Nanaimo Daily — 2026-07-05

In today's episode:Nanaimo United FC U18 girls chasing provincial soccer crownLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Nanaimo parking policiesValued Nanaimo thrift store savedVancouver Island BMX rider to represent Canada at world championships in AustraliaCOLUMN: Efforts to revitalize downtown seem to have paid offKSS valedictorians Orchid Storey and Samantha Kalbfleisch deliver speechTseshaht sing, dance, fish for Indigenous Peoples Day at Papermill DamCongratulations Lake Cowichan class of 2026!‘It’s what’s best for my constituents’: MLA Boultbee explains decision to join B.C. NDPB.C. Lions earn 1st win of CFL season, dumping Edmonton Elks 36-24 in KelownaSmoke from wildfire near Boston Bar fills Okanagan skiesCanada ousted from World Cup with 3-0 loss to MoroccoBritish military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen