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Ferry repairs to force long waits at Departure Bay ferry terminal
NANAIMO — Weekend travellers should stock up on supplies for their upcoming long wait in line for the ferry.
Debra Marshall with BC Ferries told NanaimoNewsNOW they were forced to remove a ferry they'd already added to the weekend schedule due to repairs. The Coastal Inspiration was adding two round ...
Jun 22, 2018
Direct flights between Nanaimo and Toronto lift off
NANAIMO — A critical new link added to the Nanaimo Airport schedule begins Friday, as direct service between the Harbour City and Toronto takes off.
An Air Canada Rouge 136-seat Airbus 319 will serve the seasonal route between June 22 and early October, providing round-trip flights four times a week ...
Jun 22, 2018
Spike in illegal shellfish harvesting noted by DFO
NANAIMO — A popular Nanaimo tourist destination was under siege by ecological thieves.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says roughly 700 pounds of illegally harvested shellfish were seized from Pipers Lagoon from June 13 to 17, when tides were especially low.
Elysha Gordon, the Canadian Shellfish...
Jun 22, 2018
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