Nanaimo

Advisory panel impressed by plans to overhaul long closed A&B Sound building

NANAIMO - A proposal to transform the dormant A&B sound building into a welcomed addition to downtown Nanaimo received extensive praise from an advisory committee.The City's Design Advisory Panel ...

May 13, 2022

Nanaimo senior allegedly assaulted & robbed of several hundred dollars

NANAIMO - A local 71-year-old woman has come forward to police after saying she was pushed to the ground and robbed of cash in late March.Police say the incident occurred on March 22 around 5:30 p.m. ...

May 13, 2022

'It's far too severe:' Qualicum Beach couple disputes $11,400 COVID border fines

NANAIMO - Dealing with a mounting health concern and facing a potentially extended stopover in Washington State, a pair of retirees elected to accept whopping fines and proceed home.Charles Lee, 70, s...

May 12, 2022

Fireworks expected for Chesapeake Shores filming in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - Filming of the sixth and final season of Chesapeake Shores is expected to go off with a bang.Crews began setting up along the Parksville waterfront last weekend ahead of two days of plann...

May 12, 2022

Spiked drinks reported at Nanaimo nightclubs

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating multiple incidents last weekend involving drinks being spiked with drugs.The Nanaimo RCMP's bar watch team were patrolling through the downtown on Friday, Ma...

May 12, 2022

Federal commission pitching north Nanaimo split to Courtenay-Alberni riding

NANAIMO - Exactly where and who voters pick to represent them in Ottawa could change.The federal electoral boundaries commission has released a host of proposed changes to ridings across B.C., includi...

May 12, 2022

New tax adopted to help pay for future District 68 school capacity

NANAIMO - School District 68 has a new tool to help close a significant gap in providing necessary future classroom capacity on the mid Island.Nanaimo Ladysmith Pubic Schools (NLPS) enacted a tool emb...

May 11, 2022

Woman injured in machete attack in Nanaimo parking lot

NANAIMO - One person is in hospital, while another is in custody following an altercation leaving a woman with severe lacerations caused by a machete. It happened Tuesday, May 10 around 8 p.m. at Beba...

May 11, 2022

Washington state officials worried about increase in cases of avian flu

BRITISH COLUMBIA -Officials in Washington state say the number of avian flu cases there are "piling up'' since the first case was identified six days ago.A statement from the Washington State Departme...

May 11, 2022

Island Health issues toxic drug warning for Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Poisonous drugs making the rounds in Nanaimo triggered an advisory from Island Health.A bulletin was issued from the health authority on Tuesday, May 10."Overdoses are increasing in Nanaimo....

May 11, 2022