Author Archives: Ian Holmes
VIDEO: New fast ferries arrive in Nanaimo ahead of August service launch
NANAIMO - Following a cross-Pacific journey and a stop in Victoria, a pair of passenger-only ferries to create a new travel option between Nanaimo and Vancouver are finally home. Both the spuhls (pron...
Jul 14, 2023
Reports of multiple deaths in crash on Manitoba highway
WINNIPEG - At least 15 people are dead and several others taken to hospital with injuries following a highway crash involving a bus and semi-trailer west of Winnipeg. Manitoba RCMP are calling the cra...
Jun 15, 2023
Five things we learned in David Johnston's first report on foreign interference
OTTAWA - Special rapporteur David Johnston released his first report on foreign interference on Tuesday, which involved analyzing recent media reports on allegations by unnamed national security sourc...
May 23, 2023
Significant overhaul of Howard Johnson Hotel site clears key hurdle
NANAIMO - Despite opposition from Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN), plans for a transformative downtown Nanaimo development are destined to be approved. City councillors voted 7-1 in favour of overhaulin...
May 19, 2023
UPDATE: shelter-in-place concluded at north Nanaimo neighbourhood
UPDATE - A shelter-in-place impacting a north Nanaimo neighbourhood was resolved shortly after 11 a.m., Nanaimo RCMP stated. Police stated vehicular and pedestrian traffic can resume as normal. No oth...
Apr 13, 2023
'It's reconciliation in a different form:' deal brokered between First Nations in Campbell River & operators of Myra Falls Mine
NANAIMO - After three years of persistence, an agreement was finally reached between the Wei Wai Kum and We Wai Kai Nations and Myra Falls Mine. A signing ceremony for the Impact Benefits Agreement (I...
Feb 28, 2023
VIDEO: Cougar trap set on Protection Island as anxious residents play waiting game
NANAIMO - People are understandably on edge these days on Protection Island. The small island in Nanaimo's harbour home to about 380 people has been the source of numerous cougar sightings recently, t...
Dec 30, 2022
Man arrested, home raided following violent stabbing at Nanaimo apartment
NANAIMO - A man has been charged following a home invasion at an Albert St. apartment early Saturday morning during a home invasion. Nanaimo RCMP reported Jordan Reginald White, 26, of Nanaimo was cha...
Dec 12, 2022
City investigates issuing fines against Nicol St. drug consumption site, NANDU operator calls it a 'hostile escalation'
NANAIMO - A nuisance property designation is being considered by the City of Nanaimo in response to a controversial south end drug consumption site. During a Monday, Dec. 5 council meeting mayor Leono...
Dec 06, 2022
Stranded baby porpoise rescued & released from Parksville beach
PARKSVILLE - A baby harbour porpoise has vastly improved chances of survival after tourists discovered the distressed animal on a south Parksville beach. Fisheries and Oceans Canada marine mammal coor...
Aug 17, 2022