Category Archives: Nanaimo

Prolific Nanaimo offender jailed 7+ years for fentanyl trafficking
NANAIMO - A lifelong Nanaimo resident deeply entrenched in the local criminal underworld has managed to escape extended jail sentences for years. That changed abruptly for Kerry Wallace Chang on Tuesd...
Apr 02, 2025

March storms drop plenty of rain across mid-Island
NANAIMO - A pair of rain storms last month was enough to produce the 14th wettest March in 60 years. That's according to Environment Canada meteorologist Chris Doyle, who said 150.4 millimetres of rai...
Apr 02, 2025

RCMP seeking help after non-suspicious death of Nanaimo woman near Jack Point
NANAIMO - Police are trying to trace the final steps of a woman found unresponsive near the Jack Point Trail earlier this week. Mounties were called out to the Duke Point Hwy. around 12:30 p.m. on Mon...
Apr 02, 2025

Take Back the Night Nanaimo raising awareness about all forms of sexual violence
NANAIMO - One of the oldest movements to stand against sexual violence worldwide is returning to the mid-Island. Take Back the Night events and marches have happened across the world for over 60 years...
Apr 02, 2025

Apartments swapped for townhomes in phase two of central Nanaimo development
NANAIMO - Phase two of a large proposed central Nanaimo multi-family housing development has taken another step forward. Located on newly constructed Hansen Rd. off East Wellington Rd., phase two will...
Apr 01, 2025

'I'm so deeply sorry:' driver sentenced for fatal Qualicum Beach crash
NANAIMO - A leisurely family motorcycle ride resulted in tragedy when a popular Port Alberni woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash. Deb Walton was a passenger on a motorcycle ridden by her husband w...
Apr 01, 2025

NanaimoNewsNOW evolving local 'mews' coverage in Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - After nearly nine years of tireless and complete coverage of local news on central Vancouver Island, NanaimoNewsNOW is seizing the meowment to evolve and move furward.Effective immediately, ...
Apr 01, 2025

Hidden camera found in Nanaimo pool change room
NANAIMO - Police are looking to identify a person of interest after a video camera was installed inside a changing room of a busy Nanaimo recreational facility. Nanaimo RCMP said a camera was located ...
Mar 31, 2025

Nanaimo Mounties seeking 'person of interest' after suspicious Sunday fire
NANAIMO - Local police are trying to identify a person seen running away from an apartment building shortly before a fire broke out over the weekend.Emergency crews were called to an apartment complex...
Mar 31, 2025

Steering issue adjusts Monday Nanaimo-Vancouver ferry schedule
UPDATE: March 31, 1:00 p.m.: BC Ferries says the steering issue affecting the Queen of Oak Bay has been repaired, and service is expected to resume with the 1:00 p.m. sailing from Nanaimo's Departure ...
Mar 31, 2025