Category Archives: Nanaimo
Parksville Fire Rescue benefits from new gear-cleaning devices
PARKSVILLE - New additions to the Parksville Fire Rescue (PFR) downtown hall are more efficiently cleaning potentially harmful contaminant threats facing firefighters. PFR chief Marc Norris said in th...
Nov 07, 2025
Police locate vehicle potentially connected to fatal Hwy. 1 crash south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Investigators with B.C. Highway Patrol have located a vehicle, as well as its occupants, potentially connected to a fatal crash last weekend. An 18-year-old man, identified by family as Rhys...
Nov 07, 2025
'Severe financial strain on us:' D-Day approaching for federal funding of Nanaimo food bank
NANAIMO - If promised funding from the federal government fails to materialize by month's end, some difficult decisions will be forced upon a vital community service. Staff with Nanaimo Loaves and Fis...
Nov 07, 2025
Wind storm cuts power for nearly 3,900 properties through Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Forecasted gusty winds have come as advertised and are causing some minor headaches.A pair of outages for an estimated 3,874 BC Hydro customers, likely related to a Pacific frontal system mo...
Nov 06, 2025
Candles spark significant Nanaimo house fire
NANAIMO - A serious late-night Nanaimo house fire has been deemed accidental. Nanaimo Fire Rescue deputy chief Stu Kenning said an investigation revealed lit candles in the basement near where a man w...
Nov 06, 2025
First Canadian shipment of Isuzu trucks lands in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A popular brand of light commercial trucks from Japan have travelled directly to Canada for the first time. The Port of Nanaimo received a shipment of Isuzu vehicles on Wednesday, Nov. 5, ma...
Nov 06, 2025
Nanaimo parents seek justice as woman charged with severely injuring young son likely fled country
NANAIMO - Parents of an eight-year-old Nanaimo boy seriously injured outside his own school want justice, but the person charged in the incident has apparently left the country.On Dec. 17, 2024, the t...
Nov 06, 2025
High tide set to meet strong winds near Nanaimo on Thursday
NANAIMO - Strong winds, coupled with a well-timed high tide, could cause some flooding issues. Environment Canada issued a coastal flooding statement on Wednesday, Nov. 5 for the southern Gulf Islands...
Nov 05, 2025
Regional District of Nanaimo board under new leadership
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo's board has elected a new chair and vice-chair. Area H (Bowser, Qualicum Bay, Deep Bay) director Stuart McLean was elected, by acclamation, the new chair of ...
Nov 05, 2025
Twenty arrested in two-day shoplifting blitz in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A two-day blitz targeting retail theft from Port Place Shopping Centre proved fruitful for local Mounties. Officers, many in plain clothes, had an increased presence at the downtown Nanaimo ...
Nov 05, 2025