Category Archives: Nanaimo
One injured, another arrested after fight breaks out near Nanaimo high school football game
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking into what sparked a fight between a group of youth at a local high school Wednesday evening.Police say a fight broke out around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, along...
Nov 14, 2024
Watch your drinks: Nanaimo RCMP investigating spiked drink incident
NANAIMO - Mounties are putting out a warning about drinks being spiked with potential date-rape drugs at local nightclubs. The warning comes after a woman was at a local nightclub recently and reporte...
Nov 14, 2024
Berry farmers fail to dim Nanaimo Airport lighting expansion
NANAIMO - A B.C. Supreme Court justice swiftly dismissed an application by property owners adjacent to Nanaimo Airport requesting the cancellation of an easement to a small portion of property. In a j...
Nov 14, 2024
New Nanaimo & Oceanside MLA's officially sworn in
VICTORIA - Nearly a month to the day after winning their seats in the Legislature, two new mid-Island MLAs and two returning members were sworn in to serve their ridings. Nanaimo-Gabriola's Sheila Mal...
Nov 13, 2024
Overnight winds pack a punch across Nanaimo and Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - An overnight wind and rain storm came as advertised, although damage locally from the system appears to be minimal. Just one outage of note was recorded by BC Hydro with around 2,300 custome...
Nov 13, 2024
Drug impaired driver sentenced in Nanaimo for death of retired RCMP officer
NANAIMO - Following multiple missed court appearances and an unsuccessful bid to have a blood sample warrant dismissed, a Port Alberni woman finally had her case concluded a painful five-and-a-half ye...
Nov 13, 2024
Man facing charges after over 20 vehicles had tires slashed in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A 39-year-old man is facing potential mischief charges after an apparent tire slashing-spree targeting downtown vehicles.Police were called to 20 vehicles in parking lot in the 200 block of ...
Nov 12, 2024
Wind warning issued for mid-Island ahead of 'blustery' Pacific storm
NANAIMO - The third of a series of storms hitting the region over the Remembrance Day long weekend is poised to be a big one.Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for the entire coast of Vancouv...
Nov 12, 2024
Public inquest to begin for police-involved shooting death at Nanaimo ferry terminal
NANAIMO - Details are scheduled to be released publicly this week for the first regarding a fatal police-involved shooting at Nanaimo's Departure Bay ferry terminal. The May 8, 2018 death of Jer Wood,...
Nov 12, 2024
Thousands pay respects at Remembrance Day services in Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Thousands stood in near silence under cloudy, sombre skies at services across the region Monday, paying respect and saying thank you to those who served.Services for Remembrance Day were hel...
Nov 11, 2024