Nanaimo Daily - May 28, 2026

Nanaimo Daily - May 31, 2026

In today's episode: * Dan Mangan * A JOURNEY HOME Hook Line and Hospice Sockeye... * Judy Collins: Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: Farewell... * Kitchener Rangers win Memorial Cup over Everett, 3rd in franchise history * Port Alberni’s Coombs Country Candy re-opens after renos * ‘Exactly the kind of density I’m interested in:’ zoning proceeds for Departure Bay Rd. property * THORPE REPORT: Nanaimo track club honours athletes as new season underway * Duncan, North Cowichan clash over boundary review * Business Notes: Cueva Homes set to begin marketing campaign * QUIZ: Are you ready for the Stanley Cup? * Family Day festivities in Qualicum Beach takes over town core * Kerry-Lynne Findlay will be the next leader of the B.C. Conservative Party

Nanaimo Daily - May 28, 2026

In today's episode: * BC Bike Race comes to Cumberland, Campbell River for first 3 stages * B.C. fire crew rescues ducklings from storm drain * Endangered Vancouver Island marmot loses its way, spotted on beach near Campbell River * Okanagan city councillor returns to the stand for 2nd historic sex crime trial * ‘Will miss caring for you’: Clearwater losing 4 doctors, recruitment efforts underway * Family’s 120-kilometre walk for life-saving gene therapy ends in Victoria * Saanich Police seize $55K worth of fentanyl, cocaine, meth, GHB * B.C. Conservative leadership hopeful Findlay flees own press conference * B.C. wildfire documentary hits YouTube * Fired Victoria school board trustees reinstated after province admits error * Ottawa launches national aerial firefighting fleet for 2026 wildfire season * Motorcyclist killed in early morning crash south of Nanaimo Airport

Nanaimo Daily - May 27, 2026

In today's episode: * Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Koncan * Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me * BC Bike Race comes to Cumberland, Campbell River for first 3 stages * B.C. fire crew rescues ducklings from storm drain * Endangered Vancouver Island marmot loses its way, spotted on beach near Campbell River * Okanagan city councillor returns to the stand for 2nd historic sex crime trial * ‘Will miss caring for you’: Clearwater losing 4 doctors, recruitment efforts underway * Family’s 120-kilometre walk for life-saving gene therapy ends in Victoria * Saanich Police seize $55K worth of fentanyl, cocaine, meth, GHB * B.C. Conservative leadership hopeful Findlay flees own press conference * B.C. wildfire documentary hits YouTube * Fired Victoria school board trustees reinstated after province admits error

Nanaimo Daily - May 25, 2026

In today's episode: * The Blue Taffeta Party Dress & Other Stor... * MID ISLAND KIDNEY ASSOC FUNDRAISER * ‘He was a real hero to this town’: legendary former Nanaimo city councillor passes away * Romance scammer pilfers $12K from Parksville Qualicum Beach resident * Big changes, additions in store at Nanaimo’s New Hope Centre * Alberni city council discusses pay changes for future councils * Nanaimo MLAs say grant funding will help support local events in city * Tofino icons carve out accolades at National Surf Championships * Bill Sims, who helped shape Nanaimo’s water infrastructure, has retired * Mid-Island groups catch salmon restoration grants What's happening around town: * Cory Weeds Meets Jerry Weldon * Steve Hill, Hanging on a String @Char's

Nanaimo Daily - May 24, 2026

In today's episode: * Sunday Social: A Classical Night Featuring Da... * Clippers lose titanic struggle in BCHL Finals to defending champion Brooks * Kelowna Rockets to have ‘goldfish memory’ after 5-0 loss to open Memorial Cup * Kelowna repeat offender sentenced in intimate partner violence case * Island Soul Choir will be holding concert with special guest Buwa * B.C. liquor store worker allegedly spat on after ID request * Plan to increase housing density in south Parksville denied by council * Headline history: Early 2000s fashion bright and colourful * As new oil pipeline effort takes major steps forward, B.C. scrambles to capitalize * Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre supports a ‘united Canada’ * Kitimat’s dog mayor race promises tax cuts, hydrants and absolutely no real authority * B.C. Nurses’ Union reaches tentative deal for new collective agreement