Nanaimo

Crews have Green Mountain fire held ahead of forecasted rain this week

NANAIMO - Crews continue to have the upper hand on a smoldering wildfire in the mountains southwest of Nanaimo.Since being discovered on Friday, July 31, a fire on Green Mountain grew in size to 16 he...

Aug 04, 2020

United community groups envision affordable housing and child care at key Old City Quarter corner

NANAIMO - An alliance of community organizations hopes to reimagine a corner of downtown Nanaimo with an affordable housing and child care space. The Nanaimo Community Impact Alliance, comprised of se...

Aug 04, 2020

Trio of Island Hwy. intersections top list of most dangerous in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Three intersections in Nanaimo have ranked highly in a list of crash-prone areas of the region.Newly released data from ICBC showed intersections where Hwy. 19A meets Bowen Rd., Hammond Bay ...

Aug 03, 2020

Woman arrested following road rage, erratic behaviour through Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A 37-year-old woman was arrested following a string of road rage incidents through the city on Saturday, Aug. 1.The torrent of activity began around 5:00 p.m. when the woman is alleged to ha...

Aug 02, 2020

Cooler weather helping crews battle wildfire on Green Mountain

NANAIMO - Crews are continuing to battle the wildfire on Green Mountain, about 45 kilometers southwest of Nanaimo. Lightning sparked the blaze on Friday, July 31 and the fire spread significantly sinc...

Aug 02, 2020

RCMP investigating after multiple laser strikes on aircraft near Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Mounties are investigating a string of possible laser strikes on overflying aircraft near Nanaimo airport.Around midnight on July 28, multiple aircraft reported being hit by a green laser fr...

Aug 02, 2020

Lightning strike responsible for wildfire on Green Mountain

NANAIMO - After a slow start to the fire season, lightning is being blamed for a large wildfire on Green Mountain. The Coastal Fire Centre says the blaze broke out on the mountain on Friday, July 31 a...

Aug 01, 2020

Mounties shut down alleged drug house in Nanaimo's brechin neighbourhood

NANAIMO - An RCMP raid of a home near the Departure Bay ferry terminal turned up several ounces of fentanyl, suspected crystal meth and $2,000 cash.The bust occurred at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30...

Jul 31, 2020

Sizeable jump in COVID-19 cases province-wide, just one new diagnosis on Van Isle

NANAIMO - A notable climb in COVID-19 cases in the province were announced on the eve of a long weekend in the middle of summer.A joint statement from the province revealed 50 new COVID-19 cases provi...

Jul 31, 2020

Busy weekend for BC Ferries with reservations in high demand

NANAIMO - If you don't have a reservation you could be waiting a while at a BC Ferries terminal this BC Day long weekend.The busiest weekend of the summer is expected as communications manager Tessa H...

Jul 31, 2020