NANAIMO - Additional funding is expanding a program which monitors and looks to support repeat property crime offenders.Launched in late 2025 across 12 different communities, the Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative (C-POII) monitors known repeat offenders for things like retail theft and vandalism, and o...

NANAIMO - One person has died, and two others were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a high-speed crash. Emergency crews were called to the Cedar Rd. and Trans Canada Hwy. intersection just after 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, after a dark-coloured Kia SUV collided with a white Acura sedan. Reserve...

NANAIMO - A local woman is preparing to represent the region in a national competition focused on leadership and community impact. Heather Wolfear will compete at Miss Indigenous Canada in Ontario on July 22, one of 20 delegates selected from across the country. Wolfear, a Blackfoot woman with family heritage from the ...

NANAIMO - June 21 marked the 30th National Indigenous Peoples' Day in Canada, and the Prime Minister was in the Harbour City for the occasion. Mark Carney was at the Nanaimo Museum on Sunday, touring the exhibits on Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) culture, alongside his wife, MPs and local dignitaries. Carney and the gro...

NANAIMO - Work to verify both the safety of local swim spots and the sturdiness of underground infrastructure is underway. City of Nanaimo crews, along with the Nanaimo Port Authority, are in the process of testing water quality at six popular outdoor swimming areas ahead of the busy summer season. Included are Brannen...

QUALICIUM BEACH - It'll be a classic car paradise in downtown Qualicum Beach on Sunday. Seaside Cruizers Car Club's annual Father's Day Show & Shine happens Sunday, June 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Club president Jim Moroz said a wide range of vehicles from a variety of models and eras will be lined up throughout dow...

NANAIMO - Local marine rescue crews scooped a pair of women on recreational floaties near the Departure Bay ferry terminal following an unplanned voyage. Marion Bec, public affairs officer with Maritime Forces Pacific, stated local resources quickly responded on the afternoon of Thursday, June 18. "A concerned cit...

NANAIMO - Freshwater fishing licenses are free of charge this weekend, part of an annual tradition in the province.B.C. Family Fishing Weekend runs between Friday, June 19, and Sunday, June 21, which includes events and fishing-themed activities encouraging more people to take up the pastime of fishing.Coordinated by t...

NANAIMO - There are deals to be had for sharp-eyed bargain hunters at a popular Nanaimo event promoting sustainability and affordability. The first of two Nanaimo Recycles Trunk Sales takes place Saturday, June 20, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Nanaimo North Town Centre parking lot near the old Sears Entrance off Ru...

NANAIMO - A popular summer event with people of all ages racing down one of the Harbour City's famously steep hills is back this summer. The Hub City Soap Box Derby returns to Nanaimo's Wall St. on Aug. 15, starting at 9 a.m., with registration now open. Organizer Jason Clayton said they're excited to be entering their...

NANAIMO - Part of an expanding worldwide movement, a homegrown wrestling success story is again about to stage a high-end independent pro wrestling show in the Harbour City.Wrestlefest 3 takes over Nanaimo's Frank Crane Arena on Friday, June 19, with a VIP show starting at 5:30 p.m., followed by general admission doors...

NANAIMO - A durable and modular mini outdoor soccer pitch might be coming to the Harbour City. A recommendation was made for City council to submit an expression of interest to install a mini-pitch in Beban Park through the Mini Peaks Legacy Project (MPLP), turning an unused, grassy area adjacent to Merle Logan Field i...

QUALICUM BEACH - Two people were sent to hospital, one in serious condition, after a head-on crash in Qualicum Beach.Emergency services were called on Wednesday, June 17 just after 3:30 p.m. to Memorial Ave east of Rupert Rd. in response to a westbound Nissan Versa crossing the centre line and hitting an eastbound Dodg...

NANAIMO - Representing a top Harbour City summer tradition, the Commercial Street Night Market is back. Organized by the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce weekly from June 18 to Aug. 27 on a vehicle-free Commercial St. between Terminal Ave. to just north of the Bastion St. intersection draws thousands of people Thurs...

