Category Archives: Nanaimo
VIDEO: Cougar trap set on Protection Island as anxious residents play waiting game
NANAIMO - People are understandably on edge these days on Protection Island. The small island in Nanaimo's harbour home to about 380 people has been the source of numerous cougar sightings recently, t...
Dec 30, 2022
Alleged Christmas holiday thieves arrested near Lake Cowichan
LAKE COWICHAN - Two people from Ladysmith accused of an illegal Christmas shopping spree in the Cowichan Valley were arrested.Lake Cowichan RCMP reported a man and woman were taken into custody for al...
Dec 30, 2022
Kennedy Hill construction site temporarily open to two-way traffic
PORT ALBERNI - Travelers to and from Vancouver Island's west coast can enjoy unrestricted commutes for the next few days.On Thursday, Dec. 29 a Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) new...
Dec 30, 2022
Top stories of 2022: Four homicides in Nanaimo headlines violent year
NANAIMO - Investigators with the Nanaimo RCMP's Serious Crime Unit were put to the test once again this year.Four homicides in the city in 2022 rocked a growing community where incidents of extreme vi...
Dec 29, 2022
VIDEO: Overnight fire guts central Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - An early morning fire destroyed a Bowen Rd. home, while three people inside escaped uninjured. Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called to a home on Bowen Rd. at Latimer Rd. on Thursday, Dec. 2...
Dec 29, 2022
Court hears disturbing details of Nanaimo man's child porn offences
Editors note: content in this article may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A repeat sex offender busted with a substantial collection of media depicting children being...
Dec 29, 2022
Stone Soup celebrates grand opening of new, permanent commercial kitchen
NANAIMO - It's an event over two years in the making, but Stone Soup finally has a permanent home. The organization which provides free meals to anyone who needs them had been renting commercial kitch...
Dec 28, 2022
Top stories of 2022: Fast-ferry between Nanaimo and Vancouver months away from launching
NANAIMO - "I'll believe it when I see it", "I've heard this before", "Yeah right".Those common and completely justified reactions from many Nanaimoites followed a celebratory event last month declarin...
Dec 28, 2022
Top Stories of 2022: A year of record-setting weather
NANAIMO - Extended winters, record-setting rainfall, and a summer season which extended well into the fall rounded out some of our wild weather stories for 2022.January of 2022 started off much like h...
Dec 28, 2022
Tiny homes for Nanaimo residents experiencing homelessness revisited by Council
NANAIMO - It's an idea which has been explored before, but could make a return depending on Council will. Nanaimo City Councillors were pitched the idea of a complex of tiny homes, similar to setups i...
Dec 28, 2022