Guiding Principles for COVID-19 Response from Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer of BC

BC's Provincial Health Officer is calling on all British Columbians to keep these principles in mind to help guide you in your actions during this epidemic. Dr. Bonnie Henry is urging us to "be kind, be calm and be safe" to not judge others, but to look to our own actions in helping to flatten and decrease the curve.

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NewsLisa CordascoMay 5, 2020
Emergency Response Centre for homeless to open in Nanaimo
Emergency Response Centre for homeless to open in Nanaimo

Updated May 1: The City of Nanaimo and BC Housing has announced that an Emergency Response Centre will open in June to provide shelter for 35 homeless residents for the duration of the pandemic.

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Mick SweetmanMay 1, 2020
Nanaimo has no hotel rooms for homeless to isolate
Nanaimo has no hotel rooms for homeless to isolate

As BC Housing announced plans to move homeless people in Vancouver and Victoria from large encampments to hundreds of hotel rooms and communal spaces, a similar effort has faltered in Nanaimo.

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Mick SweetmanApril 27, 2020
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A third candidate for mayor enters the race for city hall in Nanaimo
August 10, 2026
A third candidate for mayor enters the race for city hall in Nanaimo
August 10, 2026

Sarah Lovegrove has announced that she intends to run for mayor, joining Anne Marie Dryden and incumbent Leonard Krog in the race.

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August 10, 2026
From Shakespeare to Dongfish, Nanaimo Fringe Festival offers something for everyone 
August 8, 2026
From Shakespeare to Dongfish, Nanaimo Fringe Festival offers something for everyone 
August 8, 2026

The fringe has returned to the harbour city for 2026. The Nanaimo Fringe Festival features 18 shows, 97 performances and a variety of new community events, continuing its goal of supporting independent artists while encouraging audiences to experience live theatre in new ways.

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August 8, 2026
25 years of Culture Craze
August 7, 2026
25 years of Culture Craze
August 7, 2026

For 25 years Culture Craze, a local Nanaimo business has been steadily growing across Canada, and for a good portion of those years, Lisa Hayward has been at the helm of it.

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August 7, 2026
Breaking ground on Braidwood, housing and shelter project set to open 2028 in Courtenay
August 7, 2026
Breaking ground on Braidwood, housing and shelter project set to open 2028 in Courtenay
August 7, 2026

Construction is underway on a new BC Housing development in Courtenay that will provide 70 supportive housing units and a 73 emergency shelter beds for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

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August 7, 2026
BreakOut West Returns to Victoria this fall
August 7, 2026
BreakOut West Returns to Victoria this fall
August 7, 2026

BreakOut West is returning to Victoria this October for the first time in more than a decade, bringing artists, music industry professionals and fans from across Western Canada together for four days of performances, networking and professional development.

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August 7, 2026
Radio Malaspina Society / CHLY 101.7FM
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Our station is nonprofit and independent. We rely on listeners and readers like you to support the local programming we produce. Your support makes local news programs like Midcoast Morning available to everyone, supports our non-profit newsroom, and keeps our station broadcasting the eclectic mix of music it is loved for.

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CHLY 101.7FM acknowledges and thanks the Snuneymuxw First Nation, as we broadcast from their traditional territory up and down the coast of Vancouver Island and across the Salish Sea to the Southern Sunshine Coast and Lower Mainland. Learn more about our reconciliation efforts.

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Address: #2 - 34 Victoria Cres. Nanaimo BC Canada V9R 5B8
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Staff Hours: Weekdays: 10 AM to 5PM / Weekends: Closed.

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CHLY 101.7FM is Listener supported on the Salish Sea. Our non-profit station is also funded in-part with by grants from the following sources. Learn more about our funding on our funding page.

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