He was born on Feb. 22, 1926, in Nanaimo, B.C., Canada, the ninth child to Frank and Gertrude Kilner.   Doug at-tended Na- naimo Ele-mentary and John Shaw Sec-ondary High School in Nanaimo. After graduating from High School he joined the Royal Canadian ...

First, they left Victoria's roundhouse for storage in Nanaimo, and now the E&N Rail passenger rail cars are gone from Vancouver Island for good. Via Rail loaded the cars onto a barge this morning to be returned to Eastern Canada. Graham Bruce ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In-Situ ® Inc. announced today the acquisition of PR Aqua Supplies Ltd., a leading aquaculture solutions provider based in Nanaimo, BC, Canada. PR Aqua designs and integrates comprehensive systems for ...

Remarkable Vancouver Island cellist Helena Jung is the guest artist for this autumn’s Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra (NCO) concert Sun., Nov. 13, at St. Edmunds Church in Parksville. Well known in the Comox Valley for her high level artistry, both ...

Sunny skies opened up on Friday to cast some cheer on an otherwise sombre mood that prevailed throughout downtown as Nanaimo residents turned out to honour the sacrifices of Canadian war veterans. Hundreds paused to reflect at the city's cenotaph war ...

Nanaimo school district is moving forward with $3.6-million in technology upgrades. School officials recently endorsed the recommendations contained in a review of the district's technology use. The review, conducted by IBM K-12 consultants last ...

Central Island communities were hit hard, particularly Gabriola Island, which made up most of the 1,700 homes in the Nanaimo region without hydro. Some of those on Gabriola still had no power when crews caught the last ferry after a 16-hour working day.

Two teams at opposite ends of the spectrum clashed at McAdam Park Sunday and the result was predictable. The rebuilding Nanaimo Redmen gave it their all but were no match for the Cowichan Bulldogs in a 53-0 Vancouver Mainland Football League ...

Of those ballots, three winners were chosen; Prize Winner Name & City Depot Grand Prize 2011 Smart Car Julie McQuillan Nanaimo Bottle Fortwo Nanaimo, BC Depot Second Prize Two Vespa Scooters Peter Burton Junction Bottle Chemainus, BC Depot Third ...

Three people are recovering after being hit with pepper spray at the Nanaimo North Town Centre mall on Tuesday morning. Three people are recovering after being hit with pepper spray at the Nanaimo North Town Centre mall on Tuesday morning ...

As food prices go up and the number of Island farmers goes down, Nanaimo's proposal to allow every city lot 600 square metres on which to grow food is a good one. The urban farming plan is included in the overhaul of Nanaimo's zoning bylaw and city staff ...

As food prices go up and the number of Island farmers goes down, Nanaimo's proposal to allow every city lot 600 square metres on which to grow food is a good one. The urban farming plan is included in the overhaul of Nanaimo's zoning bylaw and city staff ...

The RCMP are searching for a man who police say broke into a home and sexually assaulted a 21-year-old Nanaimo, B.C., woman while she was in her bedroom. Police said the woman was sitting in her room and was using her laptop to talk to friends on a social ...

The RCMP are searching for a man who police say broke into a home and sexually assaulted a 21-year-old Nanaimo, B.C., woman while she was in her bedroom. Police said the woman was sitting in her room and was using her laptop to talk to friends on a social ...

earned the bronze. Oldershaw also won the C-1 1,000 on Saturday. Vincent-Lapointe led Canada to a 1-2 finish in the women’s C-1 200 finishing in 51.462 with Nicole Haywood of Nanaimo, B.C., second in 53.635. In the men’s C-1 500, Ilya Shtokalov of ...

earned the bronze. Oldershaw also won the C-1 1,000 on Saturday. Vincent-Lapointe led Canada to a 1-2 finish in the women’s C-1 200 finishing in 51.462 with Nicole Haywood of Nanaimo, B.C., second in 53.635. In the men’s C-1 500, Ilya Shtokalov of ...

A Surrey family is desperate to find their missing 13-year-old son, who was last seen in Nanaimo. It has been four days since Scott Di Vincenzo was reported missing in Surrey on Saturday. His parents, who describe their son as friendly and caring but ...

A Surrey family is desperate to find their missing 13-year-old son, who was last seen in Nanaimo. It has been four days since Scott Di Vincenzo was reported missing in Surrey on Saturday. His parents, who describe their son as friendly and caring but ...

Organizers of the latest competition said The Forks floated to the top -- along with Le Petit Champlain in Quebec under the Great Neighbourhoods category and Commercial Street in Nanaimo, B.C., under the Great Streets category -- after more than 6,000 ...

Organizers of the latest competition said The Forks floated to the top -- along with Le Petit Champlain in Quebec under the Great Neighbourhoods category and Commercial Street in Nanaimo, B.C., under the Great Streets category -- after more than 6,000 ...