Category Archives: Nanaimo
'We're setting people up for failure:' Nanaimo renews push for dry housing beds
NANAIMO - Not satisfied by the province's initial response, the City is trying once more to have more dry housing spaces in community. City Councillors voted unanimously in favour on Monday, Dec. 15 o...
Dec 17, 2025
Harmac Pacific rejects potential restrictions for 'emissions intense heavy industries'
NANAIMO - Exploratory discussions around potentially restricting industrial business activities in Nanaimo irked representatives of an integral local employer. A pair of Nanaimo Forest Products (NFP) ...
Dec 17, 2025
Projected 6.3 per cent tax increase coming for Nanaimo residents
NANAIMO - Councillors have unanimously supported the first three of four steps to lock in a property tax increase for next year. The first three readings were given to an updated five year financial p...
Dec 16, 2025
Two arrested, remain in custody after months-long drug investigation in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man and a woman remain in police custody following a five-month-long investigation into drug trafficking. Norman Shawn Miller, 44, and Carlene Marie Snedden, 42, were arrested Dec. 10 and ...
Dec 16, 2025
Barrier realignment, shoulder repairs prompting day-long closure of Hwy. 4
NANAIMO - Work to fix erosion and restore the positioning of several concrete barriers is forcing a six-hour closure of Hwy. 4 on Wednesday. Traffic in both directions of Hwy. 4 between Chalet Rd., on...
Dec 16, 2025
'A full court press:' power restoration continues for thousands in Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Thousands of people on Vancouver Island remain in the dark amid wide-ranging power outages from a strong wind storm. BC Hydro crews continue responding to dozens of outages on the mid-Island...
Dec 15, 2025
Power out for over 15,000 BC Hydro customers across Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Brisk winds from an ongoing storm system zapped power to large numbers of people across the mid-Island. Roughly 7,500 BC Hydro customers lost power in the Nanaimo area starting at 9 a.m. on ...
Dec 15, 2025
'Deplorable:' fishing violations net $30,000 fine for Gabriola Island woman
NANAIMO - A Gabriola Island woman was fined for making around $300,000 selling seafood, but refusing to provide the proper documentation. Melissa Dawn Larocque (Steer), 40, was fined $30,000 fine in p...
Dec 15, 2025
Locals plan to remove shoreline hazard in Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - A community-led effort is underway to dispose of an unusual and unwelcome addition to the pristine shoreline of Qualicum Beach. Qualicum Beach Streamkeepers president David James said...
Dec 13, 2025
UPDATE: Alberta man accused of sexually abusing a child arrested in Red Deer
UPDATE - Nanaimo RCMP confirm Kyle Soloway was arrested in Red Deer, Alberta on Monday, Dec. 15.- - -EARLIER, NANAIMO - An Alberta man accused of multiple sexual offences in Alberta, may be residing i...
Dec 12, 2025