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Kendall Hanson
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Vancouver Island Video-Journalist for @CHEKNews since 2002. Based in Nanaimo. Father of 2.
#Nanaimo RCMP say missing 65-year-old Sherry Shelley was found dead following a car fire last month and are now investigating the case as a homicide
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by Kendall Hanson
Nanaimo Fire Rescue says one person was taken to hospital by helicopter following an RV fire outside the city limits on Tuesday.
One person airlifted to hospital after RV fire near Nanaimo
Nanaimo Fire Rescue says one person was taken to hospital by helicopter following an RV fire outside the city limits on Tuesday.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The @nanaimo.ca is the latest municipality to raise concerns about private member’s bill by the Nanaimo-Lantzville MLA that intends to make housing more affordable.
December 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
More than 100 unionized north Island forestry workers on strike rallied in #CampbellRiver on Wednesday.
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Island Health is making an urgent plea to its staff to maintain patient care at West Coast General Hospital in Port #Alberni.
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
After pleading guilty, a woman in her 30s has been sentenced for assaulting two officers who shot her while responding to a domestic dispute at a home in Port Albion near #Ucluelet
November 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#Nanaimo RCMP say the pilot of a Cessna 172 died following a crash in a rural Neighbourhood south of the city
November 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
A Parksville senior is in a tough financial situation after his motorhome he lives in was token while he was in the hospital.
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A Parksville senior is in a tough financial situation after a series of unfortunate events that saw the motorhome he lives in stolen.
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A #Nanaimo senior who was driving despite a cognitive impairment has his drivers license revoked.

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Nanaimo senior who was driving despite a cognitive impairment has licence revoked
The Nanaimo man, in his 80s, has had his driver's licence revoked 12 days after getting 215 demerits on an enhanced road assessment
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November 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Government communications about unauthorized dump site in the #Cowichan Valley criticized
November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
More than 30 people armed with shovels, gloves and garbage bags, aided by some heavy machinery, took to the backcountry in Whiskey Creek Saturday for a clean-up of a growing mess of garbage. #Qualicum
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The BC Coroner’s Service confirms two people died at a Chemainus industrial site. #Cowichan
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 AM
A #Nanaimo wife says her husband, who has a cognitive impairment, poses a danger on the roads and should have his driver’s license pulled.
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Council is mulling a change to the urban containment boundary near the new hospital in North #Cowichan which would impact development.
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#Nanaimo RCMP are investigating the suspicious disappearance of 65-year-old Sherry Shelley, last seen Nov. 13
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
The Town of #Qualicum Beach has now named the donor who contributed nearly $2.13 million towards the purchase of Eaglecrest lands.
The Town of Qualicum Beach has now named the donor who contributed nearly $2.13 million towards the purchase of Eaglecrest lands, on the condition some be held for parkland.
Donor contributes $2.13M towards Eaglecrest purchase
The Town of Qualicum Beach has now named the donor who contributed nearly $2.13 million towards the purchase of Eaglecrest lands, on the condition some be held for parkland.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
With veterans preparing for Remembrance Day, many are calling on the federal government to fulfill a promise regarding their pension benefits… #Qualicum #Alberni #RCMP
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A line item in the federal budget tabled this past week is getting praise from a company in the #Alberni Valley. #federalbudget2025
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It will be interesting to see what the future holds for the #Cowichan District Hospital.
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A court settlement has been reached between the company that’s been Shipbreaking in Union Bay and the woman who has been keeping watch of its operations using a drone. #Comox
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The province has ordered the clean-up of an unauthorized dumping site on #Cowichan Tribes Reserve.
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hereditary Chiefs and Leaders from more than two dozen coastal First Nations have signed a salmon declaration with a focus on closing some fish farms. #Alberni #Tofino #Nuuchahnulth
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Reposted by Kendall Hanson
The construction of a new and controversial data centre in Nanaimo is expected to bring out large opposition at Monday night's city council meeting.
‘Very scary’: Nanaimo neighbours have water worries about new data centre
Living on the doorstep of Nanaimo's Millstone River Valley, neighbour Kathryn Barnwell is relieved to see the arrival of fall rains refilling the Millstone River that was down to a trickle during summer's drought.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Island Health defends overdose prevention site to #Nanaimo City Council.
November 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM