Category Archives: Nanaimo
New proposed provincial legislation targets public drug use
NANAIMO - The provincial government is stepping forward in an effort to reduce drug consumption in specific public areas. Premier David Eby introduced legislation on Thursday, Oct. 5 which would ban d...
Oct 05, 2023
Water restrictions downgraded across much of central Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Fall rains are alleviating water supply concerns across the region. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) downgraded water restrictions on Thursday, Oct. 5 from the most strict stage four, ...
Oct 05, 2023
BC Transit about to roll-out digital payment option
NANAIMO -Traditional payment options will soon have company aboard public transit buses around the province, including on the mid-Island. BC Transit expects a new contact-less fare payment system Umo ...
Oct 05, 2023
John Barsby Secondary School evacuated after 'unspecified threat'
NANAIMO - A local high school has been evacuated following what Nanaimo RCMP described as an unspecified threat.Police say the threat made to John Barsby Secondary School was made on Wednesday, Oct. 4...
Oct 04, 2023
Slow, steady September rain 'best-case scenario' for easing Island's drought concerns
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island finally received some much-needed precipitation in September. Hot and dry weather has been plaguing much of B.C. for over a year breaking numerous local weather records, inc...
Oct 04, 2023
Highway market near Nanaimo Airport destroyed by overnight fire
NANAIMO - There was little which could be done to save a highway icon south of the city from succumbing to fire overnight.Crews from Cranberry Volunteer Fire Department, along with several others in t...
Oct 04, 2023
Repeat Nanaimo fraudster jailed & fined for property investment scheme
NANAIMO - Promising lucrative pay-outs through properties he didn't own, a Nanaimo man with a history of dishonesty is off to jail. Michal Andreas Benker, 62, was sentenced to a provincial jail term o...
Oct 04, 2023
Provincial investment keeps ferry fare increases down, adding penalties for cancelled sailings
NANAIMO - The B.C. government wants to make sure ferry tickets remain relatively affordable, even as prices will shoot up in the coming years. The province recently signed a four-year service contract...
Oct 03, 2023
$100,000+ worth of jewellry stolen in brazen overnight heist at Woodgrove Centre
NANAIMO - Police are investigating after an estimated $100,000 worth of jewelry was stolen during a smash-and-grab robbery at Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre over the weekend.RCMP say on Saturday, Sept. 30...
Oct 03, 2023
City council to review submissions to develop Nanaimo's Jean Burns building site
NANAIMO - City councillors are soon expected to examine ideas pitched by the development community for a strategic downtown lot. An expression of interest (EOI) process in place for about two months e...
Oct 03, 2023