Category Archives: Nanaimo
Arrowsmith SAR reflects on busy 2025, requests updated funding model
QUALICUM BEACH - A trend of increasing call volumes held firm again last year for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue. The valued non-profit organization tasked with finding distressed and missing people thr...
Jan 06, 2026
Significant Nanaimo wastewater project poised to get started
NANAIMO - Critical underground utility work is poised to cause prolonged pain for thousands of north Nanaimo residents. In a joint news release, the Regional District of Nanaimo and City of Nanaimo an...
Jan 06, 2026
Year ends with one of the warmest Decembers on record in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - With only a few traces of snow spotted falling on Vancouver Island, last month will go down as one of the warmest on record in the Harbour City.With a mean temperature of 5.2 degrees (Celsiu...
Jan 05, 2026
'Big city problems:' relocation efforts continue for contentious downtown Nanaimo drop-in Hub
NANAIMO - Local advocates for the unhoused highlighted the work done this year by the Nanaimo drop-in shelter known as the Hub, while nearby residents are more than eager to see it moved. The year-rou...
Jan 05, 2026
Large family-focused south Nanaimo development given green light again
NANAIMO - A substantial housing proposal in south Nanaimo had a development permit approved once again. Located just off Fourth St. at 380 and 385 Watfield Ave, the proposal is to build 22 three-store...
Jan 04, 2026
Nominal change in 2026 property assessments for Nanaimo & Oceanside properties
NANAIMO - Property assessments for the 2026 tax year are out, with only minor changes for most of the mid-Island.Across Vancouver Island, the roughly 400,000 properties surveyed had a combined assesse...
Jan 03, 2026
Coastal flooding possible this weekend across Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Environment Canada is warning about the risk of coastal flooding this weekend across much of Vancouver Island, issuing a coastal flooding statement Friday afternoon. The weather agency says ...
Jan 02, 2026
New Year's baby second major holiday birth for Nanaimo family
NANAIMO - The first baby born in Nanaimo in 2026 arrived in the early morning hours and was the second child for a local family, and also the second to be born on a significant day. Kira Spencer Sharm...
Jan 02, 2026
Nanaimo RCMP respond to over 80 calls during 'typical' New Year's Eve
NANAIMO - Much like those celebrating the arrival of 2026, local RCMP also made plans for New Year's Eve to make sure everyone does so safely and responsibly. The Nanaimo RCMP responded to around 80 c...
Jan 02, 2026
'Heroes:' owner grateful as strangers help rescue dog from water at Nanaimo's Colliery Dam Park
NANAIMO - Bystanders quickly sprang into action after a large, older dog slipped into the water at Colliery Dam Park on New Year's Day. Around noon on Thursday, Jan. 1, Patricia Madden was walking her...
Jan 02, 2026