Nanaimo

'It was a good year:' Parksville business owner gives back with huge donation to local SPCA

PARKSVILLE - A mid-Island business owner delivered an early Christmas present to an invaluable local non-profit organization. Slava Govorov, owner of Rickys All Day Grill in Parksville, presented the ...

Dec 16, 2022

'I turn around and my truck is 10 feet away from me:' idling truck rolls down Finlayson St. driveway, hits & pins cyclist

NANAIMO - A driverless truck has slipped its park brake and collided with a cyclist near the city's downtown core.Nanaimo Fire Rescue, RCMP and paramedics from BC Emergency Health Services were called...

Dec 16, 2022

Despite snow coming, forecasters 'fairly confident' of green Christmas for central Island

NANAIMO - While the shovels will likely be needed soon, it's unlikely you'll need to clear a path in the snow for St. Nick. Arctic air is forecast to move into the central Island region beginning Sund...

Daryl Major Dec 16, 2022

Island Health unveils text alert system for toxic drugs

NANAIMO - Toxic drug advisories issued by Island Health are now available through a new system anyone can sign up for anonymously. People can receive toxic drug bulletins from Island Health by texting...

Dec 15, 2022

Gift card scams latest holiday threat for gift-givers

NANAIMO - Christmas time is the busiest time of year for a lot of people, and scammers are no different.The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning people about the rise in gift card scams, and what c...

Dec 15, 2022

Violent offender wanted by Nanaimo & Port Alberni RCMP

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are on the lookout for a man with a violent criminal history.Peter Anthony Alexander, 38-years-old, is the subject to multiple police investigations in both Nanaimo and Port A...

Dec 15, 2022

Port Hardy man wins almost $600,000 while staying at Nanaimo hotel

NANAIMO - A Port Hardy man found his fortune in the Harbour City.Paul Willie was travelling down the Island when he stopped at a hotel in Nanaimo for the night and ended up winning almost $600,000 pla...

Dec 15, 2022

RCMP believe public can help advance cold case of missing Parksville woman

PARKSVILLE - More than five years after she was last known to be seen west of Parksville, Carmel Gilmour's whereabouts remains a mystery.Oceanside RCMP say her last confirmed sighting was on Nov. 14, ...

Dec 15, 2022

Rent prices in Nanaimo & across Canada push higher into record territory

NANAIMO - Despite a cooling down Real Estate market, rental housing locally and across the country remain as expensive as ever.The National Rent Report, produced by Rentals.ca, showed the average rent...

Dec 14, 2022

Man charged with murder in Tofino arrested in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A man is charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of a Tofino man in December 2020.On Monday, Dec. 12, the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit (VIIMCU) with assist...

Dec 14, 2022