Nanaimo

RDN moves to stage 4 water restrictions after drought worsens

NANAIMO - A record-dry summer is continuing to have ripple effects across the mid-Island.The Regional District of Nanaimo escalated its water restrictions to stage four on Friday, Aug. 19, in response...

Aug 21, 2021

Additional air support helping crews gain ground on Mt. Hayes wildfire

NANAIMO - Mother nature is helping crews battling the Mt. Hayes wildfire burning southwest of Nanaimo airport.Julia Caranci, fire information officer with Coastal Fire, told NanaimoNewsNOW the fire re...

Aug 21, 2021

58 new cases in Island Health as Interior hit with mandatory masks & other restrictions

NANAIMO - Island Health has continued its trend for rising COVID-19 infections.A further 58 new cases were confirmed Friday, Aug. 20 by the health authority, however the number active rose just margin...

Aug 20, 2021

UPDATE: Crews make inroads on Mt. Hayes wildfire as favourable weather helps efforts

NANAIMO - A day of cooler weather has allowed fire crews to get an upper hand on the wildfire burning southwest of Nanaimo airport. The Mt. Hayes fire was listed at 20 hectares the evening of Thursday...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 20, 2021 Aerial resources were dropping regular loads of water and fire retardant on the Mt. Hayes fire, southwest of Nanaimo Airport (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Island Health scaling back COVID-19 mass vaccination sites in Nanaimo, Oceanside

NANAIMO - Mass vaccination clinics set up to quickly deliver doses of COVID-19 vaccine are downsizing as demand continually drops.Island Health confirmed on Friday, Aug. 20, many of their large, immun...

Aug 20, 2021

Injured ATV rider north of Horne Lake nearly tumbles over cliff

QUALICUM BEACH - A teenage girl was only a few feet from falling over steep cliff after a serious ATV mishap.Arrowsmith Search and Rescue president Nick Rivers said their agency responded Wednesday Au...

Aug 19, 2021

Central Island drives steep increase in Island COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Island Health has reported a steep increase in COVID-19 cases.The health authority confirmed 53 additional cases on Thursday, Aug. 19, taking the total number of active cases to 323.The cent...

Aug 19, 2021

Mt. Hayes wildfire, southwest of Nanaimo airport, grows to 20 hectares

NANAIMO - A wildfire which sparked early Thursday afternoon has grown considerably. The Mt. Hayes fire, burning approximately 2.5 kilometres off of Hwy. 1, southwest of Nanaimo airport, grew rapidly a...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 19, 2021 Aerial resources were dropping regular loads of water and fire retardant on the Mt. Hayes fire, southwest of Nanaimo Airport (submitted photo/Jakob Mayfield)

Body of missing diver located around Winchelsea Islands

NANAIMO - The search for a missing diver off the coast of Lantzville has concluded.Nanaimo RCMP have confirmed the body of a man in his 40's was discovered in the area around the Winchelsea Islands on...

Aug 19, 2021

Fifth homicide investigation in 2021 opened by Nanaimo RCMP

NANAIMO - For the fifth time in 2021, local Mounties are investigating a homicide in the city.Nanaimo RCMP were asked by officers in Kelowna to conduct a welfare check on a man in the area after their...

Aug 19, 2021