Nanaimo

Crews arrive for classroom upgrades at Dover Bay Secondary

NANAIMO - Equipment is on site for an expansion of a major local high school.Work is imminent at Dover Bay Secondary School on four new classrooms for 100 students currently in portables. The $3 milli...

Mar 29, 2022

Man jailed for pointing handgun at teens near Departure Bay Beach

NANAIMO - Four teens planning to film a TikTok video flipped the script by instead phoning police, resulting in an 18-month jail sentence against the accused.Darian Scott Rogers, 27, pleaded guilty to...

Mar 29, 2022

Cyclist seriously hurt after hit by car in central Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A cyclist hit at a central Nanaimo intersection has Nanaimo RCMP reminding motorists to be mindful of increasing numbers of cyclists using area roads.Police say on Thursday, March 24 around ...

Mar 28, 2022

Former Green MP Paul Manly hired to run homeless shelter

NANAIMO - With years of relevant experience under his belt, the First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo hired a familiar face as the executive director of its emergency shelter.Manly, the Green MP for N...

Mar 28, 2022

First buses roll on long-awaited Nanaimo to Cowichan transit link

NANAIMO - A much anticipated daily transit link between Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley is finally underway.The first bus destined for Duncan left early Monday, March 28, marking the start of regular ...

Mar 28, 2022

User groups adjust after Departure Bay Activity Centre fire, facility's future unknown

NANAIMO - Local user groups are making alternative arrangements in response to a recent suspicious fire causing substantial damage to a Nanaimo recreation hall.The Departure Bay Activity Centre on Win...

Mar 27, 2022

'My entire career flashed before my eyes:' Nanaimo woman honoured by province for work with marginalized communities

NANAIMO - "I burst into tears and my daughter asked me if something really bad had happened."It wasn't a bad phone call, rather a message from the BC Government telling Aimee Chalifoux she was being r...

Mar 27, 2022

Nanaimo RCMP make arrest following attempted abduction of Lantzville woman

NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a man in custody they believe attempted to abduct a woman on her way home from work. Bradley Dylan William Boscariol remains in police custody after being arrested via a ...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 26, 2022

One injured after being beaten & stabbed outside Nanaimo pub

NANAIMO - A man remains in hospital with serious injuries following what police believe was group beating.Officers were called to the The Wellington Hotel Pub on Victoria Ave. around 6:20 p.m. on Frid...

Mar 26, 2022

Prolific offender skips court, arrest warrant issued

NANAIMO - A man failed to attend his first court appearance after new charges were laid for property crimes and resisting arrest.The warrant against chronic property offender Jason Paul Klughart, 30, ...

Mar 26, 2022