Category Archives: Nanaimo
'They are violent:' Nanaimo RCMP hunt for accused jewelry store robbers
NANAIMO - Warrants have been issued for a pair of people accused of violently robbing a jewelry store along Bowen Rd. Three people smashed into Sonny's Jewellers in the 2200 block of Bowen Rd., near N...
Dec 20, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Orange wave sweeps mid-Island as NDP secures razor thin majority
NANAIMO - An extremely close race provincially, which had to be settled by a pair of judicial recounts, was not reflected locally during October's B.C. election. The BC NDP won another term in governm...
Dec 20, 2024
'Get a reservation if you can:' BC Ferries bracing for busy holiday travel
NANAIMO - Friday marks the start of the busy holiday rush for BC Ferries.Over 475,000 vehicles and 990,000 passengers are expected to travel on board a ferry across the company's network over the holi...
Dec 20, 2024
Man secretly snapped pictures of woman changing in Parksville store
NANAIMO - A repeat sex offender who endured a severely challenged early childhood received a non-custodial sentence following a sinister crime of opportunity. Joel Perry, 39, took pictures of a woman ...
Dec 20, 2024
'Bring people in, stabilize them:' new Nanaimo drop-in centre preparing for January opening
NANAIMO - A new year-round warming and cooling centre is seen as a step forward in recovery and connection for those living on local streets.A new partnership involving financial backing from the City...
Dec 19, 2024
Top Stories of 2024: Deadly year on Nanaimo and Oceanside roads
NANAIMO - A pair of high-profile, and presently unsolved hit-and-runs highlighted the potential dangers of rural roads this year.Police continue investigating a pair of crashes which led to the deaths...
Dec 19, 2024
Nanaimo students pull off large care package collection effort
NANAIMO - An elementary school gym transformed into a packaging assembly line to help those in the region in need of a boost over the winter holidays. Hosted by cole Hammond Bay Elementary School, 450...
Dec 19, 2024
Late rally saves Nanaimo-based Late-French Immersion program
NANAIMO - Thanks to a last-minute push by parents and students, Late-French Immersion (LFI) programming at Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools (SD68) has been saved, for now.The SD68 board of trustees de...
Dec 19, 2024
Nanaimo Fire Rescue enhances skills to combat interface fires
NANAIMO - Climate change has Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) officials paying closer attention to increasingly volatile forest fire behaviour. Following online courses taken by about 80 NFR members, four da...
Dec 19, 2024
New year-round warming & cooling centre opening in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - After years of community calls for action, a new City-funded warming and cooling centre is opening in the city.Announced Wednesday, Dec. 18, the same day a lease was signed, and to open Jan....
Dec 18, 2024