Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Ladysmith will always be my home:' mayor to step aside, lands new job in Victoria
LADYSMITH - The longtime mayor of Ladysmith is stepping down to take on a new role as CEO of a Victoria-based economic development organization. Aaron Stone will also step down as the chair of the Cow...
Sep 04, 2024
Federal Conservative leader makes campaign-style address in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wants federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to call a federal election as soon as possible. Speaking from Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park on Wednesday, S...
Sep 04, 2024
Average August continues seasonal summer weather trend for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An average August weather-wise capped off a fairly average summer in the sun for much of eastern Vancouver Island. The mean temperature throughout August was 18.6 degrees Celcius in Nanaimo,...
Sep 04, 2024
VIDEO: Alleged machete-wielding attacker in Nanaimo was on bail during crime spree
NANAIMO - Numerous serious charges have been approved against a prolific offender following a series of violent Labour Day incidents.Christopher Douglas Bartos, 32, of Nanaimo allegedly assaulted a ma...
Sep 03, 2024
New Conservative candidate named for Nanaimo-Gabriola
NANAIMO - A new contender is in place to challenge a local cabinet minister to represent the Nanaimo-Gabriola riding in the upcoming provincial election. The Conservative Party of BC announced on Tues...
Sep 03, 2024
'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