Nanaimo

'It's a significant event:' Multi-day power outages expected in Nanaimo and across mid-Island

NANAIMO - Power outages are expected to persist this week as BC Hydro learns more about a punishing windstorm inflicting widespread damage across coastal B.C. Ted Olynyk, BC Hydro's manager of communi...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 20, 2024

Some schools & highways closed as mid-Island begins cleanup from overnight 'bomb cyclone'

NANAIMO - Wind gusts in excess of 170 kilometres per hour hit parts of the B.C. coast overnight as a strong storm system came as advertised.Close to 40,000 BC Hydro customers remain without power as o...

Nov 20, 2024

Public transit ticket sale changes looms for mid Island bus riders

NANAIMO - Traditional fare products will soon no longer be sold to Regional District of Nanaimo's transit customers. As of Dec. 1, physical tickets, along with monthly and semester passes, won't be so...

Daryl Major Nov 20, 2024

Over 30,000 homes across Nanaimo, Gabriola & Oceanside without power as wind storm hits

NANAIMO - A forecasted 'bomb cyclone' storm system has caused swift and widespread impacts to the region's power grid. BC Hydro reports over 30,000 of its customers from south of Nanaimo to north of Q...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 19, 2024

Snow removal for priority walking routes in Parksville under consideration

PARKSVILLE - Sidewalks lining priority routes could soon be clear of snow when the white stuff falls in Parksville. During a Monday, Nov. 18 council meeting, councillors agreed to advance a two-year s...

Nov 19, 2024

Some Nanaimo ferries cancelled ahead of wind storms arrival

NANAIMO - A strong fall storm moving into the region over the next day is already causing some issues for ferry travel. BC Ferries have pre-emptively cancelled the 8:45 p.m. sailing from Nanaimo's Dep...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 19, 2024

Recommendations made after Coroner's Inquest into Nanaimo ferry terminal shooting death

NANAIMO - A seven-member jury have made a pair of recommendations to both BC RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services (EHS) following a week-long inquest. The jury were tasked with determining relevant f...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 19, 2024

'We prepare for these events:' Hydro crews on standby as windstorm hits Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - BC Hydro says they have a full complement of crew ready to respond however they're needed over the next 24 hours.A strong system from the Pacific, dubbed a 'bomb cyclone' due to its quickly ...

Nov 19, 2024

Prolific Nanaimo offender returns to jail after offered residential treatment

NANAIMO - He was warned he'd likely go back to jail if he didn't report to a southern interior treatment centre and that's exactly what happened. Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson was ordered to serve ...

Daryl Major Nov 19, 2024

B.C. government cabinet named, Sheila Malcolmson returns to familiar role

VICTORIA - A freshly sworn-in cabinet features a few ministers retaining their former positions, along with an expected significant turnover.B.C. lieutenant governor Janet Austin swore in the 27-membe...

Nov 18, 2024