Category Archives: Nanaimo
Man who abused underage girls in Nanaimo loses bid to have restrictions lifted
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details which may disturb some readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - A convicted sex offender who spent over two years in jail for luring and sexually ab...
Jul 29, 2024
VIDEO: Perennial contender claims 2024 World Championship Bathtub race
NANAIMO - While not at the record pace anticipated, a well known tubber has claimed another World Championship Bathtub RaceLadysmith's Trevor Short was the first to enter Nanaimo Harbour and make the ...
Jul 28, 2024
North Nanaimo property rezoning for concept family-oriented development
NANAIMO - New housing is proposed for a currently forested area of the city's north.Twenty, two-storey fourplex buildings are proposed for property in the 5300 block of Tanya Dr., in north Nanaimo off...
Jul 28, 2024
'That record could be up for grabs:' conditions prime for extra fast World Championship bathtub race
NANAIMO - Engines are fine-tuned, race plans readied and racers are ready to go.Around 50 boats are expected to line up in Nanaimo Harbour on Sunday, July 28 ahead of the 11 a.m. start time for the an...
Jul 28, 2024
Family & friends conducting major search for missing Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - A large and coordinated search effort will set off Saturday in a bid to find a missing local woman. Sherry Corrigal was last Sept. 11, 2023, in downtown Nanaimo and formally reported missing...
Jul 27, 2024
Bathtub weekend kicks off in Nanaimo with an evening concert & free family fun day
NANAIMO - It's an event almost as iconic to the Harbour City as its namesake no-bake dessert. The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society Bathtub weekend got underway on Friday, July 26 with events planned over...
Jul 26, 2024
Nanaimo man jailed after child luring conviction
NANAIMO - A local man was jailed Friday after being convicted of sending inappropriate messages to a minor. Craig Allen Sims, 41, will spend the next six months behind bars followed by a year of proba...
Jul 26, 2024
One dead in early morning highway rollover near Parksville
PARKSVILLE - One person has died in a serious motor vehicle accident along Hwy. 19. RCMP report the incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Friday, July 26 between exits 46 and 51 along Hwy. 19, just north...
Jul 26, 2024
B.C.'s top doctor ends COVID-19 public health emergency
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says she is ending the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says any...
Jul 26, 2024
Rezoning approved for 49-unit supportive housing proposal in north Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Almost 50 affordable and supportive housing units for those with developmental disabilities are planned for north Nanaimo following the approval of a rezoning application. A conceptual plan ...
Jul 26, 2024