Nanaimo

Public info sessions to begin ahead of Qualicum Beach pool referendum

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...

Daryl Major Feb 18, 2025

Man wanted in Nanaimo after allegations of animal abuse

NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo are trying to locate and identify a man allegedly seen abusing a small dog.Mounties report just before noon on Wednesday, Feb. 12, a man was seen walking along Aulds Rd., w...

Feb 17, 2025

Fun and free Family Day long weekend events happening on the mid-Island

NANAIMO - The Family Day weekend is once again upon us, with plenty of fun and free family events taking place across the mid-Island on Monday, February 17. In Nanaimo, the Aquatic Centre is hosting a...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 17, 2025

'Born and raised in Cedar:' local instrumentalist celebrating first Juno nomination

NANAIMO - Self-admittedly scared to check whether he'd been nominated, Eric Bearclaw was finally alerted to some recent good news by his former landlord.Multiple congratulatory texts and calls from fr...

Feb 16, 2025

‘It’s been a great experience:' Nanaimo’s Brayden Boehm relishing time with Victoria Royals

NANAIMO - Suffice to say a Nanaimo Minor Hockey grad is having a lot more fun now compared to last season. Brayden Boehm, who celebrated his 21st birthday last month, is concluding his five-year Weste...

Feb 15, 2025

Nanaimo RCMP calls for service lowest in five years

NANAIMO - Calls for assistance to Nanaimo RCMP detachment continued a trend downward last year, reaching their lowest point in five years.Overall, 42,743 calls for service were requested in 2024, a de...

Feb 14, 2025

VIDEO: Nanaimo man coding app to better communicate with non-verbal, autistic granddaughter

NANAIMO - Frustrated by the limited array of tools available to communicate with his non-verbal, autistic granddaughter, a local man is taking the DIY approach. Thomas Pepler's four-year-old granddaug...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 14, 2025

Charge laid after 90-year-old woman killed in Cedar hit-and-run

NANAIMO - A 26-year-old local man has been charged in relation to the death of a senior in Cedar last year.Justin Kenneth Nicholls was arrested and formally charged Wednesday, Feb. 12 with one count o...

Feb 14, 2025

Annual restrictions banning dogs on Oceanside area beaches coming into effect

PARKSVILLE - Allowing exhausted migrating geese room to recuperate is behind an annual advisory banning dogs from Oceanside area beaches. In Parksville, Rathrevor Beach is closed between Saturday, Feb...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 14, 2025

VIEx campaigning for new agricultural building in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - It doesn't take a leading architect to conclude new life could be breathed into Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEx) infrastructure at Beban Park Fairgrounds in Nanaimo. Michelle Solloway, mar...

Feb 13, 2025