Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo RCMP trying to identify woman connected to January bank theft
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are trying to identify a woman believed to have stolen money from a bank earlier this year. RCMP report the woman pictured, along with a male accomplice, took an undisclosed s...
Apr 28, 2025
Polls opening for general voting in 2025 Federal Election
NANAIMO - Following a 36-day campaign, election day is here.Polling stations open at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 28 and will remain open until 7 p.m. for voters to cast a ballot for the 2025 Federal Elect...
Apr 28, 2025
BC IIO investigating attempted traffic stop in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The province's civilian-led police oversight agency is calling for more witnesses or dash-cam footage of an attempted late-night traffic stop and subsequent crash.RCMP officers attempted to ...
Apr 27, 2025
'One of the most interesting ridings in the country:' razor thin margins separating Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates
NANAIMO - There's every possibility a central Vancouver Island riding could be one of the last called on election night. A repeating slate of candidates in Nanaimo-Ladysmith from the 2021 election, wh...
Apr 27, 2025
Oceanside Generals adjust dedicated dressing room plan
PARKSVILLE - Prior plans to build a new dressing room for the Oceanside Generals have been put on ice in favour of a revamped approach. An envisioned construction project for a new dressing room beyon...
Apr 27, 2025
Pedestrian dead after early morning vehicle collision in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A 42-year-old pedestrian has died after an early morning collision along the Island Hwy.The incident occurred on Saturday, April 26 at around 4:45 a.m. when the pedestrian was struck by a ve...
Apr 26, 2025
'It's been everything we hoped for:' Nanaimo Infusion draws hundreds of visitors to mid-Island
NANAIMO - Visitors from all over the United States and around the world have touched down in the Harbour City this weekend, the result of a viral video encouraging visitors to visit the Great White No...
Apr 26, 2025
Guns found in Nanaimo park after man goes to hospital with gunshot wound
NANAIMO - Local police found several guns following a search of an encampment at a central Nanaimo park on Friday, after a man arrived at the hospital suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the l...
Apr 25, 2025
Woman sentenced for Parksville crash resulting in husband’s death
NANAIMO - An inattentive driver's husband was killed in a single-vehicle wreck where a car hit a road sign, lost control and went airborne before crashing alongside the Inland Island Hwy. near the Alb...
Apr 25, 2025
Crypto scam with fake celebrity endorsement swindles Parksville resident out of $130k
PARKSVILLE - One week after police were made aware of a six-figure cryptocurrency scam taking money from a local senior, another resident has suffered a similar fate. Oceanside RCMP said a local indiv...
Apr 25, 2025