Category Archives: Nanaimo
Atlantic hurricanes 'likely the only wildcard' on Nanaimo gas prices
NANAIMO - Don't expect too much change in the price at the pump, either up or down, for the foreseeable future.Gas prices in Nanaimo have dropped slowly over recent months, hovering around 166.9 cents...
Jun 28, 2024
'Don't act in isolation:' Oceanside Mounties warn of continues scams victimizing locals
PARKSVILLE - Scams continually hitting a wide range of people in the Oceanside area has local police trying to be proactive through increased awareness. In the first week of June, four complaints to t...
Jun 28, 2024
New 60-bed temporary housing complex proposed for south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A new supportive housing complex is proposed for the city's south end. The provincial government, through their partnership with BC Housing, and the City of Nanaimo announced the planned 60-...
Jun 28, 2024
Newly offered BC Hydro rebates available for solar panel installations
NANAIMO - A first-time-ever program through the province's public power utility will offer more incentive to install rooftop solar panels on area homes.The company said they're offering rebates of up ...
Jun 28, 2024
Busy long weekend expected on Nanaimo-area ferries & roads
NANAIMO - Plan ahead and give yourself plenty of time to get from A-to-B. It's tried and true advice for those venturing out for the Canada Day long weekend, with area ferries expected to be backs in ...
Jun 28, 2024
'Maybe the AAP wasn't the right way:' Ladysmith mayor reflects following failed approval process
LADYSMITH - Tax-payers have strongly disagreed with the Town's plan to borrow up to $13.5 million for a new city hall with an attached housing component.Voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposed bor...
Jun 27, 2024
Multiple charges laid against Nanaimo man after fatal Parkway crash
NANAIMO - A local man is facing multiple charges, including criminal negligence causing death, after a crash on the Nanaimo Parkway last summer.Sixty-year-old Michael Allison Rennie is the man RCMP al...
Jun 27, 2024
Tenant convicted of Gabriola Island hatchet attack against 81-year-old man
NANAIMO - A provincial court judge called the version of events of a man charged in a disturbing 2022 attack "nonsensical" and "a complete utter fabrication." Gregory Francis Collins, 72, was found gu...
Jun 27, 2024
Ladysmith City Hall redevelopment AAP fails with resounding opposition
LADYSMITH - It's back to the drawing board for the Town of Ladysmith to fund building a new city hall, after residents overwhelmingly voted against the borrowing process during an alternative approval...
Jun 26, 2024
Water safety urged during summer as Vancouver Island sees most drowning deaths in 2023
NANAIMO - More British Columbians died from accidental drownings in 2023 than at any point in the last decade with Vancouver Island leading the way. The latest report from the B.C. Coroners Service st...
Jun 26, 2024