Category Archives: Nanaimo

PARKSVILLE - Another winter without a full-time shelter for the unhoused in Oceanside is well underway. Oceanside Homelessness Task Force chair Shayla Day and other advocates have been working for yea...

NANAIMO - A local woman has avoided a prison sentence after speeding through a highway construction zone at night, killing one worker and injuring another. Christanne Marie Boufford, 53, was sentenced...

NANAIMO - Numerous safety violations were made by a pair of companies in connection to an accident at a Diver Lake construction site, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation. A worker was pronounced d...

NANAIMO - Sizable volumes of suspected diesel fuel flowed into the ocean, resulting in a noticeable oil sheen between Duke Point and Mudge Island. The Ministry of Environment and Parks stated the prov...

NANAIMO - Property crimes reported to Nanaimo RCMP was down year-over-year in the Harbour City, barring a few exceptions. Nanaimo RCMP reported only two categories of property offences increased from ...

PARKSVILLE - Local organizers and Recycle BC confirmed a six month extension for a popular, temporary recycle depot serving the Oceanside region. Lacking local options for bulk recycling, the depot at...

NANAIMO - A newly appointed judge is into her first week on the job at Nanaimo's overburdened provincial court. Christina Proteau, previously a Port Alberni-based Crown prosecutor, was appointed to Na...

NANAIMO - A late-night cab ride turned violent when a front-seat customer took exception to being asked for payment prior to continuing an extended trip. The customer, Connor Tyler Beckett, pleaded gu...

COOMBS - It was an extra special New Year's celebration for one couple from Coombs. Nina F. and Frederick K. won $500,000 by matching all four numbers on the Extra Prize from the Dec. 23 Lotto Max dra...

WHISKEY CREEK - A motorist was killed and a passenger injured following a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 4 east of Cameron Lake. Oceanside RCMP reported a 29-year-old driver's westbound grey Acura went ...