NANAIMO - Fearing the loss of another valued member of her farm family, a rural Nanaimo woman boldly booted an aggressive juvenile cougar. The high-stakes incident happened on the evening of Saturday, June 6, on a sprawling 50-acre property south of Nanaimo, when several goats began snorting in distress while hustling ...

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking to identify a person seen near a vehicle after someone broke a window and stole a shotgun located inside. Between midnight and 11 a.m. on June 6, a Mossberg 500 Mossy Oak 12-gauge pump-action shotgun was taken from a vehicle parked near the Vancouver Island Military Museum on Camero...

NANAIMO - Ballooning costs have forced the City to abandon plans for a roundabout on one of the north end's most used traffic corridors.A previously approved roundabout at the corner of Hammond Bay Rd. and Brickyard Rd. will not proceed, with the estimated price tag of over $800,000, far above the initial $550,000 esti...

NANAIMO - 2026 has had its share of choppy waters for a local boat owner, whose calls to help calm down crime appear to have the attention of the Nanaimo Port Authority. Andrew Reynolds' large custom-made commercial tugboat was broken into after a male scaled a pair of gates at Nanaimo Port Authority's W.E. Mills Landi...

NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) says it's now official: they are the largest Indigenous-owned hospitality and casino operator in the country, by revenue. On Tuesday, June 16, SFN formalized the purchase of the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond through their economic development arm, the Petroglyph Developmen...

NANAIMO - The City is looking at ways to extend the life of its sanitary sewer systems, with increased development and climate change pushing the system to capacity. The issues stem from inflow and infiltration, when unwanted storm and groundwater enter the sewer system and increase capacity, risking overloading the sy...

NANAIMO - A second-hand store owner has a rock-bottom sale price for his business, but with no takers it appears Deni's Dynamite Deals will soon shut down. Owner Deni Bezeau, who's approaching his 72nd birthday, said he's tried extensively to sell the business he's owned and operated for the past eight years, but nothi...

NANAIMO - A house being built in Nanaimo's rural East Wellington area burned to its foundations after a fire tore through the partially completed structure. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews responded to 2550 Stobart Rd., south of Mountain View Elementary School, on Sunday, June 14, just after 2:30 p.m., with the stick-f...

NANAIMO - While two people got away without losing money or valuables, another wasn't quite so lucky, prompting a reminder from local Mounties.Three separate incidents involving very similar details were reported to police in Nanaimo and Oceanside on June 6, with a man and a woman travelling in a black Audi approaching...

NANAIMO - A scorching mid-June Sunday in 1963 on the mid-Island has all but been wiped from the record books, courtesy of a 2026 heat wave. According to Environment Canada, the mercury reached 33.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, June 14, in the Nanaimo area, breaking the record for the hottest June 14 ever recorded, when i...

NANAIMO - Following a busy first year with over 22,000 patients coming through the door for same-day primary care, a well-used Nanaimo clinic stands to see many more clients in the coming months and years. Central Nanaimo Urgent & Primary Care Centre (UPCC) on Norwell Dr. opened on May 1, 2025, providing a key acce...

NANAIMO - Around 75 parade entries lined up for the 2026 Nanaimo Pride Parade.The Sunday, June 14, event capped a week of Pride-themed celebrations and saw onlookers line the parade route down Fitzwilliam St., across the Bastion St. bridge, across the Pride crosswalk, and down Front St. towards Maffeo Sutton Park.Sunny...

NANAIMO - Another ten individuals have lost their lives to drug toxicity in the Nanaimo area.New data from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) shows the 10 deaths in the Nanaimo region were part of 15 across all of central Vancouver Island, including communities such as Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Port Alberni, Tofino, and ...

NANAIMO - A highly popular program is again offering discounted farmers' market food items around the province. The Ministry of Health funded BC Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program covers items such as vegetables, meat, fish, eggs and dairy products for families, pregnant women and low income seniors in 95 communi...