Category Archives: Nanaimo
City-wide fibre optic installation begins in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Work is underway to upgrade internet services in the Oceanside region. TELUS, in partnership with F3 Networks Canada, began their on-site work on Wednesday, Oct. 23, to install fibre opti...
Oct 23, 2024
Prolific Nanaimo thief gets treatment instead of more jail
NANAIMO - Well known to police and loathed by local retailers, a longtime Nanaimo criminal will attempt to clean up his act in a live-in treatment centre. Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson, 49, receive...
Oct 23, 2024
'Provide a great service:' care home for those living with brain injuries coming to Parksville
PARKSVILLE - A new assisted living facility for those living with brain injuries is coming to the City of Parksville. A development permit was recently issued for 365 Moilliet St. South to build a pai...
Oct 22, 2024
Health officials ramp up for pending respiratory illness season
NANAIMO - A "moderate" respiratory illness season is expected to materialize in the coming weeks as the province recently unveiled its annual vaccine strategy. A week following the start of the B.C go...
Oct 22, 2024
RCMP investigating crash by Nanaimo Airport which killed 19-year-old driver
NANAIMO - A 19-year-old driver lost their life in a late-night crash along the Trans-Canada Hwy. Emergency services were called to Hwy. 1 between Aqua Terra Rd. and Timberlands Rd., by the south end o...
Oct 22, 2024
Nanaimo & Parksville Mayors encouraged by incoming central Island MLAs
NANAIMO - Two of the four MLAs recently elected to represent the mid-Island are new to their roles, but there is familiarity amid a shifting political landscape. While mail-in vote counting this week ...
Oct 22, 2024
Trio charged with first degree murder of Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - Murder charges apply against three people in connection with the death of Wendy Head, originally thought to be a victim of the province's ongoing toxic drug crisis. On Friday, Oct. 18 the BC...
Oct 21, 2024
Voter turnout in Nanaimo & Oceanside way above provincial average
NANAIMO - Local voters were very motivated to participate in the 2024 Provincial Election.According to preliminary data provided by Elections BC from the initial count on Saturday, Oct. 19, a total of...
Oct 21, 2024
New lights offering extended hours for riders at Nanaimo bike park
NANAIMO - A long-envisioned addition to one of the region's best bike parks is finally a reality. Nearly a dozen light poles have gone up at the Stevie Smith Bike Park at Nanaimo's Beban Park over rec...
Oct 21, 2024
Higginson wins unique Ladysmith-Oceanside riding, Osborne claims Mid-Island Pacific Rim
PARKSVILLE - It was an orange shutout across central Vancouver Island as the NDP claimed a pair of Oceanside-based ridings.Stephanie Higginson won Ladysmith-Oceanside with approximately 41.16 per cent...
Oct 19, 2024