Nanaimo

Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department debuts new, larger capacity water truck

NANAIMO - The Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department (DVFD) is excited to test out its new water tender truck. The $500,000 single-axle vehicle was recently purchased to replace their current tender which...

Daryl Major Mar 14, 2023

New BC Ferries app streamlining travel bookings on the go

NANAIMO - Customers navigating summer ferry travel can now manage their trips a little easier.BC Ferries launched a new mobile app on Monday, March 13, which provides easy access to an array of inform...

Mar 13, 2023

'This has gone on far too long:' Nanaimo groups demand action on public safety

NANAIMO - Local groups are repeating their calls for action from the provincial and federal governments on public safety.They come after a 49-year-old Nanaimo businessman was shot in the stomach on Su...

Mar 13, 2023

Nanaimo business owner shot attempting to recover stolen tools

NANAIMO - The owner of a local mechanic shop remains in hospital after being shot near a makeshift downtown encampment. Shots were reported coming from near the 100 block of Terminal Ave., near the fo...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 13, 2023

Island Health encouraged with influenza trajectory following challenging season

NANAIMO - A severe, fast-striking flu season fizzled after peaking for about three weeks between mid November and early December. Dr. Michael Benusic, an Island Health medical health officer, said the...

Daryl Major Mar 13, 2023

New group 'laser-focused' on providing housing to unhoused Nanaimo population

NANAIMO - A new committee has been formed to create an organized and coordinated approach to help get the unhoused population into homes in Nanaimo.The Nanaimo Systems Planning Organization Society (N...

Mar 12, 2023

Canadian time changes may be a thing of the past if U.S. passes ‘sunshine’ law

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Legislation in the United States that could trigger an end to seasonal time changes in Canada is moving forward again, as Canadians get ready to wind their clocks ahead an hour befo...

Mar 11, 2023

COVID-19 spring booster campaign geared toward highest risk British Columbians

NANAIMO - A newly announced spring booster program focuses on the elderly and vulnerable.During a Friday, March 10 media briefing provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry stated the next round of bo...

Mar 10, 2023

Major Crime unit investigation after body found in Ladysmith

LADYSMITH - Police are investigating after a body was found at the south end of Ladysmith on the shore of Davis Lagoon.On Wednesday, March 8 around 1:10 p.m., Ladysmith RCMP were called to the area of...

Mar 10, 2023

Bowen Rd. temporarily reducing to single lane for major construction project

NANAIMO - Expect delays on a major thoroughfare through the city over the next two weeks.Underground water pipes and other infrastructure for the Midtown Water Supply project, in conjunction with the ...

Mar 10, 2023