Nanaimo

Fourth doses coming, vaccine passport going as B.C. further adjusts pandemic response

NANAIMO - A second round of booster shots is underway for vulnerable populations as the province prepared to drop a major facet in its COVID-19 response.Following in line with recommendations from the...

Apr 05, 2022

Housing, schools & nightlife needed as Nanaimo's population landscape rapidly changing

NANAIMO - A grey wave in the Harbour City may be beginning to subside, or at least be partially replaced by a younger tsunami.For the first time in a long time, Nanaimo's primary projected population ...

Apr 05, 2022

Pedestrian killed in late-night Island Hwy. accident

NANAIMO - One person is dead following a late night accident on the Island Hwy.Emergency crews, including Nanaimo RCMP, Fire Rescue and BC Emergency Health Services were called to the Jingle Pot Rd./N...

Apr 05, 2022

'Men often suffer in silence:' push continues to curb disproportionate number of young men dying from toxic drugs

NANAIMO - Local health officials are ramping up efforts to stop a high proportion of men dying from illicit, toxic drugs.Island Health are making a renewed push at starting a conversation with illict ...

Apr 05, 2022

Gabriola Island assault sees one man seriously injured, another arrested

GABRIOLA ISLAND - One man was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries after he was attacked on a rural property.A call from the victim to 911 on Sunday, April 3 at around 7:2...

Apr 04, 2022

'He yelled and screamed at the driver then the car took off:' Lantzville couple and their dogs victims of hit and run

NANAIMO - Two people and their dogs were left seriously injured following a suspected hit and run in Lantzville.Local police report a couple, Geoff and June, were walking on Lorenzen Lane, off the end...

Apr 04, 2022

Nanaimo teenager wows through 'Hollywood Week' on American Idol

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo-born teenage singing sensation has taken the next step toward his American Idol dream.Cameron Whitcomb survived Hollywood Week Sunday, April 3 on the ABC singing competition to mov...

Apr 04, 2022

Overnight storm causes widespread power outages through Nanaimo, Oceanside

NANAIMO - Heavy wind and rain has played havoc on the power grid on Vancouver Island.Thousands woke up without power on Monday, April 4 as a result of strong winds from an overnight storm.Major outage...

Apr 04, 2022

VIDEO: 90-year-old Nanaimo gardener takes landscaping to another level

NANAIMO - Maintaining his flawless half acre Nanaimo property offers Leo Katila the gift of being excited to wake up every morning.The 90-year-old's lot is often mistaken for a public park, where a wi...

Apr 04, 2022

New state of the art scoreboards coming to Ladysmith sport fields

LADYSMITH - A handful of local sports fields are getting a facelift.Forrest Field, Aggie Field and Holland Creek Ballpark will be on the receiving end of new modern and remote-controlled scoreboards c...

Apr 03, 2022