Nanaimo

New advocacy group for vulnerable Nanaimo area women gains early traction

NANAIMO - A local woman decided to harness online chatter about a popular Netflix series into tangible positive change.Kerri Isham, a Nanaimo based sexual health educator, was moved by the series MAID...

Nov 07, 2021

VIDEO: Great Pumpkin Toss expected to be a smashing good time

NANAIMO -If your Halloween jack o'lantern is still in one piece, the Nanaimo Science and Sustainability Society (NSSS) would love to change that.The Great Pumpkin Toss will blast pumpkins out of a can...

Nov 06, 2021

Nanaimo police seek more information on 'hate motivated' graffiti vandal

NANAIMO - Local police are repeating calls for help in confirming the identity of a graffiti vandal.Black paint was used to deface the pride crosswalk at the Commercial St. and Bastion St. intersectio...

Nov 05, 2021

New cases identified as COVID-19 outbreak expands at NRGH

NANAIMO - Two additional cases have been added to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.One patient and one staff member in the Transitional Care Unit of NRGH recently test...

Nov 05, 2021

Local church clearing final hurdles to bring Syrian refugee family to the mid-Island

LADYSMITH - A local church's tireless work for the last three years is close to finally paying off.The Oceanview Community Church have raised $58,000 and gone through the entire government process to ...

Nov 05, 2021

Modelling data shows vaccination helping trend COVID-19 cases down

NANAIMO - New provincial modelling data shows COVID-19 cases are slowly decreasing following increased measures to encourage vaccinations.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry outlined new modell...

Nov 04, 2021

VIDEO: Nanaimo SAR unveils new, spacious headquarters

NANAIMO -Patience and persistence paid off for Nanaimo Search and Rescue.Following years of planning and uncertainty, the invaluable non-profit group staged a grand opening for its headquarters on Fou...

Nov 04, 2021

COVID-19 outbreaks expand at NRGH, Chartwell Malaspina

NANAIMO - More cases of COVID-19 are being detected in two ongoing healthcare outbreaks in the city.Island Health confirmed one additional case was added to an outbreak in the Transitional Care Unit a...

Nov 04, 2021

Nanaimo teen sentenced for high profile Long Lake beating

NANAIMO - A youth captured on video beating up another teenager was sentenced to youth custody followed by a lengthy supervision orderThe boy, 16, who can't be named under the Youth Justice Act, was s...

Nov 04, 2021

Capacity limits, steady rainfall causing untreated wastewater overflows in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Ongoing work to upgrade a local wastewater treatment facility is causing issues downstream.The Regional District of Nanaimo reported continued rainfall in the region contributed to an overfl...

Nov 03, 2021