Nanaimo

RDN board conditionally suspends RV length of stay enforcement

NANAIMO - Preliminary measures are now in place protecting people living in recreational vehicles from length of stay rules in designated campgrounds and resorts. Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) bo...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 25, 2024

All-candidates debates to drill into priorities across Nanaimo, Ladysmith & Oceanside

NANAIMO - Healthcare, housing and public safety will be among the topics discussed at a series of all-candidates debates over the next few weeks. The Regional Hospital District of Nanaimo is hosting e...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 25, 2024

Water levels in Englishman River force stage 4 restrictions in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - Despite a decided shift to fall on the mid-Island over the last couple of weeks, water resources in parts of the Oceanside region remains scarce.The City of Parksville announced stage fou...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 25, 2024

New roads open up as part of Nanaimo Midtown Gateway project comes online

NANAIMO - The city's network of roads and sidewalks just got a little bit longer. Crews working on the long-in-development Midtown Gateway project have removed barricades and opened up a section of ne...

Daryl Major Sep 25, 2024

'Incredibly fortunate somebody heard him:' local water taxi operator rescues capsized boater off Nanoose Bay

NANAIMO - A local boater has his life jacket and an immense amount of good fortune to thank after he was plucked from cold, choppy waters Monday evening.Residents along the waterfront in Lantzville an...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 24, 2024

Kilograms of illicit drugs, guns and money seized by Nanaimo police after OPS arrests

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are calling it a "significant drugs and weapons bust" connected to a local overdose prevention site. As first reported by NanaimoNewsNOW, Gerid James Gregory-Allen and Sara Ly...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 24, 2024

90-year-old to give up to license after severely injuring woman in Parksville

NANAIMO - An elderly driver who hit two people in a Parksville crosswalk, resulting in life-altering injuries to a woman, said he will never drive again. Robert Lealess, 90, was issued a two-year driv...

Daryl Major Sep 24, 2024

Police make substantial drug & weapons bust connected to Nanaimo overdose prevention site

NANAIMO - A police raid at a heavily used harm reduction site in Nanaimo resulted in several criminal charges against two people. Gerid James Gregory-Allen and Sara Lynn Koshman were arrested in conne...

Ian Holmes Sep 23, 2024

Weekend wildfire sparked on Mt. Arrowsmith not considered a threat at this time

UPDATE - As of 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, the Lockwood Creek wildfire is now classified as being held and has been reduced from two hectares to 1.14, and is not predicted to move beyond the control l...

Sep 23, 2024

Mother hospitalized after being hit by car near Nanaimo elementary school

NANAIMO - A woman was taken to hospital after being hit by a car while dropping her child off at school.Calls to 911 came in on Monday, Sept. 23 just after 8:20 a.m. to the Hammond Bay Rd./Morningside...

Sep 23, 2024