Category Archives: Nanaimo
'No casual connection' found between Oceanside RCMP and deceased man south of Parksville
PARKSVILLE - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) have cleared Oceanside RCMP officers of any wrongdoing after a body was discovered near Little Mountain. Mounties were called to an unm...
Apr 17, 2024
Human trafficking awareness campaign launched at Nanaimo airport
NANAIMO - A new educational campaign has been launched at the Nanaimo Airport (YCD), hoping to help shine a brighter light on human trafficking in Canada. The airport's new awareness campaign,#NotInMy...
Apr 17, 2024
Business case approved for new $289M Nanaimo cancer care centre
NANAIMO - A long-awaited project scope and budget is now clear for a pending new cancer centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH). Health Minister Adrian Dix announced details of the project ...
Apr 16, 2024
UPDATE: Missing Parksville man found deceased by search crews
UPDATE - Oceanside RCMP report John Mathers was found, deceased, by search crews on Wednesday, April 17. "The cause of his death is not considered suspicious. The RCMP offers its condolences to the fa...
Apr 16, 2024
Woman pleads guilty & sentenced for downtown Nanaimo stabbing
NANAIMO - A vulnerable man sleeping at a bus stop awoke to a woman stabbing him several times in the head. Kimberly Anne Lewis, 53, pleaded guilty to and was sentenced for aggravated assault for an Au...
Apr 16, 2024
Additional complex care units slated for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Funding from the provincial government is increasing the number of complex care facilities for those with mental health or addiction challenges.As part of a 240-unit addition province-wide, ...
Apr 15, 2024
VIDEO: Nanaimo singer returns to American Idol stage
NANAIMO - It was triumphant return to a national television audience for a local singer. Lauren Spencer-Smith returned to American Idol, not as a contestant, but as a guest performer during the Sunday...
Apr 15, 2024
Racers ramping up for 3rd Hub City Soapbox Derby in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It's almost time once more the rubber to hit the road. Registration for the third annual Hub City Soap Box Derby opens Monday, April 15, with carts set to roll down Franklyn St. in downtown ...
Apr 15, 2024
Jewellery fundraiser launched for Nanaimo non-profit
NANAIMO - A local non-profit hopes they've stumbled upon a golden idea. Nanaimo Women Helping Women are kicking off a fundraiser which runs through April 30, to collect unwanted gold and silver jewell...
Apr 14, 2024
'I've never been out of work in my life:' tireless Nanaimo senior not afraid to roll up sleeves
NANAIMO - Dan Maertins has never had a hard time finding work, and it's easy to see why. While the 78-year-old Nanaimo man has technically been retired for years, he devotes much of his free time perf...
Apr 13, 2024