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Hundreds of Americans once again came to visit the Harbour City this past weekend, but this time, many healthcare workers came to learn more about making Nanaimo their new home.

Once again the Shaw Auditorium was packed with concerned locals before city council, voicing  their opinions on the proposed rezoning of land near the popular Cable Bay trail.

Local and international short films will be on full display this weekend at the Malaspina Theatre at Vancouver Island University.

On April 14, 2016, the Government of British Columbia declared a public health emergency in response to the increase in toxic drug deaths happening across the province.

While countries around the world work to switch from fossil fuels to green renewables, a new exhibit takes a step back and gives voice to those affected and affecting the clean energy transition.

After decades of work by local ecological groups, Hamilton Marsh Regional Park is officially open.

Imagination and creativity are on full display across the harbour city’s downtown, and along Bowen Road as the City of Nanaimo displays a new banner design by a local youth artist.

In the face of a global biological crisis, a Vancouver Island research group is using new environmental DNA techniques to help better understand some of the coast's smallest fish.

Once again the numbers of those living unhoused in Nanaimo remains high as United Way BC releases the latest numbers from the 2025 Point-in-Time (PiT) Count.

Just weeks away from the closing of the daytime and nighttime service Hub, a local neighbourhood group is concerned about what comes next.

On January 2nd, 2025, a year-round drop-in service hub opened in downtown Nanaimo, giving a space for those unhoused to access essential services. A little over a year later, they are now bracing for what will come next as the Hub is set to close.