Nanaimo

Junior All Native Tournament opens in Snuneymuxw

SNUNEYMUXW - After months and months of planning and preparations, it's finally time for tip-off JANT 23, the Junior All Native basketball Tournament, is the largest event of its kind in B.C. and is b...

Daryl Major Mar 20, 2023

Man hospitalized with facial injuries after downtown shooting

NANAIMO - A 39-year-old man suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries to his face after being shot in the downtown. RCMP report the incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 by t...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 19, 2023

Active transportation back on the table for E&N Rail line

NANAIMO - The head of Friends of Rails to Trails Vancouver Island (FORT-VI) thinks the chances of a full-service rail line coming back to the E&N corridor are getting slimmer.Alastair Craighead sa...

Mar 18, 2023

Man wielding syringe-loaded bow and arrow arrested at Port Place parking lot

NANAIMO - A man well known to police remains in custody following an altercation with officers in the downtown.RCMP were called to Port Place Shopping Centre around 7 p.m. on Monday, March 13 after re...

Mar 17, 2023

66-year-old Nanaimo man arrested after allegedly stabbing security guard

LADYSMITH - RCMP officers have quickly tracked down the man they believe responsible for a serious stabbing.A security guard was checking on reports of an open fire on private forestry lands near Nana...

Mar 17, 2023

Inflation forces $1.6M in cost increases for City of Nanaimo projects

NANAIMO - Plentiful reserves have helped bail the City out of a sticky financial spot. During a Wednesday, March 15 finance and audit committee meeting, Council provisionally approved extra spending o...

Daryl Major Mar 17, 2023

Motion sensors which detect 'as slight as your heartbeat' aim to reduce drug toxicity deaths in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - There's a new tool being deployed to help monitor and detect toxic drug poisonings.Specialized motion detection sensors are being added to select bathrooms at Island Health facilities in the...

Mar 16, 2023

BC Ferries on summer hiring spree to fill 500 positions

NANAIMO - The annual summer hiring blitz from BC Ferries is underway.Ferries' spokesperson Deborah Marshall said it's the biggest in the company's history as they look to have enough people to handle ...

Mar 16, 2023

'Enough is enough:' Nanaimo residents rally for more action on keeping communities safe

NANAIMO - It was a clear, concise message from local residents fed up with violence in their community.Over 100 people gathered at Pearson Park near downtown Nanaimo on Thursday, March 16, pleading fo...

Mar 16, 2023

New downtown Nanaimo Marriott hotel officially opens

NANAIMO - Bookings are now being taken at the newest hotel on the central Island.The Courtyard by Marriott Nanaimo was declared officially open this week and is accepting guests, with online rates for...

Mar 16, 2023