Tag Archives: People
RCMP conducting searches through Nanaimo related to 'historical missing person'
NANAIMO - Police have a visible presence across the city as part of a missing person investigation. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the searches on Thursday, May 27 are in connection to a historical missi...
May 27, 2021
Nanaimo daycare earns provincial award for forward-thinking ideals
NANAIMO - A team effort to provide the best learning experience for kids up to the age of five has led to a provincial honour. Keely Freeman, founder of the Nanaimo Innovation Academy, earned the Emer...
May 27, 2021
Island Health drops to pre-2021 levels of new COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - The early 2021 swell of COVID-19 within Island Health, which never really abated, is now behind the health authority. Island Health confirmed 10 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, May 26, some...
May 26, 2021
Sites at a premium as camping season kicks off
If you were thinking about a last minute camping trip this long weekend, you might want to consider pitching a tent in your backyard. The May long weekend is the traditional kick off to the camping se...
May 21, 2021
Secwépemc Landmarks Project receives funding
The Secwpemc Landmarks project partners have received approval of $296,000 in grant funding for phase two of the project. The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) committed $170,000 in funding...
May 20, 2021
Peachland man keen on Keno win
A quick stop at a convenience in Kamloops, has a Peachland man counting his Keno blessings.Philip Chizmazia won exactly $25,005.50 from a Keno draw on March 27, 2021.He was in Kamloops for work when h...
May 20, 2021
New Rural RCMP unit commander on the ground
There is a new face of the RCMP taking charge of the Vernon/North Okanagan Rural policing command.S/Sgt. Steve Mancini was introduced to the North Okanagan Regional District's Electoral Area Advisory ...
Apr 12, 2021
41 years later, Terry Fox's legacy helping people through life
RED DEER - When 21-year-old Terry Fox set off from St. John's Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 for what would be a grueling, emotional and iconic 143-day Marathon of Hope, he began keeping a journal. "T...
Apr 11, 2021
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were fond of Vernon
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, were no strangers to British Columbia and according to provincial government records, visited the Okanagan three times including a extensive ev...
Apr 09, 2021
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99
LONDON - Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has die...
Apr 09, 2021
