Category Archives: Nanaimo

PARKSVILLE - A larger, more accessible space has organizers for the annual Parksville Beach Festival, and associated sand sculpting competition, excited for the future. City Councillors recently appro...

UPDATE - Traffic resumed travel along the Nanaimo Parkway around 2:20 p.m., however congestion is expected to last through Thursday afternoon. EARLIER, NANAIMO - Two people have died after an early mo...

NANAIMO - By this spring a trio of supportive housing complexes are expected to be operational in Nanaimo, aimed at providing relief for the unhoused and mitigating social disorder. Up first is the la...

LADYSMITH - A business in Ladysmith had its business licence cancelled after accusations it was being used in the sex trade. Natural Massage Spa, located at 16 High St., received a business licence la...

NANAIMO - Two men convicted of manslaughter last year will spend the next four to eight years behind bars.Mark Jayden Harrison and Aiden Matthew William Bell, both 21 years old, were formally sentence...

NANAIMO - Around 40 Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) personnel are preparing for semi-annual training in the city this weekend.Crews from Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Deep Bay and Port Alberni...

NANAIMO - Vastly expanded housing and dining services are within reach at a key downtown Nanaimo social agency provider. Salvation Army's New Hope Centre is in the midst of a significant renewal with ...

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are trying to positively identify the remains of a woman found on Valentine's Day in Lantzville. Lantzville Fire Rescue requested help from Nanaimo RCMP officers around 3 p.m....

VANCOUVER - An unsanctioned midwife recently charged with manslaughter has unsuccessfully argued the search and seizure of items from her property was unlawful. Gloria Jeanne Lemay, 77, was charged la...

QUALICUM BEACH - Proposed enhancements to the Oceanside region's only publicly accessible pool facility will receive additional attention in the coming weeks. A referendum takes place on Saturday, Apr...