News Updates
Civic and community news from Nanaimo, Oceanside, the Comox Valley, and the Salish Sea region.
When Amelie Sue first moved to Nanaimo she wanted to learn about the history of the area.
The Comox Valley chapter of Friends of Rails to Trails Vancouver Island (FORT-VI) is proposing to transform a four-kilometer section of the Island Rail Corridor between Courtenay Rotary Trail and Royston into an active transportation trail.
The fifth annual Snuneymuxw Days brought people together on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation this past weekend to celebrate culture, community and competition.
It has been ten years since a fire swept through the Jean Burns building leaving a large hole in the centre of Nanaimo’s downtown.
The City of Nanaimo is seeking to partner with Nanaimo United FC to install new lighting at the Beban Park athletic fields.
Families gathered at Comox Marina Park as BC Hydro powers an outdoor movie night with an electric vehicle.
Midcoast Morning
Our news and current affairs program and podcast.
Plans for a development near a wetland ecosystem in the Rock City area have generated concern among local residents, and prompted multiple delegations before city council this month. To better understand what systems are in place to regulate development around wetlands, Midcoast Morning spoke with Russell Chiong, a staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law.
Nanaimo is looking to get more active on bringing non market housing to the community. The City’s Governance and Priorities committee voted Monday in favour of recommending Nanaimo City Council send $75,000 to the Nanaimo Prosperity Corporation to facilitate a non-market housing delivery system pilot.
As Canada’s time hosting the FIFA world cup comes to a close, Nanaimo is hosting some of B.C.’s youth soccer talent.
Barry Lyseng says he’s been advocating for pedestrian improvements on Hammond Bay road for 27 years…
The City of Nanaimo is in the process of creating a tenant protection bylaw, but staff are recommending against some of the enhanced protections offered by bylaws in other B.C. communities…
A new exhibit at the Harbourfront Library in Nanaimo brings attention to the privatisation of much of the land on southeastern Vancouver Island. Called The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab, it’s about the granting of land in exchange for construction of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo railway…
Station & Society Updates
Updates about internal happenings at CHLY 101.7FM.
To celebrate Earth Day 2026, CHLY 101.7FM is once again participating in the annual Wetland Project, broadcasting a majority of the “slow radio” event from midnight to midnight Wednesday April 22nd. Created by Brady Marks and Mark Timmings, this year marks the project’s 10th anniversary.
Listeners will be connected with the circadian rhythm of the ṮEḴTEḴSEN marsh on Saturna Island, and the sounds of birds, frogs, insects and airplanes will take over the majority of our airwaves.
As a Youth Producer (previously known as Junior Producers) at CHLY, you will be working within a broadcast facility that provides a community service to its listeners. You will be responsible for a variety of tasks. These tasks include but are not limited to, taking the lead in hosting our Summer Radio Camp in July; filling in on the VIU Meter, our daily drive time new music program; recording ads and PSA, as well as helping to develop other on-air programming!
As a Youth Reporter at CHLY, you will be working within a nonprofit newsroom that provides local civic and community news to its listeners and readers. You will be responsible for a variety of tasks including, but not limited to, researching news stories, interviewing sources, writing copy, as well as recording and editing audio for our news updates. Youth Reporters will also have an opportunity to contribute to Midcoast Morning, our news and current affairs program.
Listener you may have noticed some changes on our airwaves as of last April 1st with BBC Newshour now airing during our noon-hour Monday through Friday. This follows our station having aired the program at 6AM since November 2024.