Nanaimo

Housing to dominate Qualicum Beach OCP process

QUALICUM BEACH - Creating more housing units for anticipated growth factors heavily into an ongoing public engagement campaign in Qualicum Beach. A Quality of Life Survey in effect since mid-January a...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 08, 2025

Island storms contribute to record year for BC Hydro power outages

NANAIMO - More power outages across the province were seen than ever before in 2024, with major fall storms in coastal B.C. and Vancouver Island the biggest contributing factors. BC Hydro's Susie Ried...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 07, 2025

New Island snow creating 'considerable' avalanche risk throughout backcountry

NANAIMO - A considerable dumping of snow across much of Vancouver Island over the last week has changed conditions in the backcountry considerably.The latest forecasts from Avalanche Canada have dange...

Feb 07, 2025

B.C. addictions doctor resigns, placed on leave over unsanctioned overdose sites

A Vancouver Island doctor involved in setting up unsanctioned overdose prevention sites has resigned from her positions with Island Health, claiming she was placed on leave as punishment for her publi...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 07, 2025

Charges laid following multiple Oceanside residential break and enters

NANAIMO - A man is accused of breaking into five additional Oceanside area homes after being originally charged with one local residential break-in late last year. New charges against Timothy Joseph D...

Daryl Major Feb 07, 2025

Nanaimo RCMP looking for violent offender Donovan Williams

NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo are on the lookout for a wanted man who's considered violent and dangerous.20-year-old Donovan Williams is wanted for a breach of a probation order as he failed to abide by...

Feb 06, 2025

Many Nanaimo area drivers struggle adjusting to snow, ICBC claims surge

NANAIMO - It turned out to be an extra miserable Monday for many Nanaimo area drivers. A blast of wintry conditions brought well over a foot of snow to the Nanaimo area leading to chaos on the roads w...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 06, 2025

'I just want to be a kid and have fun:' driver doing donuts at Nanaimo mall gets ticketed

NANAIMO - A young Nanaimo driver learned the hard way rules of the road apply, even if a fresh blanket of snow piles up in a large parking lot. On Monday, Feb. 3 around 7:00 p.m., Nanaimo RCMP were ca...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 06, 2025

Sentencing concludes for Nanaimo woman who murdered/dismembered estranged boyfriend

Editor's note: this article contains graphic details of violence and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is strongly advised.VANCOUVER - A sentence has formally been established for a Nan...

Feb 06, 2025

'We're going to have a state-of-the-art park:' new skateboard facility coming to Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH - Over the next several months the existing skateboard park in Qualicum Beach will be deconstructed in favour of a rebuilt, modernized amenity. Located between the Qualicum Beach Civic ...

Daryl Major Feb 06, 2025