Category Archives: Nanaimo
Tree chipping fundraisers helping Nanaimo & Oceanside non-profits
NANAIMO - Safely and responsibly dispose of your Christmas tree, while helping out local organizations. Nanaimo Lions Club are hosting their 63rd annual tree chip up on Saturday, Jan. 3 and Sunday, Ja...
Jan 02, 2026
Frigid waters await Parksville polar bear plungers
PARKSVILLE - It's a sure-fire way to cure any hangover from 2025. The Regional District of Nanaimo is hosting their annual Polar Bear Plunge on Thursday, Jan. 1 at Parksville Community Park, with a la...
Jan 01, 2026
Swimming, skating and family fun in Nanaimo helping to ring in 2026
NANAIMO - A full day of family activities are planned at Beban Park to help celebrate the New Year.Activate 2026 is hosted by the City of Nanaimo and features a full day of swimming, skating and fun a...
Dec 31, 2025
'I actually took a call about a broken dishwasher:' 911 call takers highlight 2025's most absurd calls
NANAIMO - For most, calling 911 is an emergency last resort for help. For others, it's used to vent largely benign frustrations.Whether it was a big box store refusing the return of an air fryer, a mi...
Dec 31, 2025
Top Story of 2025: Nanaimo Infusion continues to pay dividends
NANAIMO - While other stories may have gotten more views or directly affected more people, none continue to impact the wider community more than three days at the end of April.The Nanaimo Infusion was...
Dec 31, 2025
Housing supports extended as community donations pour in for Nanaimo motel evacuees
NANAIMO - Residents of a south-end motel, largely destroyed by fire, continue to receive support from multiple different places.Around 35 people were left homeless after a Boxing Day fire at the Value...
Dec 30, 2025
Top Stories of 2025: Groundbreakings at Nanaimo hospital met with capital project frustrations
NANAIMO - 2025 marked a year of some tangible progress on healthcare delivery for mid-Island residents, but also one of frustration and seemingly spinning wheels.One theme was constant through the yea...
Dec 30, 2025
Nanaimo car dealership tops BC Hydro list for 'most memorable outages' of 2025
NANAIMO - Line workers and repair crews with the provincial power utility deal with a wide array of tricky calls throughout the year.However, a green Godzilla mascot in Nanaimo easily topped the list ...
Dec 30, 2025
'Surreptitious' crabber catches $3,000 fine for keeping undersized crabs off Nanaimo pier
NANAIMO - One man was given a large fine after being caught with undersized crabs at the Nanaimo fishing dock earlier this year. Ronglin Zhang, 70, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing five illeg...
Dec 30, 2025
Top Stories of 2025: Crews complete arduous first leg of Commercial St. overhaul
NANAIMO - The old saying 'no pain, no gain' rang true for a contentious, noise-filled, delayed facelift to a key portion of Nanaimo's downtown. Originally scheduled to be done between early September ...
Dec 29, 2025