Nanaimo

Top Stories of 2021: Nanaimo RCMP juggle five active homicide investigations

NANAIMO - It was a deadly year in the city with local police officers swamped.Nanaimo RCMP will close 2021 with five active homicide investigations after a series of suspicious deaths ranging from mis...

Dec 17, 2021

Great Nanaimo Toy Drive another rousing success with 500+ families helped

NANAIMO - The good people at the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive are celebrating a monumental year.They spent all this week collecting toys and building their "Santa Sacks", with the final bag of goodies bein...

Dec 17, 2021

Province-wide health restrictions place limits on events/gatherings, sports tournaments cancelled

NANAIMO - Drastically rising COVID-19 cases in the province led to several notable public health orders to take effect Monday Dec 20.Dr. Bonnie Henry told a Friday, Dec 17 media briefing action is req...

Dec 17, 2021

Notorious Gabriola Island fisheries violator jailed following late night boat chase

NANAIMO - A banned angler with a lengthy and damning history of flouting fishery laws received a six-month jail sentence after he was caught red-handed in Vancouver Harbour.Scott Stanley Matthew Steer...

Dec 17, 2021

Local youth fiddlers once again take top spot in CBC's Music Class Challenge

NANAIMO - A local fiddling group of talented youth won top prize for the second straight year in a nationwide musical competition.Nanaimo-based Cross Canada Fiddle's Fiddelium topped the community/ind...

Dec 16, 2021

Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim cancelled for second straight year

NANAIMO - A Boxing Day tradition at Departure Bay Beach has been put on ice for another year.Brad Ney, coordinator of the annual Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim, said organizers felt it was in the ...

Dec 15, 2021

Christmas comes early for Nanaimo RCMP's Police Dog Service Unit

NANAIMO - A generous donation of hand-crafted blankets will help keep invaluable members of the Nanaimo RCMP detachment warm this holiday season.Unique homemade crocheted blankets for all four members...

Dec 15, 2021

VIDEO: Santa leaves sleigh at home, touches down at NRGH in a helicopter

NANAIMO - Jolly Old Saint Nick made an appearance at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) to spread cheer to children at Island hospitals.While this event was limited last year due to the pandemic...

Dec 15, 2021

'There's a lot of uncertainty:' officials weigh possible impact of Omicron variant

NANAIMO - Vastly more COVID-19 cases are expected as health officials gauge various scenarios a new variant of the virus could bring.A modelling presentation by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie He...

Dec 14, 2021

VIDEO: 'It's unacceptable': thefts of red dresses and pride flag angers Nanaimo non profit

NANAIMO - A local non-profit organization well known for supporting marginalized people is discouraged by a series of disturbing thefts.Since late November four red dresses positioned in front of Nana...

Dec 14, 2021