Nanaimo

Man accused of lighting several bush fires along Nanaimo Parkway denied bail

NANAIMO - A provincial court judge ruled the risk is too great to release a man accused of igniting multiple fires in Nanaimo and breaking into a south-end home. Kevin Frank Macey-Girard was enraged a...

Jul 11, 2023

Sizeable Harewood housing development given green light to proceed

NANAIMO - A considerable injection of family-friendly townhouses are coming to the city's south end. City Councillors unanimously supported a development permit for two parcels of land on Watfield Ave...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 11, 2023

B.C. Amateur Golf Championship tees off at Parksville's Morningstar Golf Club

PARKSVILLE - Some of the best golfers in the province and abroad are in Parksville for the 121st B.C. Amateur Championship at Morningstar Golf Club. Qualifying to solidify the final 15 spots wrapped u...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 11, 2023

Fire at known problem house in Cinnabar Valley deemed deliberately set

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are searching for two people seen running from a burning home in the Cinnabar Valley.Just before 5 a.m. on Sunday, July 9, Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called to a home in t...

Jul 10, 2023

Crews installing traffic light at busy Harewood intersection

NANAIMO - Traffic is poised to move more efficiently later this year through an increasingly busy south end intersection prone to consistent back-ups. Starting Monday, July 10 contractors will be inst...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 10, 2023

56-unit apartment and townhouse complex breaks ground in Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH - A new 56-unit apartment and townhome development had its groundbreaking ceremony in Qualicum Beach on Tuesday, July 4.Located at 136 Village Way W., The Residence at Qualicum Station ...

Jul 09, 2023

'The need for this is more and more:' donations off to slow start for crucial Nanaimo program

NANAIMO - A popular program is back for another year helping local kids get a fresh start on the school year."Fresh Start" is an annual program run by Dave Lawrence, owner of That 50's Barbershop, on ...

Jul 09, 2023

Nanaimo RCMP conduct road check blitz for July CounterAttack campaign

NANAIMO - The message is a simple one: don't drink and drive.Local Mounties were out in force on Friday, July 7 with many conducting a series of road blocks through the city checking for impaired driv...

Jul 08, 2023

'People are fed up': City of Parksville aims to ban overnight camping at Memorial Plaza

PARKSVILLE - While acknowledging it's merely a band-aid solution, Parksville councillors and the mayor say it's time to outlaw overnight sheltering at its downtown public square.In a motion tabled by ...

Jul 07, 2023

'Effects being felt all over:' port strike clogging cargo routes as striking workers hold steady

NANAIMO - Striking port workers along Canada's west coast entered their seventh day of job action, as talks between the two sides appear to be stalled. More than 7,000 members of the International Lon...

Jul 07, 2023