Nanaimo

'Shame is what keeps bad things hidden:' intimate partner violence campaign launched in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - An intimate partner violence investigator with Nanaimo RCMP hopes people recognize signs of abuse and realize help is available.An inaugural Purple Light Nights program in Nanaimo, aimed at ...

Oct 02, 2021

Island Health continues high daily increases to end week

NANAIMO - Island Health has reported its third consecutive day of 80 or more new COVID-19 cases.The health authority reported Friday, Oct. 1, its case increases from the past two days, including 85 on...

Oct 01, 2021

Province expands school mask mandate to include K-3 students & staff

NANAIMO - The province is extending its long-standing mask mandate for school students to cover everyone from kindergarten to grade 12.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the change i...

Oct 01, 2021

'He doesn't have much to show for his life:' chronic offender jailed for latest Nanaimo crime spree

NANAIMO - A man's unresolved drug addiction continues plaguing him, the judicial system and society.Jason Paul Klughart, 30, was handed an eight month jail sentence on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after he ple...

Oct 01, 2021

Large Nanaimo event provides lesson on pain caused by residential schools

Editor's Note: The following story contains descriptions of trauma and abuse suffered by Indigenous peoples at residential schools and hospitals. Discretion is advised. The National Indian Residential...

Sep 30, 2021

'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