Author Archives: Daryl Major
Increased police presence on roads with driving season upon us
NANAIMO - RCMP hope awareness messaging will help combat the many accidents which will occur this long weekend due to poor driving. BC RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Brett Urano said additional off...
May 17, 2024
Pilot project working to get Nanaimo seniors more connected to community
NANAIMO - A new pilot project getting ready to launch wants to help isolated and lonely seniors get more involved in community programs. The non-profit group Nanaimo Division of Family Practice (NDFP)...
May 16, 2024
Eighty-six unit apartment complex eyed for Nanaimo's Dufferin Crescent
NANAIMO - Additional amenities and adjustments to entry spaces were seen as desired improvements to a proposed housing development. An 86-unit apartment complex is slated to be built on a current vaca...
May 13, 2024
Commercial St. closes in downtown Nanaimo for 'The Last of Us' filming
NANAIMO - Traffic along the downtown's main retail corridor is closed for roughly the next week. Crews working on production setup for HBO's 'The Last of Us' have closed pedestrian and vehicle access ...
May 10, 2024
Nanaimo drug trafficker handed 9.5 year jail sentence
NANAIMO - A significant jail tenure has been issued to a man who pleaded guilty to a long list of drug charges. Shai Ben Eli Illan, 30, was recently sentenced in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo to 9.5 yea...
May 09, 2024
Oil response bases ready to go with pending increased tanker traffic
NANAIMO - A vastly enhanced network of bases and staff are on standby just in case the unexpected happens. Mandated to bolster oil response times as a condition of approval of the Trans Mountain pipel...
May 08, 2024
Historic Errington hall primed for seismic upgrades
ERRINGTON - Provincial grant money is helping secure the future for a key facility in Oceanside. The century-old Errington War Memorial Hall recently received $250,000 for seismic upgrades from the pr...
May 07, 2024
PHOTOS: Additional street closure creating space for HBO's 'The Last of Us' filming
NANAIMO - Sets are being built and production is just days away from seeing cameras roll. Crews working in downtown Nanaimo on HBO's 'The Last of Us' television series continue prep work ahead of film...
May 06, 2024
'I'm really sorry:' non-custodial sentence for man who dropped log on Nanaimo kayakers
NANAIMO - A highly intoxicated man with mental health issues received a suspended sentence and two years probation for a bizarre high-profile assault nearly two years ago. The perplexing actions of Tr...
May 02, 2024
'It's sort of magic:' creator of beloved Nanaimo gnome doors does it all for the kids
NANAIMO - Finding gnome doors in tree trunks has been a magical part of some local parks for over a decade, and the man behind them couldn't be more thrilled. Charlie Pickard has been hand-crafting gn...
Apr 29, 2024