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Local News Update

Local civic and community news updates from our broadcast community and beyond. Serving Nanaimo and the Salish Sea region. News for Nanaimo, Lantzville, Ladysmith, Gabriola Island, Denman Island, Hornby Island, Parksville, Qualicum (Oceanside), Courtenay, Cumberland, Comox (Comox Valley). We can also be heard in Sechelt and the Southern Sunshine Coast. Get more news at chly.ca/news along with longer form stories at chly.ca/midcoastmorning.

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4:40

City of Courtenay acknowledges International Day...

Local News Update ·

2025/05/13

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.“I'd just like to take a moment on behalf of myself and of council to recognize that next Saturday, May 17th, is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. And this day is observed around the world to raise awareness of the discrimination both historic and ongoing,

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6:28

Going for grand slam, roller derby team raffles $1000

Local News Update ·

2025/05/09

This is the world of roller derby: physical, proud, and welcoming. North Island Roller Derby, or NIRD (pronounced ‘nerd’), is an open gender league in the Comox Valley with around 15 skaters. The organization is running a raffle, fundraising to help cover expenses, expand the league, and engage the community.The sport itself is a game of skating in a wide circle track, checking and blocking to allow your team to score points, or to stop the other team from scoring their own. Lindsey Ryzak,

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4:58

Evo bike share success in Nanaimo sees expansion and...

Local News Update ·

2025/05/08

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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4:58

No backyard, no problem: Backyard Fest keeps the...

Local News Update ·

2025/05/08

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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6:15

Nanaimo council to reconsider Loudon Park boathouse...

Local News Update ·

2025/05/08

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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6:23

Art student explores gender dysphoria through...

Local News Update ·

2025/05/06

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”.Nim Patterson is a multimedia artist who has explored mediums such as drawing and photography in the past, and through a recent sculpture assignment fell in love with manipulating porcelain casts of one iconic form.“With this process, which I've absolutely fallen in love

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6:04

Vanier Secondary garage sale funding the future of...

Local News Update ·

2025/05/02

Local high school G.P. Vanier’s Explore Program is hosting their famed fundraiser, gearing up for Spring trips into the great outdoors.Grayson Pettigrew is one of the program’s three teachers, and he shares what makes the Explore Program special.“The Explore program is an integrated studies program, so it combines academics and Outdoor Ed, which is a little bit unique. So it combines Biology, Mathematics, English, P.E., and then Outdoor Ed skills. So it's a chance for students to practice

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6:28

Skin safe and sun smart: Skin Cancer Awareness Month...

Local News Update ·

2025/05/01

“Skin's the largest organ in your body and it protects you from things. But if you take in too much ultraviolet radiation or UV rays from the sun, it actually damages your skin cells and creates cancer which can spread and not only cause disfiguration, but potentially other more significant symptoms,” said Councillor Doug Hillian.The City of Courtenay is joining other municipalities across B.C. and Canada in naming May 2025 as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month.City Councillor Doug

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7:37

“These people become my family.” Risebridge shelter...

Local News Update ·

2025/04/30

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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9:18

Success: “Infusion” sees hundreds of Americans gather...

Local News Update ·

2025/04/28

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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5:41

Second urgent and primary care centre to open in Nanaimo

Local News Update ·

2025/04/25

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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5:23

Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates speak to voters days...

Local News Update ·

2025/04/24

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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5:58

Comox Valley Regional District seeks input on new...

Local News Update ·

2025/04/24

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) is asking the community for input on parks management plans for the new Maris Nature Park. 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.Located next to Sarah and Brian McLoughlin Nature Park and the Eagles Greenway in Merville, the first two land parcels were donated by Christopher Investments in 2022, and at the start of

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7:04

Community members rally at Loudon Park, hoping to...

Local News Update ·

2025/04/23

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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10:53

Exploring the pros and cons of strategic voting

Local News Update ·

2025/04/22

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, a strategy to align votes with the most popular party on one side of the spectrum: in this case, the left.Political Science professor Stewart Prest from UBC explained instances where strategic voting may benefit voters in a First Past the Post electoral system.“ It works

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5:08

Queer Potluck creates space for chosen family this...

Local News Update ·

2025/04/18

This Easter Sunday, Queer Centre Comox Valley is inviting people of all ages to gather with chosen family for a Queer Potluck at Foundry in Courtenay. meika johnson, vice president on the board of directors, said that the Queer Centre was born six months ago from a desire to create community that is resilient and intergenerational; a space to build relationships, where people can lean on and support each other through times of hardship, and also celebrate the great times.“Queer Centre Comox

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8:51

Spending time with the volunteers who flock to count...

Local News Update ·

2025/04/17

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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6:54

Counting geese: Oceanside’s favourite feathered visitors

Local News Update ·

2025/04/17

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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3:43

Nanaimo–Ladysmith candidates officially declared in...

Local News Update ·

2025/04/11

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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4:12

Two upcoming candidate forums for voters in...

Local News Update ·

2025/04/11

After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month.Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather.The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance

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