Nanaimo

'Conditions are nasty out here:' Nanaimo road conditions varying wildly amid continuing snow

NANAIMO - Road conditions continue to be dangerous across much of the region. Multiple vehicles have ended up in ditches, sliding through intersections, and colliding with medians or other vehicles th...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 20, 2022

'A realistic budget that focuses on public safety': Nanaimo council green lights provisional 7.3% tax increase

NANAIMO - A projected 7.3 per cent tax increase is provisionally locked in for 2023.City Councillors voted unanimously on Monday, Dec. 19 for a 6.3 per cent bump, plus one per cent for asset managemen...

Dec 20, 2022

If you don't have to go, stay home: thick blanket of snow covers Nanaimo & Oceanside

UPDATE - The City of Nanaimo continues to make headway in clearing roads and its facilities.Registered recreation programs remain cancelled for Tuesday, Dec. 20, however many arenas, centres and pools...

Dec 20, 2022

New 'Rapidbus' line projected for future of transit network in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Expansion of transit services throughout the Regional District are set to somewhat centre around a new, express line connecting the city's north and south end. A developing memorandum of und...

Daryl Major Dec 20, 2022

'Train hard and fight easy:' Nanaimo waters host marine response drills

NANAIMO - Boats and a helicopter flying around the city's north end last week caught more than a few interested onlookers.Multiple boats and a helicopter were seen actively engaged in a situation off ...

Dec 19, 2022

Top Stories of 2022: Sex offenders sentenced for multiple breaches of trust

NANAIMO - Crimes by adults against minors often result in life-long damaging consequences for victims, particularly when an adult is in a direct position of trust.A pair of highly disturbing cases bef...

Dec 19, 2022

Winter storm warning issued as Arctic air takes firm grip of Nanaimo & Oceanside

NANAIMO - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Snowfall began over the weekend but intensified overnight Sunday, Dec. 18 and into Monday, Dec. 19 with around two centimetres falling in many pa...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 19, 2022

Man sentenced for violent, erratic outburst in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Substance abuse treatment is planned following the latest of many trips to jail for a Nanaimo man well acquainted to police and the judicial system. Leon Edward Sprlak, 43, received a time-s...

Daryl Major Dec 19, 2022

Top Stories of 2022: The most viewed & viral stories of the year

NANAIMO - Amazing animal stories, heartwarming rescues, and an April fools joke turned into some of our top viral stories of 2022.Viral Animals In May, a warning about a rare bacterial infection affec...

Dec 18, 2022

'A labour of love:' new bottlecap mural driving home important message at Departure Bay elementary

NANAIMO - A project nearly a decade in the making is finally finished.A new mural made entirely of bottle caps is now hanging in the library of Departure Bay Elementary Eco-School in Nanaimo, the resu...

Dec 18, 2022