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Local News

News from around Nanaimo and the Salish Sea.

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Candidates excited to start campaigning in North Island—Powell River
Heather Watson
Candidates excited to start campaigning in North Island—Powell River
Heather Watson

The writ dropped on Sunday, March 23rd, launching Canada into its next federal election period, ending the anticipation for local party candidates in North Island—Powell River.

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Heather Watson
Student-led program helped fight food insecurity at VIU
Lauryn Mackenzie
Student-led program helped fight food insecurity at VIU
Lauryn Mackenzie

It has been a busy year for Leah Vaisanen as she finishes up her studies while running a program tackling food insecurity on campus.

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Lauryn Mackenzie
VIU Students’ Union starts campaign to bring back 24-7 library hours
Lauryn Mackenzie
VIU Students’ Union starts campaign to bring back 24-7 library hours
Lauryn Mackenzie

In prior years, Vancouver Island University students could access the library 24-7, but in the last year, this has changed to reduced hours, leaving many students annoyed.

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Lauryn Mackenzie
Risebridge to make sure no child goes without a birthday celebration
Lauryn Mackenzie
Risebridge to make sure no child goes without a birthday celebration
Lauryn Mackenzie

A local non-profit is making sure no child will go out without a birthday cake on their special day.

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Lauryn Mackenzie
Comox Valley’s Liam Mackenzie gets first start in Major League Soccer
Heather Watson
Comox Valley’s Liam Mackenzie gets first start in Major League Soccer
Heather Watson

Local Comox Valley athlete Liam Mackenzie made his Whitecaps debut with his first start for the Vancouver Major League Soccer team on Saturday, March 22nd.

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Heather Watson
Record store gives back with community music fund
Heather Watson
Record store gives back with community music fund
Heather Watson

Kip and Karen, spouses and co-owners of Bop City Records in Courtenay, are launching a brand new community music fund to support the local music scene.

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Heather Watson
From celebration to theft: a buzzy week for a local food forest
Lauryn Mackenzie
From celebration to theft: a buzzy week for a local food forest
Lauryn Mackenzie

It has been a busy week for Beaufort Food Forest after celebrating their first annual Mason Bee Day to then finding out their mason bee cocoons had been stolen.

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Lauryn Mackenzie

Midcoast Morning

Our news and current affairs program.

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Shaping the future of the Woodgrove area
Shaping the future of the Woodgrove area

Nanaimo’s northern gateway could look very different in 20 years.

The city is refining its plan for the Woodgrove area, and aims to add much denser housing to an area currently covered in concrete and chain stores.

Midcoast Morning speaks with Kasia Biegun from The City of Nanaimo planning department, and Michael Bassili of Strong Towns Nanaimo about the area.

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Teeing up the race for Nanaimo-Ladysmith
Teeing up the race for Nanaimo-Ladysmith

Familiar faces are lining up for what projects to be a tight Nanaimo race in the federal election.

All five candidates from the 2021 federal election are set to run again for their respective parties.

Incumbent MP Lisa Marie Barron of the NDP is looking to retain her seat.

2021 runner up Tamara Kronis is once again representing the Conservative party, and former MP and current city councillor Paul Manly has been announced as the Green Party candidate in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Riding.

Michelle Corfield is once again running for the liberals and Stephen Welton has been announced as the People’s Party candidate.

As of recording time, none of the candidates have been officially confirmed by Elections Canada, the nomination process closes April 7th, and a complete list of Candidates will be available Wednesday April 9th.

Midcoast Morning tees up the race in a conversation with VIU political science professor Michael MacKenzie.

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Transit fare going up in Nanaimo
Transit fare going up in Nanaimo

It’s going to cost a quarter more to ride the bus in Nanaimo. April 1 transit fares are going up for the first time in years, following a fare review process.

A single ride will now cost $2.75 and a day pass $5.50

The price of Monthly concession passes for seniors and youth are also going up by $5.

The cost of a standard monthly bus pass remains the same at $65.

There’s also one route that’s decreased in price, the Nanaimo to Cowichan Valley Express route is now $5 dollars, down from $7.50.

Midcoast Morning speaks with the RDN’s Senior Manager of Transportation about the changes.

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Station Updates

Updates about station happenings.

Station updates
Tape sync rate update 2025
Jesse Woodward
Tape sync rate update 2025
Jesse Woodward

We’re updating our Tape Sync Rates in line with AIR and TSU recommendations.

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Jesse Woodward
Community Broadcasters Foundation of Canada officially launched
Jesse Woodward
Community Broadcasters Foundation of Canada officially launched
Jesse Woodward

In the last month, I have been happy to see the official launch of the Community Broadcasters Foundation of Canada (CBFC), a foundation years in the making created specifically to support community media organizations like CHLY 101.7FM.

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Jesse Woodward
CHLY 101.7FM to host NCRC43 in Nanaimo BC
Jesse Woodward
CHLY 101.7FM to host NCRC43 in Nanaimo BC
Jesse Woodward

CHLY 101.7FM is excited to host the 43 NCRC at the Nanaimo campus of Vancouver Island University! Executive Director and Station Manager Jesse Woodward is looking forward to hosting conference participants from across Canada over the three days of the conference.

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Jesse Woodward
CHLY 101.7FM, in collaboration with CVOX, hires LJI Reporter Heather Watson
Jesse Woodward
CHLY 101.7FM, in collaboration with CVOX, hires LJI Reporter Heather Watson
Jesse Woodward

Executive Director and Station Manager Jesse Woodward is excited to announce the hiring of LJI Reporter Heather Watson in the Comox Valley, and a new collaboration between CHLY 101.7FM and online-only community radio station CVOX.

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Jesse Woodward
Giving Tuesday and 27th Anniversary
Jesse Woodward
Giving Tuesday and 27th Anniversary
Jesse Woodward

On December 3rd, 1997, a group of passionate community members came together to create the Radio Malaspina Society, the foundation of our station, which would go to air 4 years later on October 5th, 2001 as CHLY 101.7FM. For 27 years, we’ve worked to bring Nanaimo and other communities on the Salish Sea music, news, and programming that amplify the voices of our communities.

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Jesse Woodward
UPDATE: Power Restored
Jesse Woodward
UPDATE: Power Restored
Jesse Woodward

Update as of the morning of November 20th, 2024: Power has been restored to the station, and we are working towards getting back to regularly scheduled programming. The previous headline of this update was “Power outage due to bomb cyclone”.

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Jesse Woodward