Nanaimo

Permanent repairs on Lantzville sinkhole scheduled for summer months

NANAIMO - Designs are being finalized for permanent repairs to a sinkhole on Hwy. 19.After an atmospheric river dumped a month's worth of rain on the region over the course of a couple of days, a sink...

Mar 30, 2022

Private, public, or free: plenty of ways to camp on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - There is great demand for the great outdoors.The B.C. government launched their revamped BC Parks reservation site on March 21, with over 19,000 bookings made on the first day, according to ...

Mar 30, 2022

Bail hearing adjourned for man accused of trying to abduct woman in Lantzville

NANAIMO - A man charged with assaulting a woman and trying to force her into his vehicle had his bail hearing re-scheduled to late next month.Bradley Dylan William Boscariol, 30, was transferred from ...

Mar 29, 2022

Contaminated oyster advisory expands, more brands added to recall list

QUALICUM BEACH - People are being told not to eat additional brands of oysters following an expanded recall by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).Several types of Taylor Shellfish Canada ULC b...

Mar 29, 2022

Nanaimo RCMP investigating possible hate crime after assault on LGBTQ+ student

NANAIMO - An investigation is underway following an apparent targeted attack against a local student.Police say a 19-year-old man, attending the Nanaimo campus of Vancouver Island University, was assa...

Mar 29, 2022

Punctured gas line leads to multi-hour closure of busy Nanaimo street

NANAIMO - A main arterial road in Nanaimo was shut down for over an hour due to a natural gas line break.A gas line at a property in the 4100 block of Uplands Dr. between Clubhouse Dr. and Stonewood P...

Mar 29, 2022

Crews arrive for classroom upgrades at Dover Bay Secondary

NANAIMO - Equipment is on site for an expansion of a major local high school.Work is imminent at Dover Bay Secondary School on four new classrooms for 100 students currently in portables. The $3 milli...

Mar 29, 2022

Man jailed for pointing handgun at teens near Departure Bay Beach

NANAIMO - Four teens planning to film a TikTok video flipped the script by instead phoning police, resulting in an 18-month jail sentence against the accused.Darian Scott Rogers, 27, pleaded guilty to...

Mar 29, 2022

Cyclist seriously hurt after hit by car in central Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A cyclist hit at a central Nanaimo intersection has Nanaimo RCMP reminding motorists to be mindful of increasing numbers of cyclists using area roads.Police say on Thursday, March 24 around ...

Mar 28, 2022

Former Green MP Paul Manly hired to run homeless shelter

NANAIMO - With years of relevant experience under his belt, the First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo hired a familiar face as the executive director of its emergency shelter.Manly, the Green MP for N...

Mar 28, 2022