Category Archives: Nanaimo

LADYSMITH - Two days of activities are packed into one as people descend on Ladysmith for an annual town festival.Ladysmith Days goes Sunday, Aug 1 starting early with a children's bullhead derby at t...

QUALICUM BEACH - One man remains in hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing.Police and emergency services were called to near the Riverside Resort in the 3500 block of Island Hwy. West aro...

NANAIMO - A fake gun generated a very real response from local Mounties.A large number of Nanaimo RCMP officers descended onto the parking lot outside Walmart at Woodgrove Centre around 10 a.m. on Fri...

PORT ALBERNI - Staff at Port Alberni's homeless shelter were awarded more than $300,000 in damages after accusations they manufactured the homelessness and opioid crises for profit and covered up deat...

NANAIMO - People living rough in Nanaimo no longer have to worry about their shoes falling apart. The second monthly Happy Feet give away on Friday, July 30 helped dozens of people experiencing homele...

NANAIMO - A local food truck is proving the adage "good things come in small packages," one delicious slider at a time.Sip and Slider's Little Big Dill is a mouthful with a local beef patty sitting at...

NANAIMO - Local individuals living with acquired brain injury will soon have better access to support services and programs.The Nanaimo Brain Injury Society (NBIS) received $65,000 from the ministry o...

NANAIMO - Occupants of a home near Bowen Park could be displaced for months after a fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews responded to a home on Doric Ave. Kerr St. on Wednesday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. to fin...

NANAIMO - Police are continuing their investigation into the attack on a local man living on the street.Nanaimo RCMP shared a photo of the car which hit 45-year-old Charles Samuel Salter around 9:30 p...

NANAIMO - Two athletes from the mid-Island are readying themselves for competition in Tokyo.Nanoose Bay's Michael Mason will contest his fourth Olympics after representing Team Canada at the 2008, 201...