Nanaimo

'It's so painful:' Nanaimo's Truth & Reconciliation Day to share lived experience of residential schools

NANAIMO - A residential school survivor wants people to understand how profoundly negative that education system was and how it directly impacts thousands of families to this day. VIU Elder Barney Wil...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 30, 2021

Island Health sees active cases drop amid bigger increases elsewhere in B.C.

NANAIMO - Active cases dropped in all regions of the Island Health authority on Wednesday.The central Island region saw the biggest decrease, down 15 to 220. The north Island reduced by one (42 active...

Sep 29, 2021

Beban Pool re-opening delayed due to faulty expansion joint

NANAIMO - Those awaiting a re-opening of Beban Pool will have to wait a little bit longer.The City of Nanaimo has pushed back the highly anticipated re-opening of the facility another two weeks, to Mo...

Sep 29, 2021

25 people in Nanaimo die from drug toxicity through first seven months of 2021

NANAIMO - The grip on our region from the ongoing toxic drug crisis shows little sign of ending.New data from the BC Coroners Service on Wednesday, Sept. 29, showed 61 people across central Vancouver ...

Sep 29, 2021

Parksville individually counting, categorizing, tracking trees & city assets

PARKSVILLE - City staff are going to great lengths to ensure trees in their care are healthy through a growing library of information.In use behind the scenes with the City of Parksville since 2019, T...

Sep 29, 2021

42 new COVID-19 cases reported on central Vancouver Island, active cases rise

NANAIMO - Central Vancouver Island has accounted for a bulk of newly acquired COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.Island Health reported 76 new cases throughout the health authority including 42 on the central ...

Sep 28, 2021

Nanaimo man hospitalized following group beating

NANAIMO - A local man was hospitalized after a group of teenagers reportedly assaulted him en masse.Police were called to 560 of Fourth St. around 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 27 and found the 39-year-old ...

Sep 28, 2021

Court hears disturbing cases of abuse toward vulnerable Nanaimo area sex trade workers

Editor's note: The following story contains graphic details of sexual violence against women and may not be appropriate for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - Details of horrific acts of ab...

Sep 28, 2021

COVID-19 test positive rate among central Island students high through return to school

NANAIMO - Testing for COVID-19 has spiked upwards of five times among school-aged children since the return to class in September.Data from public health showed an average of 100 school-aged children ...

Sep 28, 2021

Tuesday's Lotto Max prize pool estimated at $83 million

NANAIMO - Someone's got to win it, so it might as well be you.The jackpot for the Tuesday, Sept. 28 Lotto Max draw is will be the maximum $70 million, with an estimated 13 extra $1 million prizes on o...

Sep 28, 2021