Nanaimo

Summer boat safety event in Nanoose highlighting key skills to be safe on the water

NANOOSE BAY - Boaters looking for safety tips and lessons out on the water are in luck.The Nanoose Power and Sail Squadron will host a free safe boating day at the Fairwinds Marina Saturday, May 11 fr...

May 09, 2024

First passenger-filled cruise ship in five years docks in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - For the first time since 2019, a cruise ship full of passengers is docked in the Harbour City.The MV Seabourn Odyssey arrived in Nanaimo on Thursday, May 9 just after 7 a.m. and is on the fi...

Alex Rawnsley May 09, 2024

Nanaimo drug trafficker handed 9.5 year jail sentence

NANAIMO - A significant jail tenure has been issued to a man who pleaded guilty to a long list of drug charges. Shai Ben Eli Illan, 30, was recently sentenced in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo to 9.5 yea...

Daryl Major May 09, 2024

'We are seeing it in our elementary schools;' Nanaimo RCMP break down priorities for 2024

NANAIMO - Employee wellness, ongoing crime reduction and prevention strategies, and dealing with gang recruitment in schools were all concerns for local mounties. Nanaimo RCMP's annual performance pla...

Alex Rawnsley May 08, 2024

One injured in multi-vehicle crash along Nanaimo Parkway

NANAIMO - At least one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash along the Nanaimo Parkway.Emergency services were called to the Parkway intersection with Aulds Rd. ...

May 08, 2024

VIDEO: Nanaimo dance duo through to Canada's Got Talent finale

NANAIMO - They came, they danced and they're conquering.Jacksun Fryer and Carlow Rush, better known by fans as the Island-based dance duo Funkanometry, are through to the finals of Canada's Got Talent...

Alex Rawnsley May 08, 2024

Oil response bases ready to go with pending increased tanker traffic

NANAIMO - A vastly enhanced network of bases and staff are on standby just in case the unexpected happens. Mandated to bolster oil response times as a condition of approval of the Trans Mountain pipel...

Daryl Major May 08, 2024

'Being pushed down this path:' Nanaimo council re-zoning thousands of properties for higher density

NANAIMO - In a bid to comply with new provincial legislation, the City is preparing to make sweeping changes to its property zoning.The zoning changes, centred around three new residential designation...

Alex Rawnsley May 07, 2024

Federal government grants B.C. request to ban public drug use

NANAIMO - B.C.'s drug decriminalization project has been scaled back upon pressure from the public and police. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth addressed a Tuesday, May 7...

May 07, 2024

High-pressure system bringing May heat wave to Nanaimo & Oceanside

NANAIMO - Break out the sunscreen and board shorts as summer-like weather conditions are coming to the mid-Island this week.Environment Canada is predicting a slow-moving high-pressure system will beg...

May 07, 2024