Category Archives: Nanaimo

More traffic calming coming to Nanaimo's Lost Lake Road
NANAIMO - Further action to slow down traffic is planned for a north Nanaimo neighbourhood well known for being notoriously unsafe for non-vehicular users. Councillors voted unanimously for additional...
Nov 29, 2025

$10M+ revamp approved for Nanaimo's Loudon Park
NANAIMO - For the second time this year, a firm direction forward has been given to a long-awaited update to the shores of Long Lake.Nanaimo City Council, as part of a special finance and audit commit...
Nov 28, 2025

Refined weather alert system focused on storm impacts
NANAIMO - A new weather alert system rolled out earlier this week by Environment and Climate Change Canada is poised to provide more information at a glance on coming storms.The federal government dep...
Nov 28, 2025

RDN eyes active transportation improvements in Cedar
NANAIMO - By next summer, the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) expects a priority project to be selected to bolster active transportation options in Cedar. The RDN is formulating an active transport...
Nov 28, 2025

New records set for Parksville's Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive
PARKSVILLE - It's poised to be one of the brightest Christmas' yet throughout the Oceanside region. The annual Tigh Na Mara Toy Drive wrapped with their community breakfast on Wednesday, Nov. 26, capp...
Nov 27, 2025

'Very lucky:' car rolls down steep embankment on Nanaimo's Lost Lake Rd.
NANAIMO - One person had to be extricated from their vehicle after rolling down an embankment and coming to rest on its roof. Rope rescue teams with Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to Lost Lake Rd., m...
Nov 27, 2025

Local Salvation Army Kettle Campaigns seek donations and volunteers
NANAIMO - The Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle Campaign is currently underway, collecting donations until Christmas Eve for those in need.Volunteers armed with seasonal bells are set up at over a doz...
Nov 27, 2025

'Then there was nothing, just silence:' at least one killed in early morning plane crash southwest of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An investigation is underway after a fatal plane crash southwest of the city.At approximately 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27, a small plane crashed in the backyard of a property on Twilight Way...
Nov 27, 2025

Popular Nanaimo fair trade store has unique, socially conscious holiday shopping solutions
NANAIMO - Despite an increasingly challenging retail landscape, a valued Nanaimo-based non-profit organization is offering something completely different is thriving. Global Village Nanaimo (GVN), a w...
Nov 27, 2025

'First on the island:' drones replace fireworks for Ladysmith Festival of Lights opening night
LADYSMITH - A long-standing tradition to kick start the Christmas season on the mid-Island is back, complete with a new way to light up the night sky. The Ladysmith Festival of Lights starts with the ...
Nov 26, 2025