Nanaimo

'I cried watching it the first time:' local Indigenous boxing program pushed into national focus

NANAIMO - A local boxing coach and program, geared toward Indigenous youth in and graduating from government care, is getting some national attention.Ivy Richardson and her Team 700 were the subject o...

Mar 19, 2022

VIDEO: First in a series of permanent supportive housing projects opening in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Doors are just days away from officially opening at a brand new supportive housing complex in the city. Samaritan Place, a newly developed modular housing built on Nicol St., will welcome it...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 18, 2022

Weapons, drugs seized during 'violent struggle' & arrest at Nanaimo shopping centre

NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a man in custody after a volatile arrest outside a Nanaimo grocery store.Officers were called to the Save-On-Foods at Brooks Landing along the Island Hwy. around 3 p.m. o...

Mar 18, 2022

Updated Nanaimo animal bylaw catching some dog owners by surprise

NANAIMO - A bylaw which adjusts some rules regarding stray cats and intact dogs is starting to make an impact. The City of Nanaimo adopted the Animal Responsibility Bylaw in September 2021 and pet own...

Mar 18, 2022

Snowbirds returning to Vancouver Island for final prep ahead of summer touring season

NANAIMO - Expect the familiar roar of in-formation flying to come to eastern Vancouver Island in the near future.The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will begin their trek westward to base out of the Comox V...

Mar 17, 2022

Nanaimo lotto player lucks into $500,000 prize

NANAIMO - Few things in life are apparently more certain than death, taxes and mid-Island players winning lotto prizes.The Harbour City has continued a run of regular lotto winners with another $500,0...

Mar 17, 2022

VIDEO: Investigators label early morning Departure Bay fire as suspicious

NANAIMO - Police and Fire Rescue have deemed an early morning fire at a popular community centre as suspicious. Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called to the Departure Bay Activity Centre on Wingrove S...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 17, 2022

Local kids & famous 'Cookie Guy' creating ribbon link between Nanaimo and Ukraine

NANAIMO - A local initiative is looking to send love and donations to those in Ukraine, all wrapped up in a bow.A ribbon-tying project started by a Nanaimo father and his two children has grown expone...

Mar 17, 2022

Suspects arrested in armed robbery in rural Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH - A home invasion in which the assailants allegedly threatened the victim with a weapon resulted in the arrest of two suspects hours later.Oceanside RCMP said Spencer Lee Schaeffer and ...

Mar 16, 2022

Traffic stop following failure to signal leads to significant crash on Terminal Ave.

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are searching for a man, believed to be the driver of a vehicle which plowed into a local supportive housing complex.A Nanaimo RCMP officer began to initiate a traffic stop ju...

Mar 16, 2022