Nanaimo

Nanaimo lotto player lucks into $500,000 prize

NANAIMO - Few things in life are apparently more certain than death, taxes and mid-Island players winning lotto prizes.The Harbour City has continued a run of regular lotto winners with another $500,0...

Mar 17, 2022

VIDEO: Investigators label early morning Departure Bay fire as suspicious

NANAIMO - Police and Fire Rescue have deemed an early morning fire at a popular community centre as suspicious. Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called to the Departure Bay Activity Centre on Wingrove S...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 17, 2022

Local kids & famous 'Cookie Guy' creating ribbon link between Nanaimo and Ukraine

NANAIMO - A local initiative is looking to send love and donations to those in Ukraine, all wrapped up in a bow.A ribbon-tying project started by a Nanaimo father and his two children has grown expone...

Mar 17, 2022

Suspects arrested in armed robbery in rural Qualicum Beach

QUALICUM BEACH - A home invasion in which the assailants allegedly threatened the victim with a weapon resulted in the arrest of two suspects hours later.Oceanside RCMP said Spencer Lee Schaeffer and ...

Mar 16, 2022

Traffic stop following failure to signal leads to significant crash on Terminal Ave.

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are searching for a man, believed to be the driver of a vehicle which plowed into a local supportive housing complex.A Nanaimo RCMP officer began to initiate a traffic stop ju...

Mar 16, 2022

Nanaimo Council narrows focus to upgrades at Westwood Lake Park

NANAIMO - A final concept has been chosen to guide substantial upgrades at a popular Nanaimo park, starting with changes expected later this year.City councillors unanimously endorsed phase one enhanc...

Mar 16, 2022

Pedestrian safety top of mind for upcoming Nanaimo road construction season

NANAIMO - Safety and traffic flow improvements are the focus of several major road upgrades currently scheduled in Nanaimo.Long-awaited upgrades to Bruce Ave. headline the list, including safety enhan...

Mar 16, 2022

Qualicum Beach names Lou Varela as new CAO

QUALICUM BEACH - The Town of Qualicum Beach announced they have a new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).Lou Varela is coming to the town following her most recent role as CAO for the District of Oak ...

Mar 15, 2022

School maintenance funds flow around B.C., mid Island districts land combined $4.6M

NANAIMO - Funding to improve the efficiencies and longevity of schools in the province includes a nearly $2.8 million injection for Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools (NLPS).The ministry of education an...

Mar 15, 2022

Young sisters recovering after being bear-sprayed during afternoon home invasion

NANAIMO - A pair of teenage sisters are recovering after being hit with a blast of bear spray during a home invasionPolice say just before 3 p.m. on Monday, March 14 in the 5200 block of Lost Lake Rd....

Mar 15, 2022