CHPQ (Parksville, BC)

CHPQ-FM, also referred to as "The Lounge," is a radio station based in Parksville, British Columbia, broadcasting at 99.9 FM. The station is owned by Island Radio, which is part of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.

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Fifty new spaces opening in south Nanaimo for unhoused

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO — New housing projects for people experiencing homelessness are opening in the city. The province formally unveiled, on Friday, May 9, a new collection of 50 temporary shelter spaces at 1300 Island Hwy. South in Chase River, opposite RONA. Operated by Connective Support Society (formerly the John Howard Society), people who have occupied beds at overnight shelters in Nanaimo will be given the first opportunity to move into more stable housing later this spring.
‘It’s a really good thing:’ Nanaimo senior credits e-bike for keeping him active and social

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO — Pete Caljouw has worn many hats in his life. He was a Navy man, a logger, a transit operator, a wildlife photographer and a minor league baseball coach. Now 89 years old, Caljouw has added e-bike enthusiast to the list, making the switch to assisted pedalling to help navigate the steep terrain of the mid-Island as he photographed local wildlife. “It started getting hard for me as I got older and older.
B.C. couple launches grueling ALS fundraising journey in Nanaimo

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — Competing in triathlons across the country won’t be easy, but a Vernon couple has motivation on their side. Mike Pearson, 63, and Donna Bartel, 59, start Trii’ing to End ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) on Sunday, May 11 at Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake Park. The devastating progressive, often fatal neurological disease affects brain and spinal cord nerve cells, leading to increasingly restrictive muscle control. ALS claimed the life of Pearson’s great uncle and Bartel’s mother.
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Alex Rawnsley

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
Afternoon & evening shows planned for Snowbirds first Nanaimo visit in six years

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO — For the first time in six years, almost to the day, the Canadian Forces Snowbirds are coming to the Harbour City for a full performance. A two-day stop is planned for the squadron with an evening show planned for Aug. 15 and an afternoon demonstration on Aug. 16 in the skies above the Nanaimo Harbour and Maffeo Sutton Park.
‘Our bread and butter:’ Tourism Nanaimo focused on domestic tourists, capturing ‘Golden Triangle’ visitors

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO — Boosted by a recent and unexpected ‘Infusion’ of visitors to the region, Tourism Nanaimo says they’re well-positioned to show off the area’s charm. Presenting to Nanaimo City Council on Monday, May 5, the organization’s executive director Carly Pereboom said the citizen-led Nanaimo Infusion event was a powerful example of an organic event succeeding, and one which should be studied.
‘I gotta go:’ Qualicum man jailed for violent sexual abuse of family dog

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Daryl Major

Editor’s note: This article contains extremely graphic details depicting the sexual abuse of a dog. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO — A Qualicum Beach man will spend the next nine months behind bars, followed by two years of probation, after being sentenced for sexually assaulting his family’s dog.
Day-long power outage to impact portions of downtown Parksville

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Ian Holmes

PARKSVILE — An extended power outage will inconvenience hundreds of people in downtown Parksville as BC Hydro crews conduct scheduled underground utility work. The planned outage impacts 310 BC Hydro customers on Wednesday, May 7 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. according to Ted Olynyk, BC Hydro’s Vancouver Island community relations manager. He said the outage zone spans from Jensen Ave East between the Alberni Hwy extending south to the Corfield St. area. Sections of Craig and Weld st.
Nanaimo Council backtracks on $11M Long Lake boathouse project

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO — City Councillors have walked back their approval of substantial planned upgrades at Loudon Park. In front of a standing-room-only crowd on Monday, May 5, Council opted to reconsider their approval for a $10.8 million upgrade to the park, featuring a large boat storage and multi-purpose building and public washrooms, which would have come at the expense of nearly 30 mature trees and key greenspace. Coun.
Closures in place as crews enhance Nanaimo’s Bowen/Northfield area

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — Significant closures apply for most of May for all road users beginning on Monday, May 5 on Northfield Rd. between Bowen and Boxwood roads. Crews conducting significant road surfacing work and other enhancements is leading to no westbound movement on Northfield toward the Nanaimo Parkway through May 11.