Category Archives: Nanaimo
Vancouver Island Conference Centre boasting another record year
NANAIMO - A notable increase in conferences, trade shows, special events and more is helping boost the bottom line toward profitability for the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. Presenting financial...
Mar 06, 2025
'Hugely disappointed:' Nanaimo hospital cath lab, patient tower absent in B.C. budget
NANAIMO - The province's spending priorities for the year ahead apparently do not include a pair of promised significant local projects.Neither a catheterization lab for cardiac care, nor a new patien...
Mar 05, 2025
Day-long closure of Hwy. 4 planned for debris removal
NANAIMO - The only connection between Vancouver Island's central east and west coasts will close for roughly six hours on Thursday.Contracted crews from the provincial ministry of transportation will ...
Mar 05, 2025
Woman sentenced for death threat against Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP
NANAIMO - Frustrated with her local Member of Parliament's response to an evolving conflict on the other side of the world, a local woman made an egregiously poor judgment decision. Sent on Jan. 13, 2...
Mar 05, 2025
Nanaimo man avoids additional jail time for dealing fentanyl and meth
NANAIMO - A man was spared additional jail time for selling fentanyl and will instead attend a local treatment centre alongside his father. Brandon Whitfield Lee Gregoire, 25, was given a time-served ...
Mar 04, 2025
Drivers & young child escape significant injury in high-speed crash near Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Two drivers and a young child remain in hospital but escaped serious injury after a high-speed crash along Hwy. 19.The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Monday, March 3 near the Church R...
Mar 04, 2025
Snowy start to February made for a chilly month in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It started cold and ended wet. That was the summary of the weather across much of the mid-Island last month, with a cold snap dumping snow across much of the central Island region at the sta...
Mar 03, 2025
Development proposed for forested area off north Nanaimo's Lost Lake Road
NANAIMO - An ambitious development proposal could transform a mostly forested area into a new community. The proposed site at the end of Tanya Dr. calls for 20 townhouse-style fourplexes with 80 livin...
Mar 03, 2025
Nanaimo non-profit economic study demonstrates sector's value, work ongoing to address challenges
NANAIMO - Often operating under the radar and on shoestring budgets, not-for profit organizations aren't typically viewed as key economic drivers. To that end, the City of Nanaimo ventured to find out...
Mar 03, 2025
'Our idea is simply to be the change:' youth-led Oceanside philanthropy group makes impact
PARKSVILLE - What started out as a small gathering of young change-makers is gaining momentum. 100 Kids for Change, a youth-run philanthropy organization launched early last year donates money to loca...
Mar 02, 2025