Nanaimo

Second COVID-19 outbreak confirmed for NRGH

NANAIMO - Island Health has announced another outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.Seven patients on a fourth floor general medicine unit have tested positive, according to ...

Jan 27, 2022

Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district adds to electric bus fleet

NANAIMO - Fully electrifying Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools' bus fleet appears within reach over the next several years. The seat belt-equipped fleet now stands at four after the arrival of two new ...

Jan 27, 2022

SD68 firms dates of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff & contractors

NANAIMO - School District 68 provided details of its recently announced vaccination mandate for their staff, teachers and contractors.The Board of Trustees for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools heard d...

Jan 27, 2022

Gabriola Island residents considering natural burial cemeteries

NANAIMO -When it comes to finding a final resting place, the residents of Gabriola Island are thinking outside of the traditional cemetery box. With space on the 57.6 sq. km island limited, co-chair o...

Jan 27, 2022

Contactless, phone-based payment eyed for RDN Transit service

NANAIMO - Paying for the bus on the mid-Island could be about to leap into the 21st century.A new electronic fare collection system set to be debuted by BC Transit in the fall of 2022 is forecast to m...

Jan 26, 2022

Improved cell phone connectivity coming to Hwy. 4

NANAIMO - Travellers looking to explore central and western Vancouver Island will soon be able to do so with more peace of mind.Rogers has confirmed it will fund the expansion of cell phone coverage i...

Jan 26, 2022

Man charged with extended assault of woman in her Nanaimo home skips court again

NANAIMO - Arrest warrants are piling up for a man facing serious charges for alleged offences in Nanaimo and Gabriola Island.A Nanaimo judged issued arrest warrants for Heath Henry Handy, 50, on Tuesd...

Jan 26, 2022

Loaded shotguns & homemade bomb among haul from Nanaimo traffic stop

NANAIMO - What originally looked like a routine traffic stop turned into a substantial bust by local Mounties.RCMP media liaison officer Cst. Gary O'Brien said an officer spotted a suspicious older mo...

Jan 26, 2022

CMHA picking up warming centre slack in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - As one warming centre faces an uncertain future, another is back up and running.The Canadian Mental Health Association Mid-Island branch took over operations of the centre back in December 2...

Jan 26, 2022

New COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Nanaimo hospital, seniors village

NANAIMO - Island Health has announced two additional COVID-19 outbreaks on the mid-Island.Five patients on the fifth floor, a general medicine unit, at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital have tested po...

Jan 25, 2022