Category Archives: Nanaimo
'It's really special:' Nanaimo's Olympic gold medallist returns home
NANAIMO - He might live and train in B.C.'s interior now, but Ethan Katzberg got a raucous hometown welcome back to the Harbour City. Canada's first ever gold medallist in the men's hammer throw event...
Sep 26, 2024
'Spirits are quite high:' Tour de Rock making its way into Nanaimo and Oceanside
NANAIMO - An annual bike trek across Vancouver Island will be heading through the Nanaimo and Oceanside area soon, raising money for childhood cancer research. The 2024 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock st...
Sep 26, 2024
RDN board conditionally suspends RV length of stay enforcement
NANAIMO - Preliminary measures are now in place protecting people living in recreational vehicles from length of stay rules in designated campgrounds and resorts. Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) bo...
Sep 25, 2024
All-candidates debates to drill into priorities across Nanaimo, Ladysmith & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Healthcare, housing and public safety will be among the topics discussed at a series of all-candidates debates over the next few weeks. The Regional Hospital District of Nanaimo is hosting e...
Sep 25, 2024
Water levels in Englishman River force stage 4 restrictions in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Despite a decided shift to fall on the mid-Island over the last couple of weeks, water resources in parts of the Oceanside region remains scarce.The City of Parksville announced stage fou...
Sep 25, 2024
New roads open up as part of Nanaimo Midtown Gateway project comes online
NANAIMO - The city's network of roads and sidewalks just got a little bit longer. Crews working on the long-in-development Midtown Gateway project have removed barricades and opened up a section of ne...
Sep 25, 2024
'Incredibly fortunate somebody heard him:' local water taxi operator rescues capsized boater off Nanoose Bay
NANAIMO - A local boater has his life jacket and an immense amount of good fortune to thank after he was plucked from cold, choppy waters Monday evening.Residents along the waterfront in Lantzville an...
Sep 24, 2024
Kilograms of illicit drugs, guns and money seized by Nanaimo police after OPS arrests
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are calling it a "significant drugs and weapons bust" connected to a local overdose prevention site. As first reported by NanaimoNewsNOW, Gerid James Gregory-Allen and Sara Ly...
Sep 24, 2024
90-year-old to give up to license after severely injuring woman in Parksville
NANAIMO - An elderly driver who hit two people in a Parksville crosswalk, resulting in life-altering injuries to a woman, said he will never drive again. Robert Lealess, 90, was issued a two-year driv...
Sep 24, 2024
Police make substantial drug & weapons bust connected to Nanaimo overdose prevention site
NANAIMO - A police raid at a heavily used harm reduction site in Nanaimo resulted in several criminal charges against two people. Gerid James Gregory-Allen and Sara Lynn Koshman were arrested in conne...
Sep 23, 2024