Nanaimo

Coastal Fire Centre sending resources around B.C. and Alberta as wildfires rage

NANAIMO - Firefighters from the Coastal Fire Centre are being deployed to help with hot spots across western Canada.Information officer Marg Drysdale said over two dozen of their firefighters have bee...

May 09, 2023

Budding entrepreneurs show off business skills at south Nanaimo school

NANAIMO - A large collection of fifth and sixth graders are getting an early start on learning what it's like to run their own business. About 50 Georgia Avenue Elementary students completed a 12-week...

May 09, 2023

Local Councils lock in 2023 property tax rates

NANAIMO - Property tax rates are being locked in across the region ahead of a mid-May provincial deadline.Councils on the mid-Island either already have, or will this week, adopt their updated financi...

May 09, 2023

Fatal Maffeo Sutton Park stabbing case proceeds to Supreme Court trial

NANAIMO - An apparent random late night fatal stabbing on Nanaimo's waterfront last Labour Day weekend will be heard in a future BC Supreme Court trial. The accused, Mark Jayden Harrison and Aiden Mat...

Daryl Major May 09, 2023

'We might be breaking records:' pre-summer scorcher forecast for Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Break out the sunscreen and summer gear, the region is bracing for the first real heat wave of the year.Environment Canada's long-term forecast is calling for daytime highs upwards of 27 deg...

May 08, 2023

VIDEO: Hovercraft draws curious crowds while beached in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A hovercraft getting ready for an epic journey around North America is attracting curious onlookers across the mid-Island. The Penac, a former Coast Guard vessel set to be operated by a crew...

Alex Rawnsley May 08, 2023

Impaired driver on Gabriola Island sentenced for hitting teen left with life-altering brain injury

NANAIMO - Life hasn't been the same for a young Nanaimo man since he was hit and thrown into a ditch by an impaired driver on Gabriola Island.Josh Marsh was walking home from work during a clear eveni...

May 08, 2023

Enhanced ComiCon event takes over Nanaimo mall

NANAIMO - Following a widely successful event last year following a pandemic hiatus, the Curious ComiCon 2023 is back in Nanaimo for its sixth year. The all-age, free event is being hosted again by Cu...

May 06, 2023

2-year-old reportedly assaulted in Parksville, RCMP seek witnesses

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP hope public tips advance an investigation into a disturbing report of a young child being assaulted in Parksville.Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth says on Wednesday, May 3 a...

May 05, 2023

Multiple Nanaimo businesses affected by early morning fire

NANAIMO - An early Friday morning fire substantially damaged an office complex behind Country Club Centre.Emergency crews were called to the Norwell Professional Centre at 3260 Norwell Dr. on Friday, ...

May 05, 2023