Nanaimo

Multiple impaired driving charges laid after fatal 2021 Chase River crash

NANAIMO - Local Mounties have charged a Nanaimo man following a significant car crash last year.Colin Hewitt, 50, was arrested Friday, Aug. 26 at his home and later charged with dangerous driving caus...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 01, 2022

Mail-in ballots available ahead of October municipal election

NANAIMO - Those wishing to vote by mail for the 2022 municipal election will be able to do so.Eligible voters in the City of Nanaimo, who meet all regular voting requirements, can request an applicati...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 01, 2022

New rental apartments at northern tip of Nanaimo given go-ahead

NANAIMO - Phase two of a housing development at the very northern edges of the city is moving ahead.A development permit was granted at the Monday, Aug. 29 Council meeting for two, five-storey apartme...

Sep 01, 2022

'Fentanyl basically renders you unconscious:' Nanaimo man's battle with addiction highlights awareness event

NANAIMO - Awareness, conversation and community were key themes in an event at Maffeo Sutton Park.Wednesday, Aug. 31 marked International Overdose Awareness Day, an event with growing significance in ...

Aug 31, 2022

New crisis hotline number 'in everyone's best interests' amid rising call volume on Island

NANAIMO - Access to mental health and crisis supports is getting easier.Beginning November 2023, a new national hotline number of 9-8-8 will come online, connecting people in need to a variety of cris...

Aug 31, 2022

Easier access to campus & classrooms coming for Nanaimo VIU students

NANAIMO - A $3.3 million provincial grant, Vancouver Island University is set to upgrade its campus to become more inclusive and accessible.The money will go towards upgrades for hard-to-access areas ...

Aug 31, 2022

'Connection is correction:' reducing stigma and remembering those lost during Overdose Awareness Day

NANAIMO - It's a day of mourning, remembrance, and recognition that we are now in the seventh year of a public health emergency.Wednesday, Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, with a commu...

Aug 31, 2022

'Bigger performances, better videos:' Funkanometry eyes future gigs as NASCAR beckons for Island dance duo

NANAIMO - Even with their America's Got Talent dream potentially over, Jacksun Fryer and Carlow Rush are firmly focused on the future.The duo, better known as Funkanometry, were eliminated from the hi...

Aug 30, 2022

Nanaimo RCMP bike patrol nabs day-drinking prolific offender during routine stop

NANAIMO - Keen-eyed officers on bike patrol have nabbed a prolific offender.Officers working in the detachment's bike patrol unit were moving through downtown Nanaimo just before lunch on Thursday, Au...

Aug 30, 2022

Head of Lantzville school terminated after alleged 'inappropriate online activity'

NANAIMO - The head of a prestigious independent school near the city's north end has been fired.Mark Pierotti was terminated shortly after Aspengrove School staff and its board of governors learned of...

Aug 30, 2022