Nanaimo

'Modified Arctic air' set to drive first significant snowfall in Nanaimo & Oceanside

NANAIMO - It's poised to be the first real dump of snow for the winter season, but just how much we get could vary wildly. Environment Canada forecasters are calling for anywhere between five and 15 c...

Daryl Major Nov 29, 2022

Snowfall warning issued for Nanaimo & Oceanside

NANAIMO - Environment Canada have upgraded their projections for the first significant winter storm of the season.A special weather statement, issued over the weekend, was upgraded to a snowfall warni...

Nov 28, 2022

Highway crews getting out ahead of forecasted snowfall throughout Nanaimo & Oceanside

NANAIMO - Road clearing crews across the mid-Island are on alert for a potential blanket of snow. Environment Canada is calling for at least five centimetres of snow, although some forecast models ind...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 28, 2022

Dazzling Milner Christmas Magic lights display returning to Qualicum Beach

NANAIMO - A mid-Vancouver Island holiday season re-ignites this weekend with the return of Milner Christmas Magic.Starting Friday, Dec. 2 more than 100,000 holiday lights will turn on at Milner Garden...

Nov 28, 2022

Sizable seismic upgrades completed at Cilaire Elementary

NANAIMO - After being closed for a full school year, full seismic upgrades at Nanaimo's Cilaire Elementary School are complete. During a Friday, Nov. 25 ceremony, members of the school board and other...

Kyle Ireland Nov 27, 2022

Winterfest bringing a blast of Christmas into Nanaimo's downtown

NANAIMO - Santa is coming to downtown Nanaimo, kicking off almost a month's worth of festive activities.Dubbed 'Winterfest', businesses along Commercial St. and in the Old City Quarter will be burstin...

Nov 26, 2022

'It's extremely upsetting:' man injured in Harewood stabbing arrested for assault with weapon

NANAIMO - A man stabbed in Harewood early Thursday morning is accused of initiating a violent confrontation and could be charged, A 32-year-old Nanaimo man who was initially thought to be the victim o...

Nov 25, 2022

Highway exits into Parksville closed after tanker carrying chemicals rolls

PARKSVILLE - Access from the Inland Island Hwy. to the south end of Parksville remains closed off Friday morning, following a vehicle incident.On Thursday, Nov. 24 at about 4 p.m. a semi truck carryin...

Nov 25, 2022

'The impact is profound:' students help homeless community with annual campaign

NANAIMO - Students across the region are in their 19th year of putting smiles on the faces of some of the communities less fortunate. The Everybody Deserves a Smile (EDAS) campaign has students from k...

Daryl Major Nov 25, 2022

VIDEO: 'It's just not sustainable, they're exhausted:' nurses rally at Nanaimo hospital for more resources

NANAIMO - Their message is simple: more nurses and better supports are needed to prevent a crumbling of B.C.'s health-care system.Nearly 200 nurses from Nanaimo and surrounding communities marched fro...

Nov 24, 2022