Nanaimo

Proposed Nanaimo data centre passes design review

NANAIMO - A large scale data centre envisioned for a presently rural lot west of the Nanaimo Parkway cleared its latest hurdle. Around a dozen recommendations were made by the City's Design Advisory P...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2025

Rings, watches, and gold teeth: Nanaimo Women Helping Women holding jewelry donation drive

NANAIMO - A group of dedicated local women are looking to take your old jewelry off your hands and use it to help women in need. The Nanaimo Women Helping Women (NWHW) group is holding their gold and ...

Daryl Major Apr 11, 2025

'They've saved a lot of lives:' Nanaimo CSOs seeing high volume of calls for service

NANAIMO - Having just wrapped their second full year of operation, calls for service to the City's Community Safety Officers continue to flood in.New data presented Wednesday, April 9 showed the unit ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 10, 2025

Ladysmith couple found guilty of animal cruelty after nearly 200 animals seized from property

LADYSMITH - A couple must pay a fine and are forbidden from owning or breeding animals for a decade after nearly 200 animals in distress were removed from their property by the BC SPCA. Rhees William ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 10, 2025

Final list of candidates confirmed by Elections Canada

NANAIMO - An official candidates list for the upcoming April 28 federal election has been released.As anticipated, the federal riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith has a number of returning candidates from the...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 09, 2025

Revamped Fairwinds marina opens, housing development continues

NANOOSE BAY - A modernized, newly re-opened marina tucked into Schooner Cove represents the latest in many pending additions to the area. Georgia Desjardins, vice president of development for Seacliff...

Apr 09, 2025

Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre up for sale

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island's largest mall and Nanaimo's most lucrative property is for sale. A listing for Woodgrove Centre appeared online, shortly after a story broke that a Chinese billionaire livi...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 09, 2025

'Functionally impossible to enforce:' Nanaimo Council bans gallery use of electronic devices during meetings

NANAIMO - Citing threats made to staff and a need to ensure a safe working environment, City Council formally banned independent recording or media capture at their meetings without prior approval. Th...

Daryl Major Apr 09, 2025

Teenage addicts expose Port Alberni drug trafficker

NANAIMO - A local man was making money by supplying hard drugs to fragile teens in a competition-free market in Port Alberni until his greed got the better of him. Explosive facts outlined in B.C. Sup...

Ian Holmes Apr 08, 2025

Long Lake park upgrades get $6 million budget boost following Nanaimo Council debate

NANAIMO - A popular city park on the shores of Long Lake is getting more extensive upgrades after all.City Councillors voted against a staff-recommended motion to add $1.8 million to the Loudon Park e...

Apr 08, 2025