Nanaimo Daily - July 02, 2026

Nanaimo Daily — 2026-07-05

In today's episode: * Nanaimo United FC U18 girls chasing provincial soccer crown * LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Nanaimo parking policies * Valued Nanaimo thrift store saved * Vancouver Island BMX rider to represent Canada at world championships in Australia * COLUMN: Efforts to revitalize downtown seem to have paid off * KSS valedictorians Orchid Storey and Samantha Kalbfleisch deliver speech * Tseshaht sing, dance, fish for Indigenous Peoples Day at Papermill Dam * Congratulations Lake Cowichan class of 2026! * ‘It’s what’s best for my constituents’: MLA Boultbee explains decision to join B.C. NDP * B.C. Lions earn 1st win of CFL season, dumping Edmonton Elks 36-24 in Kelowna * Smoke from wildfire near Boston Bar fills Okanagan skies * Canada ousted from World Cup with 3-0 loss to Morocco * British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen

Nanaimo Daily — 2026-07-04

In today's episode: * Nanaimo RCMP seek owner of bike ditched after alleged meat theft * Nanaimo’s own Ora Cogan makes the Polaris Prize Long List * ‘A lot of fun:’ funds raised for pets in need during Nanaimo SPCA’s Lock-in For Love * Treasured Qualicum Beach lodge re-opens * BC Ball Hockey provincials come to Nanaimo * Parksville city councillor returns from FCM conference in Edmonton * New bridge improves safety, linking west and east Courtenay for cyclists and pedestrians * Powerhouse singer-songwriters play house concert in Port Alberni * LaDonna Lucy Knutson * B.C. Conservative Leader Findlay emphasizes party unity following caucus retreat * Evacuation alert issued for wildfire north of Boston Bar * Letter: Shame that 24 Sussex allowed to deteriorate * Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war

Nanaimo Daily — 2026-07-03

In today's episode: * Increased water restrictions coming for Parksville and Ladysmith * VIU tech diploma program modernized and includes cybersecurity and AI * Machleary-Campbell intersection in Nanaimo closed into next week * ‘Life is pretty good right now:’ Nanaimo’s Dylan Coghlan back with Golden Knights * Nanaimo’s Chinese community want their history and heritage more recognized * Long-time member of Nanaimo Royal Canadian Legion branch given highest honour * Campbell Riverite goes from local mascot to Trooper drummer * ‘Put on the map’: Blue Jays gift $50K to Victoria baseball, softball academy * Anchorage Project breaks ground in Comox Valley, supporting people with intellectual disabilities * Man dead after Cranbrook arrest, police watchdog investigating * Surrey judge sets 4-year sentence for driving ‘rampage’ that led to 13 crashes, 9 victims injured * Alberta government submits West Coast pipeline application * WORLD CUP DAILY, July 2: England, USA and Belgium advance to the Round of 16

Nanaimo Daily — 2026-07-02

In today's episode: * Nanaimo’s Chinese community want their history and heritage more recognized * Long-time member of Nanaimo Royal Canadian Legion branch given highest honour * Nanaimo’s Rotary Bowl undergoing major upgrades * Two teens hit by car along Nanaimo’s Departure Bay Road * New judge assigned to Nanaimo’s strained provincial court system * New contract for unionized City of Nanaimo employees continues labour peace * Ribit, working to eliminate invasive bullfrogs in Comox Valley * Current Outage - North-East of GORGE RD, West of TILLICUM RD, South of VINCENT AVE * Canada Day earthquake felt in Washington, Greater Victoria * Soil washing facility opens in Chilliwack, first of its kind in North America * B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach ‘breaking point,’ union president says * What to expect (and do) in the first 4 weeks with a puppy * WORLD CUP DAILY, July 2: England, USA and Belgium advance to the Round of 16

Nanaimo Daily - July 02, 2026

In today's episode: * New judge assigned to Nanaimo’s strained provincial court system * B.C. Hydro says outage like one in Nanaimo Sunday not rare * Vancouver-based metal act will be performing in Nanaimo * Yukon minerals work still under review despite federal announcement * Kelowna riding coach found guilty of sex crimes, child luring * Federal funding boosts Okanagan food rescue project * 17K hotdogs consumed: Vancouver by the numbers as FIFA World Cup hits halfway mark * 2 men charged with trafficking, sexual assault in Victoria * Ladysmith pickleball courts opens, part of significant recreation expansion * Victoria Crown taking on B.C. provincial court judge duties in Nanaimo in July * Fast and furious B.C. motorcyclist wins appeal in dangerous driving sentence * Shirley Margaret Mitchell (nee Bickerton)