Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Enforcement throughout the city:' Nanaimo police point to parents as worst school zone offenders
NANAIMO - The people who should be most aware of when school zones are in effect, are apparently some of the worst offenders according to local Mounties. Children return to schools on Tuesday, Sept. 3...
Sep 03, 2024
'More than one criminal charge per minute:' violent Nanaimo crime spree ends with downtown arrest
NANAIMO - Local Mounties made a high-profile arrest in the downtown, after a violent and dangerous crime spree.Police were called to the 2100 block of Duggan Rd. around 1:45 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2 af...
Sep 02, 2024
Illegal short term rental operator fined for disobeying RDN land use bylaws
NANAIMO - A fine of $10,500 was levied in response to several Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) land use bylaw infractions in relation to a former illegal short term rental (STR) property in French C...
Sep 02, 2024
Man jailed for high-risk crash at Nanaimo Parkway construction project
NANAIMO - An explanation behind the dangerous and perplexing actions of a young driver on a closed section of highway remains a mystery. Kaden Nelson Brooks, 21, received a nine month jail sentence af...
Aug 31, 2024
International Overdose Awareness Day marks solemn time of remembrance in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Saturday marks a day to remember those who have been lost to toxic drug poisonings and reflect on how we can do better to help those currently battling addiction. International Overdose Awar...
Aug 31, 2024
Nanaimo-Gabriola candidates shuffle amid BC United/Conservative merger
NANAIMO - The list of candidates vying to represent the newly redrawn provincial Nanaimo-Gabriola Island riding is changing minute by minute. Online profiles and news releases promoting previously ann...
Aug 30, 2024
Six new prefabricated 'modern classrooms' planned for Nanaimo's Wellington Secondary
NANAIMO - New classrooms are coming to Wellington Secondary School.The provincial government, in partnership with School District 68, announced 150 new seats will be added to the school, pushing offic...
Aug 30, 2024
Nanaimo gas prices set for downward trend as temperatures and demand drop
With no major external factors on the horizon and a seasonal shift expected in the coming weeks, local gas prices are anticipated to drop. As of Friday, Aug. 30, a litre of gasoline in the Nanaimo reg...
Aug 30, 2024
Newly renovated gathering place at VIU offers support and community for Indigenous students
NANAIMO - An expanded and updated gathering space at Vancouver Island University (VIU) is now available for Indigenous students.Located in the Shq'apthut (a gathering place) building on campus, the up...
Aug 29, 2024
Ladysmith man avoids jail for beating puppy 'like a punching bag'
Editor's Note: This article contains details of animal abuse. Reader discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A man was fined, handed community service duty and banned from caring for animals for a decade for ...
Aug 29, 2024