Nanaimo

Overnight closures coming to Nanaimo Parkway for major water project

NANAIMO - Work crews are preparing for the next phase of a significant infrastructure project.Development of the Midtown Water Supply Project, which is designed to shore up delivery and handling of wa...

Mar 21, 2023

'It has to be lawful:' Nanaimo police trying to deter stolen property take-backs

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are trying to avoid future conflicts over potentially stolen goods. The advisory comes after a local business owner was shot after recovering goods he said were stolen from hi...

Daryl Major Mar 21, 2023

Boat bursts into flames at Nanoose marina gas dock

NANOOSE BAY - A boat at the Fairwinds dock is a total loss following a fire.Flames broke out at the Schooner Cove facility along Dolphin Dr. in Nanoose Bay after 10 a.m. on Monday, March 20 while the ...

Mar 20, 2023

Residents evacuated after fire on ground floor of downtown Nanaimo apartment building

NANAIMO - Swift response from local fire crews has avoided any significant damage to a downtown apartment building.Flames were reported coming from the ground floor of Sea Crest apartments at the corn...

Mar 20, 2023

Junior All Native Tournament opens in Snuneymuxw

SNUNEYMUXW - After months and months of planning and preparations, it's finally time for tip-off JANT 23, the Junior All Native basketball Tournament, is the largest event of its kind in B.C. and is b...

Daryl Major Mar 20, 2023

Man hospitalized with facial injuries after downtown shooting

NANAIMO - A 39-year-old man suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries to his face after being shot in the downtown. RCMP report the incident occurred around 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 by t...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 19, 2023

Active transportation back on the table for E&N Rail line

NANAIMO - The head of Friends of Rails to Trails Vancouver Island (FORT-VI) thinks the chances of a full-service rail line coming back to the E&N corridor are getting slimmer.Alastair Craighead sa...

Mar 18, 2023

Man wielding syringe-loaded bow and arrow arrested at Port Place parking lot

NANAIMO - A man well known to police remains in custody following an altercation with officers in the downtown.RCMP were called to Port Place Shopping Centre around 7 p.m. on Monday, March 13 after re...

Mar 17, 2023

66-year-old Nanaimo man arrested after allegedly stabbing security guard

LADYSMITH - RCMP officers have quickly tracked down the man they believe responsible for a serious stabbing.A security guard was checking on reports of an open fire on private forestry lands near Nana...

Mar 17, 2023

Inflation forces $1.6M in cost increases for City of Nanaimo projects

NANAIMO - Plentiful reserves have helped bail the City out of a sticky financial spot. During a Wednesday, March 15 finance and audit committee meeting, Council provisionally approved extra spending o...

Daryl Major Mar 17, 2023