Category Archives: Nanaimo
Construction starts on new Nanaimo food bank despite funding shortfall
NANAIMO - One year from now a new Nanaimo-based storage and distribution hub to feed thousands of people is slated to open. A building permit was awarded last week and contractors were on-site Monday,...
Dec 03, 2024
November Nanaimo weather on par with average despite bomb cyclone
NANAIMO - With the exception of a mid-month bomb cyclone storm which knocked out power to thousands across the province, November weather was fairly average in terms of temperature and rainfall.That's...
Dec 02, 2024
Careless, uninsured driver runs after hitting Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - A driver is accused of aggressively driving in circles on a quiet north Nanaimo street before losing control and hitting a home. Nanaimo RCMP say it happened on Saturday, Nov. 30 around 10:1...
Dec 02, 2024
'Please find a safe way home:' police checks increasing on Nanaimo & area roads
NANAIMO - Roadside checks for impaired drivers are ramping up ahead of the holiday season. B.C. Highway Patrol officers are joining with local RCMP detachments across Vancouver Island for increased en...
Dec 02, 2024
'Two years of hell:' Nanaimo property declared nuisance due to loud music, 'blinding' floodlights
NANAIMO - Songs playing loudly on repeat for hours, profanities and insults shouted day and night, and multiple floodlights permanently activated have led to a nuisance property designation for a cent...
Dec 02, 2024
Nanaimo hospital foundation raises money for neonatal unit incubators
NANAIMO - Combined with the strength of anonymous donors, a goal of $150,000 is set to help purchase four new state-of-the-art incubators for Nanaimo hospital's youngest patients. This year's Giving T...
Dec 01, 2024
'Be part of a community:' gender-affirming shopping experience created in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Offering a safe, inclusive space for those on their gender journey find new fashion is behind a new event being hosted Saturday. The Unitarian Church at 595 Townsite Rd. in Nanaimo will host...
Nov 30, 2024
Nanaimo fentanyl trafficker jailed, hopes to reform at local in-custody rehab program
NANAIMO - Already with a long history of property crimes throughout the mid-Island area, a first drug trafficking conviction resulted in an automatic jail sentence. Jesse Andrew Savidant, 35, was sent...
Nov 29, 2024
Unattended self-cleaning oven responsible for Nanaimo apartment fire
NANAIMO - An oven, believed to be self-cleaning, is believed to be the source of a fire at a Barons Rd. apartment complex.Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called to an apartment building in the 3100 blo...
Nov 29, 2024
Proposed $90m Nanaimo public works upgrade halted after third AAP
NANAIMO - Borrowing money to construct a slimmed down, "fit for purpose" revamp of the City's public works facility has been denied by local voters. The City of Nanaimo confirmed the results of an Alt...
Nov 29, 2024