Nanaimo

Wounded Warrior run aims to raise cash and bury misconceptions

NANAIMO - A small relay team passing through Nanaimo intends to make a big difference in the lives of emergency responders mentally injured by their professions.Members from Wounded Warrior Run BC are...

Mar 04, 2022

Noise from burnouts, street racing at mall parking lot floods Nanaimo RCMP

NANAIMO - Police are hoping to deter street racing in response to numerous complaints at the Nanaimo North Town Centre parking lot.Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said a local resident reported gatherings of u...

Mar 04, 2022

Man sentenced for lying to police following fatal hit & run in Parksville

NANAIMO - A man's unsophisticated bid to mislead police investigating an impaired driving case deepened the pain for the victim's family.Travis Zackery Taylor, 32, was sentenced to a 12 month conditio...

Mar 04, 2022

Conservation officers relocate cougar from next to Nanaimo hospital & daycare

NANAIMO - A big cat caused some big problems for people around the hospital early Wednesday morning.A security guard near the front entrance saw a cougar around 4 a.m. and reported it soon after to po...

Mar 03, 2022

VIDEO: 'I didn't think we were on Earth at the time:' Snuneymuxw couple win $2.1m at Casino Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A Snuneymuxw First Nation councillor is thanking her lucky stars today, as a $5.25 wager on a slot machine turned into a $2.1 million payday. Erralyn Joseph was out with her husband Joseph o...

Mar 03, 2022

Russia invasion of Ukraine & summer season driving fuel prices to record highs in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - If you can drive it, fill it before a sharp jump at the pump gets worse.Nanaimo commuters had a scare on Thursday, March 3 with some gas prices in the city sitting at the 189.9 cents per lit...

Mar 03, 2022

'We believe criminal activity was involved:' investigation continues into Nanaimo home explosion

NANAIMO - Investigators have determined there was a criminal element that led to a house exploding over the weekend.A massive shockwave spanned across Nanaimo, being heard or felt as far away as the S...

Mar 03, 2022

City of Parksville resprouting tree rebate program

PARKSVILLE - A financial incentive has been re-introduced in Parksville in an effort to expand the tree canopy.A tree rebate program is available for a fourth year in Parksville, involving up to $50 t...

Mar 03, 2022

'We just started last week:' recently re-opened restaurant hit by overnight theft

NANAIMO - An overnight break in is the latest setback for a local restaurant trying to survive a gauntlet of challenges.Flavours of India on Franklyn St. in downtown Nanaimo was broken into overnight ...

Mar 02, 2022

New north Nanaimo townhouse development proceeds, traffic concerns raised

NANAIMO - City Council isn't standing in the way of a new townhouse development in north Nanaimo, at least not for now.A development permit was unanimously granted to a 35 townhouse development off Ta...

Mar 02, 2022