Category Archives: Nanaimo
Key section of Nanaimo's East Wellington Rd. closed due to ongoing water supply project
NANAIMO - Punching a water line under a section of central Nanaimo is proving to be more difficult than expected.The City of Nanaimo shut down East Welllington Rd. for vehicular traffic between Westwo...
Oct 23, 2023
VIDEO: Simulated fatal crash offers invaluable training for Gabriola first responders
Editor's note: This story contains images from a training exercise depicting serious injuries and deceased people and may be upsetting for some readers. Discretion is advised.GABRIOLA ISLAND - The cha...
Oct 23, 2023
Town of Qualicum Beach seeks opinions to refine waterfront park plan
QUALICUM BEACH - Public input is being gathered to help formulate a detailed plan for Saahtlam Park, formally known as St. Andrews Waterfront Park.Purchased in 2018, the Town-owned property has a draf...
Oct 22, 2023
VIDEO: Pro and anti-SOGI groups stage opposing, loud rallies in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Tempers flared again between two polar opposite sides of how sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) should be taught in schools. Just over one month from a rally in Nanaimo around 150...
Oct 21, 2023
Over $10 million allocated to quartet of Nanaimo community projects
NANAIMO - It's a sizeable injection of funds for projects long demanded by the public.City Councillors formally allocated just over $10.6 million from the Growing Communities Fund to four projects des...
Oct 21, 2023
Traffic concerns remain amid strong support for expansive south Nanaimo development
NANAIMO - The first two of many steps towards an expansion of the Cinnabar Valley and Chase River neighbourhoods were taken this week.City Councillors voted 7-2 in favour of first and second reading f...
Oct 20, 2023
Detailed designs released for initial phases of Commercial St. overhaul
NANAIMO - Construction is ready to go for the first two phases of a considerable multi-year face-lift of the heart of Nanaimo's downtown.While it's unclear precisely how much work councillors will sig...
Oct 20, 2023
Nanaimo RCMP on lookout for violent offender
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are hoping the public can help find an offender considered violent and actively evading arrest. An arrest warrant against Chase Peter Jack Goodale, 30, was issued last week st...
Oct 20, 2023
Woman sentenced for online rental scam in Parksville, police preach 'buyer beware'
NANAIMO - A vulnerable family lost nearly $1,000 and badly needed housing during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Parksville in an all too common breach of trust offence.Lindsay Eli...
Oct 20, 2023
New 306-bed long term care facility coming to Lantzville
NANAIMO - Hundreds of new long-term care beds are slated for the central Island.The province unveiled plans during a Thursday, Oct. 19 news conference for a 306-bed facility in Lantzville to be built ...
Oct 19, 2023