Category Archives: Nanaimo
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
Arson charge laid in connection to Walmart fire in north Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Police in Victoria have partnered with local Mounties to arrest and charge a man with several crimes, including a high profile arson in Nanaimo.Edwin Vikash Singh, 42, was arrested on the so...
Oct 19, 2023
Free harm reduction & first aid vending machine coming to Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - It's set to be a lot easier to obtain potentially life-saving medical supplies from local hospitals. Island Health is installing "Care and Connection Kiosks" at three Island facilities, incl...
Oct 19, 2023
'It's very gratifying:' rehabilitation efforts paying off at fish-bearing Departure Creek
NANAIMO - Significant signs of life are visible in an urban Nanaimo creek where fish sightings were once rare. While challenges persist, advocates are encouraged about the present and hopeful for the ...
Oct 19, 2023
New information results in homicide investigation into Nanaimo woman's death
NANAIMO - The death of a local woman in early March has been upgraded to a homicide.Wendy Head, 52, died in a home in the 2300 block of Autumnwood Dr., near Labieux Rd., on March 7. It was initially d...
Oct 18, 2023
Man fined and banned from hunting after illegal killing of Roosevelt Elk near Chemainus
NANAIMO - The illegal capture and harvesting of a large elk proved costly for a Vancouver Island man. Kyle Emrys Watson-Harley was fined $5,100 and banned from hunting for two years following a senten...
Oct 18, 2023
Flood watch in place for Englishman River system near Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Heavy rainfall overnight and continued downpours in the forecast forced an upgrade in flood watches for the region. The B.C. River Forecast System, part of the ministry of forests, issued...
Oct 18, 2023
Rash of thefts from unlocked vehicles sweeping through north Nanaimo neighbourhood
NANAIMO - Thieves have found an apparent target-rich environment in the city's north end.The RCMP say several thefts have been reported from vehicles in the Stephenson Point Rd. area of north Nanaimo,...
Oct 18, 2023
High tech options examined to aid City of Nanaimo roadway infrastructure management
NANAIMO - What started as a tool to identify and more quickly repair potholes in the city had led to broader ambitions fueled by artificial intelligence.David Thompson, City of Nanaimo's manager of ro...
Oct 18, 2023
Proposed Metral townhouses take next steps forward, despite traffic concern
NANAIMO - A proposed residential development in the north end, along a busy transportation corridor has taken another step forward. Rezoning 6074 Metral Dr. passed first and second reading at Nanaimo ...
Oct 17, 2023