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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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Provincial government seeks input on barriers in the workforce or accessing services
Provincial government seeks input on barriers in the workforce or accessing services

Those who have found barriers due to their disability in the workforce or accessing services can now share their thoughts with the provincial government. 

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Lauryn MackenzieMay 31, 2024Nanaimo, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Sheila Malcolmson
A new advocacy coalition has formed to ensure fair care for all of Vancouver Island
A new advocacy coalition has formed to ensure fair care for all of Vancouver Island

Medical, Indigenous, municipal and regional leaders have come together to form a new advocacy coalition to ensure fair access to health care for those north of the Malahat.

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Lauryn MackenzieMay 30, 2024Nanaimo, Health care, Fair Care Alliance
VIUSU fights for students’ rights to protest on campus
VIUSU fights for students’ rights to protest on campus

Vancouver Island University Students’ Union has had to take steps to hold the university accountable for the measures they have placed in response to the VIU Palestine Solidarity Encampment.

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Lauryn MackenzieMay 29, 2024Nanaimo, VIU, Vancouver Island University, Encampment, Pal, VIUSU
Pro-Palestinian encampment at VIU still stands after three weeks in
Pro-Palestinian encampment at VIU still stands after three weeks in

Three weeks after its start, the VIU Palestine Solidarity Encampment still stands at the Vancouver Island University Nanaimo campus.

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Lauryn MackenzieMay 28, 2024Nanaimo, VIU, Vancouver Island University, Encampment, Pal
Authors host literary festival in support of student protestors
Authors host literary festival in support of student protestors

Twenty-two days into the VIU Palestine Solidarity Encampment at Vancouver Island University’s Nanaimo campus, local authors hosted a literary festival to support the student protestors.

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Lauryn MackenzieMay 24, 2024Nanaimo, VIU, Vancouver Island University, Encampment, Pal
New Nanaimo Correctional Centre opens
New Nanaimo Correctional Centre opens

After more than two years of construction, the new Nanaimo Correctional Centre is now open.

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Lauryn MackenzieMay 22, 2024Nanaimo, Nanaimo Correctional Centre
Visiting exhibition addresses hate in the community
Visiting exhibition addresses hate in the community

BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is hosting an exhibit in Nanaimo to allow visitors to step inside the stories of people impacted by hate in our province.

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Lauryn MackenzieMay 16, 2024Nanaimo
Nanaimo hair stylists host haircut-athon for the CatNap Society
Nanaimo hair stylists host haircut-athon for the CatNap Society

Nanaimo hair stylists are coming together to raise money for a local cat rescue group by hosting a hair cut-athon this weekend.

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Lauryn MackenzieMay 16, 2024Nanaimo, Cats, Fundraising
Backyard Fest plays on
Backyard Fest plays on

A beloved downtown music festival is once again kicking off this long weekend after almost being cancelled.

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Lauryn MackenzieMay 15, 2024Nanaimo, Backyard Fest, Arts and CUlture, Downtown
Doctors walk the walk while talking the talk on getting active
Doctors walk the walk while talking the talk on getting active

While Nanaimo is in the midst of a family doctor shortage, an event happening this weekend will allow residents to meet with doctors to discuss the benefits of daily activity. 

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NewsLauryn MackenzieMay 10, 2024Nanaimo, Walk with your doc, Doctor, Doctor Shortage, Health care
Regional District of Nanaimo reminds residents to be prepared for any emergency
Regional District of Nanaimo reminds residents to be prepared for any emergency

Test alerts were heard all across British Columbia yesterday morning over radios, televisions and compatible phones.

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NewsLauryn MackenzieMay 9, 2024Regional District of Nanaimo, RDN, emergency planing
City of Nanaimo works towards cleaning up invasive plants
City of Nanaimo works towards cleaning up invasive plants

May is Invasive Species Month in British Columbia and the City of Nanaimo is working to remove invasive plants that have taken over.

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NewsLauryn MackenzieMay 7, 2024nanaimo, invasive species month, invasive species, invasive plants
New short-term rental rules take effect across the B.C.
New short-term rental rules take effect across the B.C.

B.C.’s new short-term rental law has come into effect

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NewsLauryn MackenzieMay 2, 2024
Students set up a pro-Palestine encampment at VIU
Students set up a pro-Palestine encampment at VIU

Students from Vancouver Island University have set up a pro-Palestine camp at VIU’s Nanaimo campus.

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NewsLauryn MackenzieMay 2, 2024nanaimo, VIU, Van, Palestine, Encampment, Vancouver Island University
New 51-unit supportive housing opening in Nanaimo
New 51-unit supportive housing opening in Nanaimo

People are getting ready to move into a new supportive housing building in Nanaimo.

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NewsLauryn MackenzieApril 26, 2024nanaimo, BC Housing
Old-growth logging protester sentenced to 60 days of jail
Old-growth logging protester sentenced to 60 days of jail

An anti-old-growth logging protestor and activist has been sentenced on Wednesday, April 24 for her role in blockades at Fairy Creek.

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NewsLauryn MackenzieApril 25, 2024rainbow eyes, nanaimo, Angela Davidson
City of Nanaimo saw 1,170 new residential units built in 2023
City of Nanaimo saw 1,170 new residential units built in 2023

Housing projects continue to be at the forefront of development approvals and are still happening around Nanaimo, said the manager of current planning for the City of Nanaimo.

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NewsLauryn MackenzieApril 24, 2024City of Nanaimo, Nanaimo, Housing, BC Housing
Stash of believed stolen bicycles found by Nanaimo RCMP
Stash of believed stolen bicycles found by Nanaimo RCMP

Nanaimo RCMP has tracked down a stash of bicycles they believed to have been stolen.

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NewsLauryn MackenzieApril 19, 2024Nanaimo, RCMP, Bike, Project 529
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Save Our Forests Comox Valley rallies in Courtenay to protect B.C.’s old-growth forests
October 8, 2026
Save Our Forests Comox Valley rallies in Courtenay to protect B.C.’s old-growth forests
October 8, 2026

The Comox Valley community joined a province wide rally to call on the B.C. government to permanently protect old-growth forests, and follow through on previous commitments.

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October 8, 2026
VIU Students’ Union starts campaign to inform students of the effects the local election could have on them
October 8, 2026
VIU Students’ Union starts campaign to inform students of the effects the local election could have on them
October 8, 2026

With general voting day around the corner in Nanaimo and across the province, Vancouver Island University Students’ Union (VIUSU) is taking on a campaign to help students understand how local governments affect their everyday lives.

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October 8, 2026
School Board Candidates take the stage in Teachers’ Association forum at Beban Park
October 7, 2026
School Board Candidates take the stage in Teachers’ Association forum at Beban Park
October 7, 2026

The Nanaimo District Teacher’s Association (NDTA) is organizing a forum to let the community meet potential  trustees ahead of this month’s local elections.

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October 7, 2026
Advance Polls open this Wednesday and next
October 6, 2026
Advance Polls open this Wednesday and next
October 6, 2026

With local elections happening across BC, Saturday October 17th, the City of Nanaimo has set up advance polls giving eligible voters the opportunity to lock in their votes early.

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October 6, 2026
A spooky spectacular: Nanaimo group celebrates five years of giving back
October 6, 2026
A spooky spectacular: Nanaimo group celebrates five years of giving back
October 6, 2026

A local society is celebrating five years working to decrease clothing waste and to make the cost of Halloween a little less spooky.

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October 6, 2026
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