Category Archives: Nanaimo
'It could be a really good show': popular meteor shower expected to light-up sky
NANAIMO - Conditions are ideal for what could be highly visible dazzling streaks zipping across the night sky. The annual Perseids meteor display peaks this weekend overnight Saturday going into Sunda...
Aug 11, 2023
Nanaimo RCMP searching for accused violent offender
NANAIMO - A man accused of attempting to assault people with a baseball bat and threatening to kill them is wanted by local Mounties.Raymond Erling Ahlstrom, 59, is accused of threatening two people w...
Aug 11, 2023
Annual Coombs Fair focuses on country roots, family fun
COOMBS - A small-town fair near Parksville is punching above its weight class.In excess of 2,000 attendees are expected each day for the Coombs Fair, which has been running for well over 100 years, sa...
Aug 11, 2023
'There is greatness in all of us:' former ward of the court wrapping nationwide bike ride in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A former local man, raised as a ward of the court, has biked across almost all of Canada in a journey of self-discovery, mental and physical health, and working towards a better future. Fort...
Aug 11, 2023
Approaching heat wave triggers calls for caution across Island and interior regions
NANAIMO - While forecasters don't expect records set in the 2021 heat dome event to be even remotely threatened, a strong ridge of high pressure making its way to B.C. is still concerning. Temperature...
Aug 10, 2023
Rain and wind events 'impacts us significantly': crews on Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lake
NANAIMO - Vehicles are flowing again on the regular schedule along Hwy. 4, however there remains no firm timeline of when the lone central Island link to the west coast will be fully restored.Overnigh...
Aug 10, 2023
Nanaimo Fringe Festival ready to kick-off for 2023
NANAIMO - It's the time of the year when the mid-Island gets a little festive, as the Nanaimo Fringe Festival is back for its 13th year. Modelled after the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which first starte...
Aug 10, 2023
Regional survey to help form residential energy improvement financing program
NANAIMO - Online and phone surveys are underway on the mid Island to help design an incentive program to make homes on the mid Island more energy efficient. The joint effort between the Regional Distr...
Aug 09, 2023
Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lake closed again as rainfall creates 'increased risk of debris'
UPDATE: Drive BC now anticipates Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lake to re-open on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at 5 p.m., several hours ahead of schedule. EARLIER - Overnight rainfall has caused some additional headaches fo...
Aug 09, 2023
'Desperately needed and long overdue:' Nanaimo health advocates push for improved cardiac care
NANAIMO - Amplified by an ever-growing and aging population, local healthcare advocates called for enhanced cardiac services for the mid and north Island residents. A Tuesday, Aug. 8 news conference s...
Aug 09, 2023