Nanaimo

'Do everything with love:' Nanaimo long-term care provider honoured with provincial award

NANAIMO - A local woman is being honoured for her exceptional work in the field of long-term healthcare.Leanna Maltesen, the activities coordinator at Woodgrove Manor on Metral Dr., has been named the...

Jan 29, 2024

'The right truck for the community:' new truck a welcomed addition for Qualicum firefighters

QUALICUM BEACH - Deployment of a brand new fire truck is seen as not only an improvement on response locally but also helping other departments across Oceanside.A new ladder and bucket truck, with a 1...

Jan 28, 2024

'Snuneymuxw, we did it:' nearly 200 acres of former Camp Nanaimo land returned to First Nation

NANAIMO - It was an event dubbed historic, as well as a day of healing, celebration and reconciliation. Representatives from federal, provincial, regional and local government, along with Snuneymuxw F...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 27, 2024

'Uncomfortable but not unsafe:' Nanaimo Search and Rescue overnight training sessions on Mt. Benson

NANAIMO - Residents in Nanaimo and the surrounding area might see lights flickering off Mt. Benson overnight Saturday, all part of Nanaimo Search and Rescue's (NSAR) training exercise.NSAR will be con...

Jan 27, 2024

'I smashed his head in with a hammer:' accused Nanaimo murderer leads undercover police to body parts

Editor's note: The story contains extremely graphic details which will likely disturb some readers. Discretion is strongly advised. VANCOUVER - Police quickly gained the trust of a Nanaimo woman durin...

Ian Holmes Jan 26, 2024

Body found along Neck Point beach identified as missing Nanaimo boater

NANAIMO - A man who'd been living on his sail boat moored off Hammond Bay, and was reported missing in early December, has died. Local Mounties have positively identified a body found washed ashore on...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 26, 2024

'It's a difficult weather pattern:' flooding & travel issues possible during parade of storms through Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A parade of wet and potentially windy winter storms have Vancouver Island in their crosshairs. Environment Canada is calling for a series of low-pressure systems to descend across Vancouver ...

Daryl Major Jan 26, 2024

Investigation underway after body found washed ashore at Nanaimo's Neck Point Park

NANAIMO - Local Mounties working to identify a body which was found washed ashore. Around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, a passerby at Neck Point Park in Nanaimo noticed a body along the beach and con...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 25, 2024

'She told me that she murdered Sid:' confessions revealed following gruesome death in Nanaimo

Editor's note: The story contains graphic details and reader discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A confession to a friend was entered as key evidence against a woman accused of killing her former boyfrien...

Jan 25, 2024

Deadliest year ever for toxic drugs as Nanaimo, central Island & B.C. set new tragic records

NANAIMO - More people died from drug toxicity last year than in any year previous. Grim new numbers from the B.C. Coroners Service shows 2023 will go down as the deadliest year in the toxic drug crisi...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 24, 2024