Nanaimo

Island Health records sharp drop in active COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - The number of active COVID-19 cases in Island Health has dropped 17 per cent.Numbers reported by the health authority on Friday, Oct. 8 show 510 active cases across the north, central and so...

Oct 08, 2021

Woman jailed for defrauding $31K from Parksville employer

NANAIMO - A judge sternly rejected a repeat fraudster's bid to avoid jail several years following a brazen and costly workplace scam.Jill Margaret Braun, 57, was sentenced to 22 months in jail and two...

Oct 08, 2021

VIDEO: Firefighters battle natural gas fire in north Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A ruptured natural gas line outside a north Nanaimo business complex ignited an out of control fire causing damage to a pizza restaurant. Firefighters were called out around 10:20 p.m. on Th...

Oct 08, 2021

Island Health sees active COVID-19 cases drop across the board

NANAIMO - Island Health has seen its active case COVID-19 case count drop for the first time in a week.43 fewer people were dealing with symptoms Thursday than were reported on Wednesday, with 616 act...

Oct 07, 2021

Additional sailings added to BC Ferries schedule in & out of Nanaimo

NANAIMO - BC Ferries are priming their runs with additional sailings to cope with an expected rise in traffic this long weekend.Both the Canada Day and BC Day long weekends in July and August respecti...

Oct 07, 2021

City of Nanaimo nabs "KHAOS" tagger for prolific damage to property

NANAIMO - A prolific graffiti tagger who left his mark all over Nanaimo is in legal hot water.The City of Nanaimo has reached a settlement for $15,475 in fines and damages with 19-year-old Kai Sei Cle...

Oct 07, 2021

Increased demand for locally-grown produce leads to huge year for Nanaimo Foodshare

NANAIMO - It's been a year of unprecedented growth for a local non-profit.Nanaimo Foodshare saw an explosion in demand for their services and programming throughout the early days of the pandemic as m...

Oct 07, 2021

Central, south Island split above-average COVID-19 case increase

NANAIMO - A vast majority of new cases reported within Island Health on Wednesday stemmed from the lower two thirds of the Island.88 new cases were reported by Island Health on Wednesday, Oct. 6, slig...

Oct 06, 2021

VIDEO: Large overnight structure fire causes extensive damage

LANTZVILLE - Multiple buildings and vehicles were either destroyed or sustained significant damage after a large structure fire broke out across two properties in upper Lantzville.A call for help was ...

Oct 06, 2021

Major Lantzville land purchase preserves waterfront property as marine park

LANTZVILLE - A prime piece of property along the central Vancouver Island waterfront is under new ownership.The District of Lantzville has officially signed off on the $1.4 million purchase of an eigh...

Oct 06, 2021