Nanaimo

Several Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay ferry crossings cancelled ahead of Easter long weekend

NANAIMO - Ferry service between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland is being affected due to a mechanical issue.The Queen of Oak Bay experienced a mechanical failure in its steering gear during a ...

Apr 14, 2022

Snuneymuxw First Nation expecting upwards of 90 teams for basketball tournament

NANAIMO - The largest basketball tournament in the province will be hosted by Snuneymxuw First Nation (SFN) next year.SFN has been awarded the 2023 Junior All Native Tournament, involving an estimated...

Apr 14, 2022

French Creek Eagle Sanctuary soars past lofty fundraising goal

NANAIMO - Purchase of an 18 acre plot of land in French Creek can go ahead after an ambitious fundraising goal was met.The site will be home to the French Creek Estuary Eagle Sanctuary, a protected na...

Apr 13, 2022

Police trying to identify person of interest after recent suspicious fires

NANAIMO - Police have released the picture of an individual described as a person of interest in connection to recent intentionally set fires in Harewood.On Sunday, April 3 just after 7 a.m. fire crew...

Apr 13, 2022

'What would you want someone to do for you?' Nanaimo couple open doors to fleeing Ukrainian family

NANAIMO - Out of the goodness of their hearts, a Nanaimo couple and their kids have welcomed a family of Ukrainian refugees, melding into one full house.Leanne Steel, her wife Julie and their two youn...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 13, 2022

Funds delivered for accessible playground at Nanoose Bay Elementary School

NANOOSE BAY- Supporting an active and inclusive school community has gotten much easier at Nanoose Bay Elementary School.The province officially revealed $165,000 at a Tuesday, April 12 ceremony towar...

Apr 12, 2022

Search continues for man believed to have fallen overboard in Nanaimo Harbour

NANAIMO - An extended search is ongoing for a man who RCMP believe ended up in the frigid waters of Nanaimo Harbour.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said emergency responders were alerted on Monday...

Apr 12, 2022

Job action suspended as Union and Vancouver Island Regional Library reach tentative agreement

NANAIMO - A stalemate between the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) and Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) appears to be over.The union, representing nearly 50 librarians at a majority of VIRL ...

Apr 12, 2022

17 people die on central Island from toxic illicit drugs through first two months of 2022

NANAIMO - Island Health started 2022 heading in the wrong direction for drug toxicity rates.The health authority was the only one in B.C. to not show a decline in deaths in February related to toxic d...

Apr 12, 2022

Pair of new hybrid ferries take over expanded Gabriola Island-Nanaimo route

NANAIMO - A new era has arrived for the Gabriola Island-Nanaimo ferry route with two new hybrid vessels now sailing in local waters.As of Tuesday April 12 Island Gwawis and Island Kwigi, both capable ...

Apr 12, 2022