Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Parade of storms' expected to hit Nanaimo & Oceanside beginning Friday
NANAIMO - Expect a wet and windy next five to seven days across much of the central Island. Environment Canada's forecast for the region features almost exclusively rain icons, with a "parade of storm...
Nov 08, 2024
Nanaimo Hells Angel jailed 6 years for drug trafficking
NANAIMO - A lengthy investigation centered on identifying and dismantling highly organized Vancouver Island drug trafficking was aided by an informant and undercover police operation. William Karl Pau...
Nov 08, 2024
Repeat offender wanted by Mounties in both Nanaimo & Kamloops
NANAIMO - Police on Vancouver Island and in B.C.'s interior are searching for a man wanted on a number of outstanding criminal charges. Thirty-one year-old Ronald Douglas Arndt is wanted on new charge...
Nov 07, 2024
Stronger smells expected from Nanaimo landfill as flare station receives upgrades
NANAIMO - South end residents might notice a stronger odour emanating from the regional landfill in Cedar over the next month. Starting Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) will be...
Nov 07, 2024
Industrial real estate remains tight, however rental rates slide in Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - A competitive industrial real estate market on mid Vancouver Island continues putting a squeeze on sparse inventory. An annual fall report by commercial real estate firm Colliers Internation...
Nov 07, 2024
Pedestrian hit at south Nanaimo intersection suffers 'significant injuries'
NANAIMO - A man remains in hospital after being hit by a vehicle which failed to stop at an intersection, according to police. It happened on the Park Ave at Seventh St. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 just after ...
Nov 06, 2024
'Welcome mat to the beach:' Parksville mobi-mats improve beach access
PARKSVILLE - After only a few months in operation this summer, a new accessible beach mat is already being put to good use. Installed during the peak tourism season in July, the 133-foot mobility mat,...
Nov 06, 2024
Nanaimo Council wants more info before entertaining Third Street development
NANAIMO - Conceptual infill plans for a large single-family lot just beyond Nanaimo's Old City Quarter neighbourhood doesn't have the blessing of local governors just yet. Instead of advancing the vis...
Nov 06, 2024
War memorial headstones poised for replacement after Nanaimo bylaw change
NANAIMO - Red tape is being cleared to allow for the replacement and restoration of nearly two dozen Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial headstones. City Councillors unanimously moved through ...
Nov 05, 2024
One person rescued, home significantly damaged in Nanaimo fire
NANAIMO - One person was rescued from an early morning house fire in Nanaimo's Uplands neighbourhood. The fire broke out shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov 5 at a home on Hillside Ave. Near Dix ...
Nov 05, 2024