Nanaimo

Relief en route as summer heatwave winding down for Nanaimo region

NANAIMO - Mid-Island residents who haven't bought an air conditioner yet might be wondering when there will be some relief from the heat.Environment Canada meteorologist Derek Lee said a move in the p...

Jul 29, 2022

'A lot more of everything:' VIEx returning bigger and better than ever

NANAIMO - Organizers are promising after a "slapped together" event in 2021, the Vancouver Island Exhibition is back and in a big way. Beginning Aug. 26, the three-day event at Beban Park will be a st...

Jul 29, 2022

'We never got to the position we're in today:' Snuneymuxw First Nation, BC Ferries sign landmark agreement

NANAIMO - It's being billed as a path forward and a starting point for a better relationship.A new agreement between Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) and BC Ferries is the first one of its kind for the f...

Jul 28, 2022

Judge denies bail for accused Nanaimo murderer

NANAIMO - A woman charged with murdering her ex-boyfriend in Nanaimo lost her bid to be freed prior to going on trial.Paris Jayanne Laroche, 26, was denied bail following a 35-minute decision read out...

Jul 28, 2022

Campfires remain permitted for August long weekend

NANAIMO - A B.C. Day long weekend hot dog or s'more is still on the menu, despite a stretch of extra hot, dry weather.The Coastal Fire Centre confirmed it will not implement a campfire ban for the reg...

Jul 28, 2022

Latest piece of downtown Nanaimo-VIU active transportation link established

NANAIMO - Upgrades are substantially complete to the City's latest piece of their active transportation puzzle.Replacement of underground storm sewer and water main on Fourth St., between Harewood Rd....

Jul 28, 2022

Man caught in high-profile Nanaimo child luring sting avoids jail

NANAIMO - A man busted for trying to meet up with a 14-year-old boy who turned out to be a well known vigilante pedophile hunter escaped going to jail.A sentencing hearing for Cory John Lloyd, 42, was...

Jul 27, 2022

Work underway for high speed internet connections across Gabriola & central Island

NANAIMO - The laying of underwater, fibre optic cable is continuing off the coast of the central Island to better connect communities with his speed internet.Connected Coast are behind the project, ma...

Jul 27, 2022

Small bush fire calls keeping Nanaimo Fire Rescue engines rolling

NANAIMO - A long, overdue break from cold and wet weather is seeing a rise in small, nuisance bush fires.Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews have responded to an average of two per day over the last two weeks, ...

Jul 27, 2022

Snuneymuxw First Nation chief stepping away to address health issue

NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief Mike Wyse is temporarily stepping away from his duties to tend to a personal matter.Wyse announced Tuesday, July 26, a routine medical exams revealed a heart an...

Jul 26, 2022