Nanaimo

Popular Nanaimo Aquatic Centre play boat to be removed

NANAIMO - In place ever since the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre (NAC) opened in 2001, a beloved structure entertaining countless children has carried its last passenger. The 30-foot high MV Whitewater is bei...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 21, 2023

Suspicious fire destroys downtown Nanaimo dental office

NANAIMO - A home-turned-dental office in the city's downtown is all-but destroyed after a late evening fire.Calls to 911 were made around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19 after flames were spotted comin...

Aug 20, 2023

Historic ocean swim returns to Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH - For over 60 years, a flagship event has tested area swimmers.The Qualicum Beach Ocean Mile Swim returns Sunday, Aug. 20 with a one-mile dip along the town waterfront. It starts from t...

Aug 20, 2023

Stock the Lockers so youth can go back to class with what they need to thrive

NANAIMO - An annual initiative to get school supplies into the hands of those who need it is back for the entire month of August. The Stock the Lockers campaign, put on by the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 19, 2023

City of Nanaimo adjusts LED street light conversion strategy, now being done on as needed basis

NANAIMO - While City crews continue exchanging old high-pressure sodium street lights in favour of LED models, their approach has changed. The City's transportation manager Jamie Rose said with the bu...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 18, 2023

Wildfire smoke from B.C. interior expected through Nanaimo & Oceanside

NANAIMO - Smoke from potentially devastating wildfires burning through B.C.'s interior is expected to make its arrival over Vancouver Island over the weekend.According to FireSmoke.ca, an increased le...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 18, 2023

Charges applied against accused Cedar burglar captured by neighbours, multiple other offences alleged

NANAIMO - A man with multiple recent arrests and releases over the past year is facing a series of new charges, including for his alleged role in a pair of high-profile failed residential break-ins in...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 18, 2023

'May be difficult days ahead:' weather shift expected to drastically increase wildfire danger province-wide

NANAIMO - Weather patterns are imminently expected to shift dramatically across B.C. as the province warns of a drastic increase in fire risk over the next day or two.A fast-moving cold front is set t...

Aug 17, 2023

'See how big we can get:' Hub City Soap Box Derby ready to roll for second year

NANAIMO - After a wildly successful inaugural event, the Hub City Soap Box Derby is back to tear up the streets of the Old City Quarter.The event once again takes place along Fitzwilliam St. on Saturd...

Aug 17, 2023

Mandated drug decriminalization data delayed

NANAIMO - Nearly seven months into a pilot project in which possessing small amounts of hard drugs was decriminalized across B.C., the province is behind its own schedule on publishing online data. Ma...

Aug 16, 2023