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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‘Very significant part of our history:’ Japanese-Canadian society requests financial boost from City

5 days ago | thelounge999.com | Jordan Davidson

NANAIMO — Additional funding is being provided to make the legacy of Japanese-Canadians visible on the mid-Island, spearheaded by an ambitious non-profit group based out of Nanaimo. The Central Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian Society, known as 7 Potatoes, asked for over $741,000 in funding to finish off a pair of local cultural projects.
Rotary clubs ready for huge Nanaimo trash clean-up in honour of Earth Day

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Jordan Davidson

NANAIMO — While many people gather with their families to celebrate Easter, local mid-Island Rotary Clubs are getting ready for their largest annual trash collection.
Intruder beaten with statue by Nanaimo area homeowner

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO — An offender with a strong employment history turned to crime to feed his addiction, culminating in a high-profile crime wave south of Nanaimo, resulting in a face-to-face encounter with a homeowner. Tyrone Philip Reno Poulsen, 36, was sentenced in provincial court in Nanaimo on Friday, April 11 after he smashed a front window to get into a Yellow Point Rd. home on Cedar Rd. south of Nanaimo on the afternoon of Jan 25, 2023.
Public healthcare advocates hold Nanaimo event to demand action from federal candidates

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — Our public healthcare system is in crisis, and whoever forms the next federal government must take steps to address it. Those calls were made by Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and Hospital Employees Union (HEU) reps during a Monday, April 14 news conference outside Nanaimo hospital, voicing demands for a strong and properly funded public health system.
Poilievre promises justice reform using notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Alex Rawnsley

OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today and making announcements about defence procurement and justice reform. Poilievre is vowing to use the notwithstanding clause to implement some of his crime agenda — something no federal government has ever done.
Nanaimo RCMP searching for repeat offender after missed court date

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO — Local Mounties are searching for a man with a history of breaching court orders. Robert Scott Honeyman, 49, had warrants issued for his arrest after he failed to appear for a Thursday, April 10 court date to answer to numerous charges, including three counts of failing to comply with a probation order. Honeyman is also facing charges of theft of a motor vehicle as well as a Motor Vehicle Act infraction for driving while prohibited, stemming from a Nov. 22, 2024 incident in Nanaimo.
Mayor encouraged by apparent Nanaimo North Town Centre redevelopment plans

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO — While details are scarce, it appears the owner of a Nanaimo mall is committed to making substantial investments, including housing. Vancouver based Shape Properties Corp., owner of Nanaimo North Town Centre (NNTC) on Rutherford Rd., outlined a brief overview of its “major redevelopment” plans on its website. In addition to housing, Shape Properties states it’s preparing to create “open-air retail and new community spaces” to the 61-acre property.
Neurodiverse storytelling journey continues for busy Nanaimo mom

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — May Sosa appears to have the storytelling bug, having now produced several children’s books with the singular aim of emboldening neurodiverse children. Sosa, profiled by NanaimoNewsNOW last spring, has produced her fifth children’s book ‘A Squirrel Finds its Own Way to Glide, which profiles a frustrated rodent’s inability to move like other squirrels.
Never-ending: Nanaimo university students show off interconnected custom designs

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO — The request was a simple one: move a ball from one place, to another…then do it over, and over and over again. Students in Vancouver Island University’s Engineering Transfer Diploma course showed off their marble motion creations on Friday, April 11, the result of months of work to learn and demonstrate an array of physics and engineering principles.
Rings, watches, and gold teeth: Nanaimo Women Helping Women holding jewelry donation drive

1 week ago | thelounge999.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO — A group of dedicated local women are looking to take your old jewelry off your hands and use it to help women in need. The Nanaimo Women Helping Women (NWHW) group is holding their gold and silver jewelry collection fundraiser starting Monday, April 14 until May 5, with all money raised going towards their programs.