Nanaimo

Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools juggling staff resources to avoid 'functional closures'

NANAIMO - A main contributing factor on whether on not schools will close amid the fifth wave of COVID-19, is related to teacher illness, not students.The bulk of students returned to schools Monday, ...

Jan 14, 2022

Town of Ladysmith delays vaccine requirement policy until mid-March

LADYSMITH - The Town of Ladysmith is planning to implement a COVID-19 vaccination policy for its staff, but it won't be enacted until March 14.CAO Allison McCarrick said we are in an ever-changing sit...

Jan 13, 2022

COVID-19 outbreak announced at Nanaimo long-term care home

NANAIMO - Island Health announced a sizable COVID outbreak at a facility home to many vulnerable seniors. Nine resident cases at Dufferin Place beside Nanaimo Hospital was announced by Island Health o...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 13, 2022

Public consultation launched for planned affordable housing project in Harewood

NANAIMO - Public opinion will help shape an ambitious affordable housing community to be located in a central part of Harewood.Three neighouring properties are poised for redevelopment on Fifth St: th...

Jan 13, 2022

Beban Park Pool to re-open for first time since start of pandemic

NANAIMO - A vital recreational venue in Nanaimo is at last set to re-open, nearly two years after abruptly shutting due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.The City of Nanaimo announced on Monday Ja...

Jan 13, 2022

Overdose calls smash provincial records, huge increases in Nanaimo & Parksville

NANAIMO - New data from BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is highlighting the worsening drug toxicity crisis in B.C.Across the province, a record 35,525 overdose and poisoning calls were placed to ...

Jan 13, 2022

Snuneymuxw First Nation Chief accuses BC Ferries of 'racist and discriminatory path'

NANAIMO - The naming of two new vessels due to sail in their traditional territory was the final straw for Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) leadership.In a statement published Wednesday, Jan. 12, Chief M...

Jan 12, 2022

Tow truck driver seriously hurt after hit by alleged impaired driver on Hwy 19 in Lantzville

NANAIMO - A tow truck driver is recovering after being struck by an alleged impaired driver on Hwy. 19 north of Nanaimo.RCMP said around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.11, 2022, a driver from Mid Island To...

Jan 12, 2022

New Nanaimo-Gabriola Island ferries officially christened ahead of spring debut

NANAIMO - The two vessels which will replace the aging MV Quinsam linking Gabriola and Vancouver Island officially have names.The Island Gwawis was officially christened into the BC Ferries fleet duri...

Jan 12, 2022

'It was so convincing, so real:' floating Salish Sea 'iceberg' stumps Nanoose photographer

NANAIMO - Simone Engels was left in disbelief while taking pictures of a recent evening sunset.She was at a beach in Moorecroft Regional Park in Nanoose Bay on Sunday, Jan. 9, taking snapshots of the ...

Jan 12, 2022