Nanaimo

Vancouver Island library workers deliver 72-hour strike notice

NANAIMO - Union members working at Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches have served strike notice.Members of the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) Local 702 voted 95 per cent in favour o...

Feb 28, 2022

Route & stops confirmed for Nanaimo-Cowichan bus link

NANAIMO - A daily transit link connecting the Harbour City with the Cowichan Valley is set to get rolling.Regular bus service between the downtown Nanaimo exchange near Port Place shopping centre and ...

Feb 28, 2022

VIDEO: 'We thought it was a bomb:' damage extreme and widespread from home explosion

NANAIMO - Neighbours are spending the day surveying damage after a large explosion destroyed a home on Pine St.The blast, followed by a massive shockwave which was felt and heard across Nanaimo, occur...

Feb 28, 2022

Nanaimo 'reimagined' as new City master plan guides path forward

NANAIMO - After countless surveys, documents and engagement sessions, City staff are confident they've got a direction to move the region forward.The Reimagine Nanaimo process has culminated in a draf...

Feb 28, 2022

Explosion near downtown Nanaimo destroys house, shockwave felt throughout city

NANAIMO - An apparent natural gas explosion has destroyed a house near the downtown, sending a massive shockwave throughout the city.Buildings rattled as a result of the explosion around 8:20 p.m. on ...

Feb 27, 2022

Coldest Night of the Year event shatters fundraising record in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A symbolic downpour drenched hundreds of participants doing their small part to advocate for people in the Nanaimo regularly impacted by inclement weather.More than 430 registrants for the t...

Feb 27, 2022

'Almost this sense of guilt:' Nanaimo Ukrainians watch on helplessly as homeland invaded by Russian forces

NANAIMO - As Russian troops and missiles continue to poor into Ukraine, part of an unprovoked assault on the country, Ukrainians abroad are watching on helplessly.Father Yuriy Vyshnevskyy of the Ukran...

Feb 27, 2022

Second season of 'Resident Alien' returns to Ladysmith streets

LADYSMITH - While it causes some disruption in the community, the return of a sizeable television production continues to be a big win.Filming of eight, season two episodes of Resident Alien will take...

Feb 26, 2022

Development proposal off Turner road endorsed by Nanaimo Council

NANAIMO - A plan add further density to a portion of north Nanaimo received resounding support from councilors. Re-zoning two properties on Nelson Rd. beside Randerson Ridge Elementary School made it ...

Feb 26, 2022

Donors raise nearly $5M to protect eagle habitat in French Creek

NANAIMO - Following a long journey, Vancouver Island's first eagle reserve is within striking range of taking flight.Years of fundraising dwindled the required funds to purchase 18 acres of land in th...

Feb 25, 2022