In today's episode:

• Man in custody after stabbing incident in downtown Nanaimo
• ‘We hope people will be sensible:’ extra officers out across Nanaimo for Halloween weekend
• SD68 expanding program for high-needs secondary students
• Headline history: RDN’s purchase of Moorcroft Camp well received in 2011
• $5.9B B.C. container port expansion of ‘national interest’: Canadian government
• Doctors, advocates fear end of safer supply under new B.C. Conservative government
• De Havilland Canada reaches $2.5B financing deal to double waterbomber production

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Man in custody after stabbing incident in downtown Nanaimo
• NanaimoNewsNOW — ‘We hope people will be sensible:’ extra officers out across Nanaimo for Halloween weekend
• NanaimoNewsNOW — SD68 expanding program for high-needs secondary students
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Headline history: RDN’s purchase of Moorcroft Camp well received in 2011
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — $5.9B B.C. container port expansion of ‘national interest’: Canadian government
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Doctors, advocates fear end of safer supply under new B.C. Conservative government
• My Cowichan Valley Now — De Havilland Canada reaches $2.5B financing deal to double waterbomber production

In today's episode:

• Nanaimo RCMP seeing public’s help locating missing woman
• RDN seeking volunteers for various advisory committee roles
• ‘Tonight we celebrate, but tomorrow we get back to the work:’ new Nanaimo food bank HQ officially opens
• Flu season off to early start on mid-Island
• Ladysmith Family and Friends Society receives $25,000 for food security initiatives
• Jennifer Whiteside tapped as B.C. NDP interim leader as party regroups after election defeat
• Hugh Jackman, William Shatner and George Takei among those paying tribute to Patrick Stewart

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Nanaimo RCMP seeing public’s help locating missing woman
• NanaimoNewsNOW — RDN seeking volunteers for various advisory committee roles
• NanaimoNewsNOW — ‘Tonight we celebrate, but tomorrow we get back to the work:’ new Nanaimo food bank HQ officially opens
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Flu season off to early start on mid-Island
• Ladysmith Chronicle — Ladysmith Family and Friends Society receives $25,000 for food security initiatives
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Jennifer Whiteside tapped as B.C. NDP interim leader as party regroups after election defeat
• Times Colonist — Hugh Jackman, William Shatner and George Takei among those paying tribute to Patrick Stewart

In today's episode:

• Shoe with severed foot inside found on Nanaimo’s shores in May
• ‘Supporting the vets:’ poppy campaign launches amid centennial for Nanaimo legion
• Aging tennis bubble saved by community advocates
• New mid-Island councils offer distinct, local voices: VIU instructor
• Comment: Appetite for change brought Nanaimo a greener council
• 17-year-old dies after dirt bike collides with vehicle in Nanaimo
• Cut tax, reduce deficit, grow economy. Can B.C. Conservatives do it all at once?
• Bank of Canada increases key interest rate for first time since July 2023

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Shoe with severed foot inside found on Nanaimo’s shores in May
• NanaimoNewsNOW — ‘Supporting the vets:’ poppy campaign launches amid centennial for Nanaimo legion
• CHLY 101.7 FM — Aging tennis bubble saved by community advocates
• NanaimoNewsNOW — New mid-Island councils offer distinct, local voices: VIU instructor
• Times Colonist — Comment: Appetite for change brought Nanaimo a greener council
• Victoria Buzz — 17-year-old dies after dirt bike collides with vehicle in Nanaimo
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Cut tax, reduce deficit, grow economy. Can B.C. Conservatives do it all at once?
• Victoria Buzz — Bank of Canada increases key interest rate for first time since July 2023