Category Archives: Nanaimo

NANAIMO - 2021 put Nanaimo in the category of one of the fastest-growing urban centres in the country, and it appears the trend is continuing. In 2022, the City issued building permits with a total co...

NANAIMO - Tainted drugs continue to have a significant impact on the Harbour City.The Greater Nanaimo area recorded 12 fatalities linked to toxic drugs in January, according to new data from the BC Co...

PARKSVILLE - One person remains in hospital with significant injuries after a motorist hit two pedestrians on the Island Hwy in Parksville Oceanside RCMP, local firefighters and paramedics were called...

PARKSVILLE - For years, Phil St. Luke was a constant presence in the Oceanside community, now there's a push to immortalize him forever. With support on the overarching idea from Council, a community-...

NANAIMO - A mental health breakdown was behind numerous bogus 911 calls from a man reporting multiple people were dead during a south Nanaimo school shooting.Douglas Aaron Edward Collier, 35, was hand...

VICTORIA - B.C.'s attorney general has proposed a new bill to protect people against the sharing of their intimate images without permission, as police warn of the growing problem of so-called sextort...

NANAIMO - Preliminary safety audit findings in a central city neighbourhood mirror what's being reported elsewhere in the community - people don't feel safe.Compiled by fourth year VIU criminology stu...

NANAIMO - Local Syrians are cooking up some delicious food to raise money for family members still at home, who are now struggling to find housing.Following a major earthquakes last month, two fundrai...

NANAIMO - As the calendar inches closer to spring, it's time to start thinking about what to plant in your garden.Seedy Sunday is back on March 5, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Beban Park Centennia...

NANAIMO - Local municipal governments are figuring out how best to use millions in provincial funding.The B.C. Government announced approximately $34 million in funding to municipalities from Nanaimo ...