Category Archives: Nanaimo
Eighty-six unit apartment complex eyed for Nanaimo's Dufferin Crescent
NANAIMO - Additional amenities and adjustments to entry spaces were seen as desired improvements to a proposed housing development. An 86-unit apartment complex is slated to be built on a current vaca...
May 13, 2024
Filming to begin on HBO's 'The Last of Us' in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Nature has all but reclaimed a key area of the city's downtown. Set dressing crews working on filming scenes for the HBO series 'The Last of Us' have transformed a majority of Commercial St....
May 12, 2024
Returning Cedar Farmers Market promising 'something new and exciting to check out'
NANAIMO - One of the largest markets on Vancouver Island returns for another summer season.Gates open at the Cedar Farmer's Market on Sunday, May 12, with over 100 vendors on hand between 10 a.m. and ...
May 12, 2024
Yard waste fundraiser benefits invaluable Nanaimo non-profit
NANAIMO - A longstanding Nanaimo business is hosting a residential yard and wood waste recycling event by donation to help an important cause and assist in spring cleaning chores. Milner Group's event...
May 11, 2024
High likelihood of Aurora Borealis sightings across Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Night owls could be in for a treat this weekend with a strong showing of the Northern Lights and clear skies in the forecast. A "severe geomagnetic storm" is due to hit the Earth beginning F...
May 10, 2024
Island snowpack levels remain low in May despite small April increase
NANAIMO - While up slightly compared to April, the snowpack level across B.C. remains incredibly low, with no change occurring on Vancouver Island.The May 1 snow survey and water supply bulletin indic...
May 10, 2024
Nanaimo spray parks open for summer season
NANAIMO - The taps are on and the water flowing at the city's four water spray parks, just in time for the hottest weekend of the year so far. Thousands of people are expected at Harewood Centennial P...
May 10, 2024
'I love this role:' Nanaimo athletic director honoured for her leadership through school sports
NANAIMO - A local athletic director is being honoured for being one of the best in the province.Breanne Quist, athletic director at the Nanaimo Christian School (NCS), was recently chosen as the recip...
May 10, 2024
Commercial St. closes in downtown Nanaimo for 'The Last of Us' filming
NANAIMO - Traffic along the downtown's main retail corridor is closed for roughly the next week. Crews working on production setup for HBO's 'The Last of Us' have closed pedestrian and vehicle access ...
May 10, 2024
Former Nanaimo teacher faces child porn charges
NANAIMO - A man who previously served as a substitute teacher in School District 68 has been charged with a pair of child porn offences. Darrell Christopher Gilkes is charged with possession and distr...
May 09, 2024