Nanaimo

First buses roll on long-awaited Nanaimo to Cowichan transit link

NANAIMO - A much anticipated daily transit link between Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley is finally underway.The first bus destined for Duncan left early Monday, March 28, marking the start of regular ...

Mar 28, 2022

User groups adjust after Departure Bay Activity Centre fire, facility's future unknown

NANAIMO - Local user groups are making alternative arrangements in response to a recent suspicious fire causing substantial damage to a Nanaimo recreation hall.The Departure Bay Activity Centre on Win...

Mar 27, 2022

'My entire career flashed before my eyes:' Nanaimo woman honoured by province for work with marginalized communities

NANAIMO - "I burst into tears and my daughter asked me if something really bad had happened."It wasn't a bad phone call, rather a message from the BC Government telling Aimee Chalifoux she was being r...

Mar 27, 2022

Nanaimo RCMP make arrest following attempted abduction of Lantzville woman

NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a man in custody they believe attempted to abduct a woman on her way home from work. Bradley Dylan William Boscariol remains in police custody after being arrested via a ...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 26, 2022

One injured after being beaten & stabbed outside Nanaimo pub

NANAIMO - A man remains in hospital with serious injuries following what police believe was group beating.Officers were called to the The Wellington Hotel Pub on Victoria Ave. around 6:20 p.m. on Frid...

Mar 26, 2022

Prolific offender skips court, arrest warrant issued

NANAIMO - A man failed to attend his first court appearance after new charges were laid for property crimes and resisting arrest.The warrant against chronic property offender Jason Paul Klughart, 30, ...

Mar 26, 2022

Popular Neck Point Park to receive upgraded washrooms, SCUBA diving change room

NANAIMO - The wheels are in motion for upgraded facilities at one of the city's crown jewel parks.Tender will go out from the City of Nanaimo in the next week for construction of a new universal washr...

Mar 25, 2022

Woman attacked during attempted abduction in Lantzville

NANAIMO - A young woman fought off a stranger who assaulted her and then tried to force her into his vehicle on Dickinson Road.Nanaimo RCMP said the incident occurred on Thursday, March 24 at about 7 ...

Mar 25, 2022

Province offering one-time relief from increasing pain at the pump

NANAIMO - For most, it will equate to a single tank of gas.The provincial government, in conjunction with ICBC, have announced a one-time rebate of $110 to help with rising gas prices which show littl...

Mar 25, 2022

Oysters harvested in Deep Bay recalled, multiple illnesses reported

QUALICUM BEACH - Oysters produced north of Qualicum Beach appear to be making people sick, triggering a recall from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).Affected Stellar Bay Shellfish brand of C...

Mar 24, 2022