Nanaimo

Coombs-Hilliers Fire Dept hosts 60-year anniversary celebration

QUALICUM BEACH - A family friendly event celebrating six decades of firefighting in Coombs-Hilliers will feature some blasts from the past. Vintage fire trucks, demonstrations, kids' activities, food ...

Jun 21, 2025

Hotter, drier summer forecast for Nanaimo & Oceanside

NANAIMO - Expect a warmer, drier summer this year.The summer season officially begins on the mid-Island at 7:42 p.m. on Friday, June 20, and with it comes predictions from meteorologists of temperatur...

Jun 20, 2025

Qualicum Beach Councillors knock back two housing developments due to building heights

QUALICUM BEACH - A pair of major developments with over 100 residential units combined are too tall for the community, according to some Town Councillors. The first proposal is for a 55-unit multi-res...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 20, 2025

Warrant issued after man fails to appear in Nanaimo court

NANAIMO - Local mounties are looking for a man after he failed to appear for a scheduled court appearance recently.An arrest warrant has been issued for 38-year-old David Pollen, who is before the cou...

Jun 20, 2025

Dangerous & impaired driving charges laid in fatal Nanaimo Parkway crash

NANAIMO - A pair of charges have been approved against a man involved in a fatal collision along the Nanaimo Parkway last year. Samuel Brody Taylor, 47, faces one count of dangerous operation causing ...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 20, 2025

VIDEO: Nanaimo teacher makes astonishing leap to Team Canada jump rope team

NANAIMO - Originally a casual jump-roper to stay in shape, a Nanaimo woman's home-based hobby is skipping her into the international spotlight. Elise Visentin, a 32-year-old on-call teacher, finds it ...

Jun 20, 2025

Rezoning underway for row housing off Nanaimo's Rutherford Rd.

NANAIMO - The concept of row houses has been approved for a trio of Rutherford Rd. lots in the city's north end.Councillors, on Monday, June 16, gave the first three readings to a rezoning bylaw for 5...

Jun 19, 2025

'Our first lightning caused fire:' brief, intense storm brought dozens of lightning strikes to Island & Coast

NANAIMO - It didn't last long, but a series of isolated but intense storm downpours which moved through the region Wednesday came with an extra punch.The Coastal Fire Centre reports the unsettled weat...

Jun 19, 2025

RCMP looking for masked suspect after knifepoint Nanaimo convenience store robbery

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are searching for a man who held up a highway gas station convenience store at knifepoint. Police were called out to the Ruckledge Store at the Gas N Go station along the Tran...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 19, 2025

Commercial Street Night Market ready to go amid downtown Nanaimo construction

NANAIMO - A summer staple is returning on Thursday, amid the backdrop of a revamped downtown core. The first Commercial Street Night Market of the year runs on Thursday, June 19, from 5 p.m. until 9 p...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 19, 2025