Nanaimo

17 people die on central Island from toxic illicit drugs through first two months of 2022

NANAIMO - Island Health started 2022 heading in the wrong direction for drug toxicity rates.The health authority was the only one in B.C. to not show a decline in deaths in February related to toxic d...

Apr 12, 2022

Pair of new hybrid ferries take over expanded Gabriola Island-Nanaimo route

NANAIMO - A new era has arrived for the Gabriola Island-Nanaimo ferry route with two new hybrid vessels now sailing in local waters.As of Tuesday April 12 Island Gwawis and Island Kwigi, both capable ...

Apr 12, 2022

VIDEO: Man falls down steep cliff at Pipers Lagoon Park

NANAIMO - A man found unresponsive at the bottom of a steep cliff at a north Nanaimo park was flown to hospital for advanced medical treatment.Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) assistant chief Troy Libbus sai...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2022

VIDEO: Nanaimo human rights advocate gets international attention at global youth summit

NANAIMO - A local woman can call herself a human rights leader following a trip to Turkey for a global summit.Blaise Hunter of Nanaimo was selected to represent Canada at the Global Youth Summit in Is...

Apr 11, 2022

'We can use the market to help folks grow their business:' Summer by the Sea returning in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - Another summer staple on the mid Island has been included to the 2022 calendar.The Summer by the Sea market, which shuts down multiple blocks on Craig St. in downtown Parksville every Tue...

Apr 11, 2022

Employment program aimed at helping the homeless launches in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Half a dozen people hoping to obtain more independence in their lives are enrolled in a newly launched employment program. The Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) started Project Rise last wee...

Apr 11, 2022

'If it has to come out of my pocket for them to keep playing, it will:' Nanaimo store owner donates $30k to local youth sports

NANAIMO - Denis Bezeau is a fixture in the Harewood neighbourhood and is devoted to creating a better future one deke or down at a time.The owner of Deni's Dynamite Deals presented a donation of $30,0...

Apr 10, 2022

Over 28,000 BC Hydro customers in Oceanside left without power

NANAIMO - A rare sprinAg snowfall comprising of wet, heavy flakes and subsequent transmission errors are causing numerous power outages.As of mid-morning on Sunday, April 10, over 28,000 BC Hydro cust...

Apr 10, 2022

'We've never not been able to fund what they want': Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary steps up again

NANAIMO - Armed with devoted volunteers and a strong business model, the Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary came through with yet another substantial donation.President Phil Robling recently handed Nanaimo ho...

Apr 10, 2022

Local group tracking change in plant and animal species through central Island

NANAIMO - It's a weekend-long survey of the world around us and it's designed to better understand how it's changing.The Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region are holding their annual biosphere blitz even...

Apr 09, 2022