May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, and in a City of Courtenay Council Meeting on May 7th, Councillor Evan Jolicoeur made a statement on behalf of the council.
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North Island Roller Derby is running a raffle, fundraising to help cover expenses, expand the league, and engage the community.
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It has been a full year since the Evolve Bike Share program started in Nanaimo, and the company has announced an expansion of the bike share program while also introducing electric scooters into the mix.
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A beloved downtown Nanaimo music festival is reimagining Backyard Fest after almost being cancelled last year.
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After concerns from the community that a new boathouse at Loudon Park would see 29 mature trees cut down, Nanaimo city council is reconsidering the project.
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The annual student art exhibition at North Island College in Comox Valley has wrapped up, and CHLY and CVOX met at the studio with one student to hear their experience of exhibiting their own work, a series titled “They”.
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Local high school G.P. Vanier’s Explore Program is hosting their famed fundraiser, gearing up for Spring trips into the great outdoors.
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The City of Courtenay is joining other municipalities across B.C. and Canada in naming May 2025 as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
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Today, 24 people are facing the possibility of being on the street after BC Housing funding for a temporary shelter ends.
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After one man’s idea to have Americans come and visit Nanaimo, hundreds of them came this weekend.
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Residents in Nanaimo will have more access to primary care as a second urgent and primary care centre is set to open in the community.
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With less than a week until election day, Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates took to the stage to answer questions from engaged voters.
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Three plots of land have been donated to the community through the Canadian Ecological Gifts Program, and the CVRD is turning to the public for feedback on how to manage it.
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Following a City of Nanaimo council vote to spend over $10.8 million to redevelop Loudon Park, community members gathered at the park hoping the City would stop the project.
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The election is in its final stretch on Vancouver Island, and with the right side of the Canadian political spectrum mostly consolidated within one party, many progressive voters are calling for strategic voting.
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This Easter Sunday, Queer Centre Comox Valley is inviting people of all ages to gather with chosen family for a Queer Potluck at The Foundry in Courtenay.
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