Nanaimo

Man charged with extended assault of woman in her Nanaimo home skips court again

NANAIMO - Arrest warrants are piling up for a man facing serious charges for alleged offences in Nanaimo and Gabriola Island.A Nanaimo judged issued arrest warrants for Heath Henry Handy, 50, on Tuesd...

Jan 26, 2022

Loaded shotguns & homemade bomb among haul from Nanaimo traffic stop

NANAIMO - What originally looked like a routine traffic stop turned into a substantial bust by local Mounties.RCMP media liaison officer Cst. Gary O'Brien said an officer spotted a suspicious older mo...

Jan 26, 2022

CMHA picking up warming centre slack in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - As one warming centre faces an uncertain future, another is back up and running.The Canadian Mental Health Association Mid-Island branch took over operations of the centre back in December 2...

Jan 26, 2022

New COVID-19 outbreaks declared at Nanaimo hospital, seniors village

NANAIMO - Island Health has announced two additional COVID-19 outbreaks on the mid-Island.Five patients on the fifth floor, a general medicine unit, at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital have tested po...

Jan 25, 2022

VIDEO: Nanaimo firefighters rescue young deer from icy Westwood Lake waters

NANAIMO - There were a few challenging moments, but it was a happy ending for a young deer at Westwood Lake.Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called to the lake just after 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25 a...

Jan 25, 2022

Vaccine card program extended through June as hospitalizations remain high

NANAIMO - B.C.'s provincial health officer still believes the province is on a downward slide from the fifth wave of COVID-19.Dr. Bonnie Henry said the trend of new cases is continuing to work down, h...

Jan 25, 2022

Arsonists target four Nanaimo portable toilets

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating after a string of fires were apparently deliberately set inside public portable toilets throughout the city.Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called out to four...

Jan 25, 2022

Despite reluctance from Judge, Nanaimo sex offender avoids jail

NANAIMO - A local man narrowly avoided jail for his collection of graphic, illegal media.Todd Anthony Bordal was handed a suspended sentence and two years probation following a Monday, Jan. 24 sentenc...

Jan 25, 2022

New Oceanside nurse practitioner clinic aiming to connect with 7,000+ local residents

QUALICUM BEACH - A growing medical clinic providing much-needed medical help for Oceanside residents is in their permanent home.The Flowerstone Family Health Clinic has operated since October 2020, ho...

Jan 24, 2022

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Chartwell Malaspina care home

NANAIMO - Another local seniors care home has confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak.Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence's Sandpiper unit is the site of the latest declaration by Island Health, where three resi...

Jan 24, 2022