Nanaimo

'He was part of Parksville:' beloved community ambassador 'Flying' Phil passes away

PARKSVILLE - By all accounts, there will never be another man quite like "Flying" Phil St. Luke.The long-time Parksville resident and unofficial community ambassador passed away in the early morning h...

Jan 13, 2023

'Not something you want to be listening to all night long:' Nanaimo store using 'Baby Shark' to deter overnight loitering

NANAIMO - A downtown business owner is trying a novel way to keep his storefront safe, secure and clean overnight.Before leaving for the day, NYLA Fresh Thread owner Leon Drzewiecki begins playing the...

Jan 13, 2023

Regular Nanaimo to Tofino-Ucluelet bus service beginning end of January

NANAIMO - A Vancouver Island bus company is filling in some service gaps by offering cross-community routes.Island Express Bus Inc. announced Wednesday, Jan. 12 they were starting service out to Vanco...

Jan 12, 2023

Fire starts at former Nanaimo restaurant deemed nuisance property

NANAIMO - Fire has broken out at the site of a former restaurant. Flames were reported coming from an abandoned building in the 1000 block of Terminal Ave. at St. George St. on Thursday, Jan. 12 just ...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 12, 2023

Vehicle crashes through light post & fencing near Port Place Shopping Centre

NANAIMO - A vehicle crashed into fencing around the Italian Fountain near Port Place Shopping Centre, following an apparent medical emergency.The dark grey sedan was travelling northbound on Terminal ...

Jan 12, 2023

Nanaimo man awaits punishment for causing pair of highway blockades

NANAIMO - A brief jail sentence is possible for a man at the centre of a pair blockades on the Trans Canada Highway on Vancouver Island last spring. Sentencing arguments for Derek Hugh Menard took pla...

Jan 12, 2023

Nanaimo 'aggressively recruiting' lifeguards to restore service levels at area pools

NANAIMO - A shortage of qualified lifeguards is behind some shuffling of programming at the City's two indoor pool facilities.Swim lessons ordinarily run at Beban pool were shifted to the Nanaimo Aqua...

Jan 11, 2023

Nanaimo RCMP look to identify driver after 'significant damage' to gas station

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking to identify a person they say caused "significant damage" to a gas station.Police say a woman, later captured by security cameras at the Shell gas station on Nicol...

Jan 11, 2023

NRGH turns 60-years-old, advocates demand new hospital tower

NANAIMO - It has seen better days, but the future of primary health care in the mid-Island area has nowhere to go but up.The Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation is recognizing the 60th anniversar...

Jan 11, 2023

Nanaimo senior loses $15K after fraudster poses as bank employee

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo senior is out thousands after falling victim to a gift card scam.A woman was phoned on Jan 3 by someone claiming to work for CIBC, who said they needed her to buy $15,000 in gift c...

Jan 10, 2023