Nanaimo

Additional warming centre opens as Nanaimo's cold snap continues

NANAIMO - Those needing a place to escape the elements have an extra place tonight.A pop-up warming centre at the Beban Park Social Centre on Bowen Rd. will open at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22 through...

Dec 22, 2022

Charges laid after couple and dogs hit from behind along Lantzville road

NANAIMO - A 34-year-old Lantzville man has been charged in relation to a hit-and-run collision in March.Joel Francisco Salazar faces charges of failing to stop after an accident and failing to offer a...

Dec 22, 2022

Annual Frank Ney Polar Bear Swim beached for another year

NANAIMO - The annual Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim will remain landlocked for another holiday season.After missing the last two years thanks to the pandemic, the event was due to return on Boxing...

Dec 22, 2022

Potential travel issues flagged in mid-Island holiday forecast

NANAIMO - When heading outside to enjoy Santa's latest round of gifts this Christmas Day, bring an umbrella. Despite technically qualifying as a "white Christmas" by meeting the official definition of...

Daryl Major Dec 22, 2022

'It's a service that's really needed:' Warmbridge shelter operating around the clock during cold snap

Editor's note: We have made a correction to this story regarding the City of Nanaimo's role in applying for and distributing funding for warmings centres from the Union of BC Municipalities.NANAIMO - ...

Dec 21, 2022

Top Stories of 2022: Renaming Nanaimo field & school a sign of things to come

NANAIMO - Several moves were made through 2022 to either rename, or return the name of certain places around Nanaimo to traditional First Nations terms.In early June, School District 68 led a push to ...

Dec 21, 2022

Man injured after unprovoked razor blade attack at Nanaimo's Country Club Centre

NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a man in custody after what they're calling an unprovoked assault with a razor blade.Upwards of five Nanaimo RCMP vehicles arrived rapidly to Country Club Centre around 6...

Dec 21, 2022

Wettest April in Nanaimo & extended summer make list of top weather events from 2022

NANAIMO - Wild weather across the province has seen B.C. and central Vancouver Island feature prominently on a list of the top weather stories of 2022.Environment Canada's annual look back at the even...

Dec 21, 2022

Guilty pleas entered for pair of armed bank robberies & assault of local mother by Nanaimo man

NANAIMO - A man who pleaded guilty to a pair of same-day bank robberies will be sentenced by the end of the year. Alexander Ivan Badger Junior, 32, answered to charges of two counts of robbery and one...

Dec 21, 2022

Top Stories of 2022: Health restrictions ease, events return to normal

NANAIMO - It seems so long ago now, but numerous pandemic-related restrictions in place earlier this year were lifted in phases by April as the threat of the Omicron variant wore off.We're still impac...

Dec 20, 2022