Nanaimo

Prolific offender allegedly throws axe at truck, bear-sprays two Nanaimo Mounties

NANAIMO - Police had their hands full this past weekend responding to a report of a man throwing an axe into the back of a truck near Woodgrove Centre. It happened on Saturday, March 15 at about 4:30 ...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 17, 2025

Two Nanaimo Tesla Superchargers destroyed in apparent arson

NANAIMO - A pair of chargers were dismantled and others tampered with in an early morning fire deemed to be arson. The incident was called into 911 on Saturday, March 15 just after 3 a.m. at the Woodg...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 17, 2025

Resident Alien season 4 filming starts in Ladysmith

LADYSMITH - Transforming the downtown core of a quant mid-Island community into a small town in Colorado is evidently a good fit for a popular American-based TV series. Taping of the popular fictional...

Mar 17, 2025

New rental complex proposed in Nanaimo's Rock City neighbourhood

NANAIMO - Over 100 new rental units are being envisioned for a currently forested lot in central Nanaimo.The property at 3400 Barrington Rd., off Rock City Rd. would feature 102 rental units spread ac...

Mar 16, 2025

Nanaimo Special Olympic basketball team wins mainland tournament with mentorship from VIU Mariners

NANAIMO - The local Special Olympic basketball players are making their mark in B.C. sports, with their hard work and dedication paying off with an impressive tournament victory recently.For the first...

Mar 15, 2025

Community effort leads to Nanaimo team hosting U15 hockey provincials

NANAIMO - A true team effort has helped plan, and will host hundreds of players, parents and team staff over the next three days.The U15 Tier-2 BC Hockey Championships will be held at the Nanaimo Ice ...

Mar 15, 2025

'Shattered into a million pieces:' Nanaimo man awaits punishment for sexually abusing infant daughter

Editor's note: This story contains extremely disturbing details regarding child sexual abuse and may not be suitable for all readers. Discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A man will have to wait ...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 14, 2025

Canadian flags adorn Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park

NANAIMO - The city's crown jewel park is looking a little more patriotic this spring.Usually decorated with an array of international flags, the gallery at Maffeo Sutton Park, overlooking the Comox Rd...

Mar 14, 2025

Nanaimo's toxic drug deaths drop sharply to start 2025

NANAIMO - Fewer people are losing their lives to drug toxicity than in recent years.New data from the BC Coroner's Service showed two people from Nanaimo lost their lives to toxic drugs in January, a ...

Mar 14, 2025

Lantzville senior wakes up to find thieves robbing his house

LANTZVILLE - A homeowner in his late 80's was awoken to the sounds of a man and woman outside his bedroom. It happened on Saturday, March 8 between 5:30 and 6 a.m. at a home located near Lantzville's ...

Ian Holmes Mar 13, 2025