Category Archives: Nanaimo
Man battling addiction convicted of defrauding Nanaimo bank
NANAIMO - A man with a strong prior work history as a heavy equipment operator saw his life derail after forming a drug addiction. Michael Wayne Bonson, 35, pleaded guilty to three offences and was ha...
May 24, 2023
Alleged boat trailer theft turns up drugs & weapons in Nanaimo neighbourhood
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are praising an astute neighbour for not only preventing the theft of a boat trailer, but also officers laying a weapons charge.Police were called to the 600 block of Georgia ...
May 23, 2023
Lane closures and traffic delays expected on Nanaimo's Northfield Rd.
NANAIMO - Substantial delays and traffic implications are due to start on a main artery in and out of the city. Crews working on the Midtown Gateway and Midtown Water Supply projects will be digging u...
May 23, 2023
Period Promise campaign helping to end period poverty
NANAIMO - United Way BC (UWBC) wants to make sure being unable to afford menstrual products doesn't prevent people from living their fullest lives. UWBC has been providing free menstrual products thro...
May 21, 2023
From heartbreak to hope, $35k raised for cuddle cots at Island hospitals
NANAIMO - A local family who experienced a terrible tragedy last year has turned their experience into a positive fundraising effort to help others in the same situation.Last October, Erin Sowerby Gre...
May 20, 2023
Significant overhaul of Howard Johnson Hotel site clears key hurdle
NANAIMO - Despite opposition from Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN), plans for a transformative downtown Nanaimo development are destined to be approved. City councillors voted 7-1 in favour of overhaulin...
May 19, 2023
'We're tip-toeing into this one:' tree removal bylaw takes effect in Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - While it's no longer open season in Oceanside to chop down trees on private property, a newly enacted bylaw offers some flexibility. Town Council recently endorsed a Tree Protection B...
May 19, 2023
100+ acres including ancient village site returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - Following a signing ceremony, 102 acres of land was officially transferred back to Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN).This is the follow-up of an agreement made in June of last year between SFN a...
May 18, 2023
'Monumental day' for Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes with $7M in provincial funding
NANAIMO - A significant funding injection from the province will help ensure food security for thousands on Vancouver Island.Seven million dollars in money from the B.C. Government will go to Loaves a...
May 18, 2023
Nanaimo residents dying at over twice the provincial rate from drug toxicity
NANAIMO - New drug toxicity data provides a grim picture of the crisis. The B.C. Coroners Service reports 45 people in Nanaimo lost their lives to drug toxicity through the first four months of the ye...
May 18, 2023