Nanaimo

Extensive runway upgrades nearing completion at Nanaimo Airport

NANAIMO - Work is substantially complete on considerable safety and operational upgrades to the main runway and surrounding area of the Nanaimo Airport.A $13.8 million resurfacing of the 6,600-foot ru...

Oct 28, 2022

Census data ranks Nanaimo least religious metro centre in Canada

NANAIMO - When it comes to the number of Canadians in major centres who classify themselves as not religious, the Nanaimo ranks at the very top.According to new data from the 2021 Census released by S...

Oct 27, 2022

VIDEO: RCMP, BCAA trying to curb driver 'aggression and impatience' when passing roadside emergency crews

NANAIMO - Slow down and move over whenever you see the flashing lights of any emergency vehicles on the side of the road.It's clear messaging which was being drilled in by Nanaimo RCMP and the BCAA du...

Oct 27, 2022

VIDEO: Truck tumbles over Cedar embankment, 1 person extracted and taken to hospital

NANAIMO - A single-vehicle crash in Cedar trapped an injured passenger, who was rescued by local firefighters.The wreck happened on Thursday, Oct. 27 at about 12 p.m. on Harmac Rd. near the MacMillan ...

Oct 27, 2022

VIDEO: Fire-ravaged Departure Bay hall torn down, site's future remains unclear

NANAIMO - A long-term solution isn't expected any time soon for a now vacant lot where the Departure Bay Activity Centre stood for decades.The Wingrove St. facility was demolished in a matter of a few...

Oct 27, 2022

Nanaimo council approves $50,000 grant for downtown graffiti and vandalism recovery

NANAIMO - Business and property owners in the city's downtown core are getting some extra help to combat costs associated with unsightly mischief. Through the Downtown Nanaimo Safety Action Plan, appr...

Oct 26, 2022

Seasonal fire bans lifted following days of rain for Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - After a few days of some much-needed precipitation, open burning activities will once again be allowed in the Coastal Fire Centre.Starting at noon on Friday, Oct. 28, category 2 and 3 fires ...

Oct 26, 2022

Nanoose man wanted for break-in & sexual assault arrested in Manitoba

NANAIMO - A man wanted in connection to a break-in and sexual assault in Nanoose Bay is in custody.Police in Steinbach, Manitoba arrested 27-year-old Quinten Anthony Meyer on Thursday, Oct. 20, approx...

Oct 26, 2022

Four years behind bars for Nanaimo man convicted of setting his mother's apartment on fire

NANAIMO - A man who set his apartment unit on fire causing severe damage to the unit will remain in jail for the damaging crime.Andrew John Chant, 37, was found guilty of arson in connection with a da...

Oct 26, 2022

'Shame!:' Nanaimo council meeting paused after proposed East Wellington data centre ruckus

NANAIMO - A relatively routine zoning change from City Council devolved into open shouting and cries of "shame" from some in the gallery.Councillors gave third reading to a bylaw which would see zonin...

Oct 25, 2022