Nanaimo

Check well-being call sees homicide investigation opened by Nanaimo RCMP

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating the first homicide of 2022.Officers were called out to a commercial complex at the corner of Rutherford Rd. and the Island Hwy around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 12, 2022

Prolific offender jailed for extensive drug-related break-ins

NANAIMO - An all too familiar story of drug addiction inflicting widespread damage was revealed during a sentencing hearing in Nanaimo.Thousands of dollars worth of goods were stolen during eight comm...

Feb 12, 2022

City earmarks nearly $500k for Nanaimo non-profits to help marginalized people

NANAIMO - City coffers have nearly half a million dollars reserved for tackling homelessness, but no solid direction on how to spend the money.A total sum of $480,000 is included in the City budget to...

Feb 11, 2022

Cameras seen as key deterrent against graffiti & vandalism in Nanaimo schools

NANAIMO - School District 68 is looking to take a more proactive approach towards preventing graffiti and vandalism.Installation of a new surveillance video system is the latest step to deter and, if ...

Feb 10, 2022

Invasive moth spray program coming to mid Island

NANAIMO - Parts of the mid-island will be getting a pesticide aerial-spray treatment this spring to deal with an invasive moth species. The caterpillars of the Lymantria moth feed on tree leaves and c...

Feb 10, 2022

Island-wide public transportation possible as community links grow

NANAIMO - Discussions among mid and north Island regional district officials could lead to public buses connecting most of Vancouver Island's east coast.The Regional District of Nanaimo board recently...

Feb 10, 2022

Changes to B.C. COVID-19 restrictions due next week as current slate of orders set to expire

NANAIMO - The province is eyeing the next major landmark in its COVID-19 response, coming Feb. 16.It marks the expiry date for a number of health restrictions and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...

Feb 09, 2022

Oceanside RCMP identifies people involved in potential Parksville assault

UPDATE: Oceanside RCMP announced it has identified the persons in video surveillance in connection to a potential assault in Parksville on Jan. 26. No further information was provided as police invest...

Ian Holmes Feb 09, 2022

Central Island, B.C. set new records for drug toxicity deaths

NANAIMO - More people are dying than ever before in B.C.'s ongoing battle against a toxic drug supply.Central Vancouver Island reported 120 fatalities linked to the toxic drug crisis throughout 2021, ...

Feb 09, 2022

Nanaimo population jumps twice national rate, top five fastest growing metro area in Canada

NANAIMO - More people are moving to the Harbour City.Statistics Canada made the first of many releases of data from the recent census on Wednesday, Feb. 9, showing the population of Nanaimo as of May ...

Feb 09, 2022