Nanaimo

Newest addition to Maffeo Sutton Park playground opens

NANAIMO - The fences are down and kids officially have full reign of the playground once more.Construction has wrapped on phase two of playground work at Maffeo Sutton Park, completing an upgraded and...

Oct 20, 2022

Nanaimo Mountie cleared after injury to 'intoxicated, belligerent' man

NANAIMO - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. found no wrongdoing on behalf of a Nanaimo RCMP officer after a man was injured while in custody.Police arrested a man, identified in the report...

Oct 20, 2022

'Drop, cover & hold on!' earthquake drill aims to boost preparedness

NANAIMO - Emergency preparedness will be front and centre today at work places, schools, homes around the province. The Great British Columbia ShakeOut, hosted by the BC Earthquake Alliance takes plac...

Oct 20, 2022

Official results confirmed from 2022 Municipal Election

NANAIMO - Election officials across the region have dotted I's and crossed T's from votes cast in the 2022 Municipal Election. City of Nanaimo chief election officer Sheila Gurrie confirmed vote count...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 19, 2022

Great Nanaimo Toy Drive desperately hunting for great Nanaimo location

NANAIMO - They've got loads of people and tonnes of toys, now all the volunteers with the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive need is a place to get to work.Organizers for the city's biggest toy drive are enterin...

Oct 19, 2022

Man charged in relation to fatal head-on crash in Ladysmith

NANAIMO - A trio of charges were recently applied against a man accused of hit and run resulting in the death of a Ladysmith woman.Steven Roderick Knowles, 39, is charged with dangerous driving causin...

Oct 19, 2022

Construction tender awarded to build new Dashwood Fire Hall

QUALICUM BEACH - Improving fire protection services and the well-being of Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department (DVFD) members is at last coming to fruition.Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board of di...

Oct 19, 2022

Wet weather relief possibly in sight for drought-stricken Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - Rain in the forecast for the Mid-Island is a welcome site after months of drier-than-usual conditions extending and increasing watering restrictions.Coastal Fire Centre staff are keeping a c...

Oct 18, 2022

Former Nanaimo man accused of driving 270 km/hr in Porsche near Calgary

CALGARY -Police allege a driver was traveling nearly two-and-a-half times the posted speed limit on the Trans Canada Hwy. west of Calgary.Mounties say the Porsche was clocked going 270 kilometers an h...

Oct 18, 2022

Pedestrian hit and killed on highway north of Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH - A man was declared deceased on scene after he was hit by a vehicle on Hwy. 19A south of Baylis Rd.Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth said the incident on the evening of Saturday, Oct 15 ...

Oct 18, 2022