Nanaimo

New 4-way stop aims to brake frustrations at downtown Nanaimo intersection

NANAIMO - A new four-way stop intersection will be under the watchful eye of City of Nanaimo officials.The prior three-way stop sign suddenly gave way to a four-way stop sign at the Victoria/Wallace/A...

Jul 10, 2022

Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival launches anticipated summer events season

NANAIMO - For the first time in two long years, summer events season in Nanaimo will feel a lot closer to normal.The Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival's return marks the first of three major events on the ...

Jul 09, 2022

Minor earthquake detected off coast of Nanaimo

NANAIMO - It was brief, and not very powerful, but the ground shook around the region on Friday.Seismologists with the US Geological Survey, who track earthquakes across the globe, detected a 2.4 magn...

Jul 08, 2022

Concrete truck tips over and lands on Hammond Bay Road property

NANAIMO - The driver and lone occupant of a concrete pump truck was not injured after losing control of his vehicle on Nanaimo's Hammond Bay Rd.The large truck veered off the road's shoulder and lande...

Jul 08, 2022

1 person injured in Nanaimo shooting, police search for suspect

NANAIMO - Police say a man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in the city's north end.The incident occurred outside a home on Laguna Way at the corne...

Jul 08, 2022

Rogers customers cut off due to network outage

NANAIMO - Communications giant Rogers says its technical teams are trying to fix a widespread service disruption impacting mobile and internet customers for the past several hours.The outage is disrup...

Jul 08, 2022

Miri the cat found in Nanaimo months after going missing from her Victoria home

NANAIMO - Thanks to technology and a good Samaritan, a cat's 120-kilometre journey across Vancouver Island has a happy ending. Miri, a three-and-a-half-year-old blue and cream tortoiseshell cat, went ...

Jul 08, 2022

Man injured, car destroyed in Nanaimo highway crash

NANAIMO - A man was sent to hospital in stable condition after a serious late night single-vehicle crash on the Nanaimo Parkway.BC Emergency Health Services stated the crash happened near the Northfie...

Jul 07, 2022

Coast Salish name changes approved for Nanaimo sports field & elementary school

NANAIMO - Reconciling with local First Nations went from talk to action following a District 68 special school board meeting.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools trustees unanimously endorsed renaming NDS...

Jul 07, 2022

Donation eases end of life burden for Nanaimo care home clients

NANAIMO - Eden Gardens' staff are able to continually soften the end-of-life process thanks to a generous donation from the Rotary Club of Nanaimo. The long-term care facility, which received a $7,500...

Jul 07, 2022