Category Archives: Nanaimo
New 'Rapidbus' line projected for future of transit network in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Expansion of transit services throughout the Regional District are set to somewhat centre around a new, express line connecting the city's north and south end. A developing memorandum of und...
Dec 20, 2022
'Train hard and fight easy:' Nanaimo waters host marine response drills
NANAIMO - Boats and a helicopter flying around the city's north end last week caught more than a few interested onlookers.Multiple boats and a helicopter were seen actively engaged in a situation off ...
Dec 19, 2022
Top Stories of 2022: Sex offenders sentenced for multiple breaches of trust
NANAIMO - Crimes by adults against minors often result in life-long damaging consequences for victims, particularly when an adult is in a direct position of trust.A pair of highly disturbing cases bef...
Dec 19, 2022
Winter storm warning issued as Arctic air takes firm grip of Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Snowfall began over the weekend but intensified overnight Sunday, Dec. 18 and into Monday, Dec. 19 with around two centimetres falling in many pa...
Dec 19, 2022
Man sentenced for violent, erratic outburst in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Substance abuse treatment is planned following the latest of many trips to jail for a Nanaimo man well acquainted to police and the judicial system. Leon Edward Sprlak, 43, received a time-s...
Dec 19, 2022
Top Stories of 2022: The most viewed & viral stories of the year
NANAIMO - Amazing animal stories, heartwarming rescues, and an April fools joke turned into some of our top viral stories of 2022.Viral Animals In May, a warning about a rare bacterial infection affec...
Dec 18, 2022
'A labour of love:' new bottlecap mural driving home important message at Departure Bay elementary
NANAIMO - A project nearly a decade in the making is finally finished.A new mural made entirely of bottle caps is now hanging in the library of Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School in Nanaimo, the resu...
Dec 18, 2022
'It was a good year:' Parksville business owner gives back with huge donation to local SPCA
PARKSVILLE - A mid-Island business owner delivered an early Christmas present to an invaluable local non-profit organization. Slava Govorov, owner of Rickys All Day Grill in Parksville, presented the ...
Dec 16, 2022
'I turn around and my truck is 10 feet away from me:' idling truck rolls down Finlayson St. driveway, hits & pins cyclist
NANAIMO - A driverless truck has slipped its park brake and collided with a cyclist near the city's downtown core.Nanaimo Fire Rescue, RCMP and paramedics from BC Emergency Health Services were called...
Dec 16, 2022
Despite snow coming, forecasters 'fairly confident' of green Christmas for central Island
NANAIMO - While the shovels will likely be needed soon, it's unlikely you'll need to clear a path in the snow for St. Nick. Arctic air is forecast to move into the central Island region beginning Sund...
Dec 16, 2022