Nanaimo

Tour de Rock rolls through Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Rain or shine, the show must roll on for a major fundraiser for cancer research.The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock is making its way down Island, again in a modified format, which will see loc...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 26, 2021

Man killed in late-night highway crash near Parksville

PARKSVILLE - One man is dead, with a woman airlifted to hospital following a rollover crash near the Island Hwy.BC Highway Patrol reports emergency crews were called to the exit 51 off ramp of Hwy. 19...

Sep 25, 2021

Labieux Road temporary housing facility could remain open longer than planned

NANAIMO - Citing delays in building permanent solutions, BC Housing wants to keep the Labieux Rd. temporary supportive housing facility open for two additional years.The agency's lease for 2060 Labieu...

Sep 25, 2021

Truth and Reconciliation Day events planned for Snuneymuxw First Nation

NANAIMO - Thursday, Sept. 30 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Snuneymuxw First Nation will lead an event, partnering with the City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Scho...

Sep 25, 2021

Mail-in ballots confirm NDP's Lisa Marie Barron as new Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP

NANAIMO - It took a few extra days, but Nanaimo-Ladysmith officially has a new Member of Parliament. NDP candidate Lisa Marie Barron has won her first term in federal politics after holding off a clos...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 24, 2021

Out-of-work Coast Bastion staff demand return to Nanaimo hotel

NANAIMO - Active negotiations between a local hotel and union workers have spilled out onto the streets.Around 50 members of UNITE HERE Local 40 and other supporters demonstrated outside the Coast Bas...

Sep 24, 2021

B.C. vaccination rates top 80 per cent with 66 new Island Health COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Four out of every five people aged 12 and up in British Columbia are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19.An update from the province on Friday, Sept. 24 showed 3.71 million eligible...

Sep 24, 2021

Weapons, pipe-bomb and drugs seized after prolonged search

NANAIMO - An observant general duty officer helped remove a sizeable quantity of weapons from city streets.Around 9 p.m. on July 25, a Nanaimo RCMP officer spotted a distinctive white Lexus driving ne...

Sep 24, 2021

Road construction worker killed after apparent drunk driver speeds through work zone south of Nanaimo

NANAIMO - One person is dead and another was taken to hospital following an overnight crash on Hwy. 1 involving an apparent drunk driver.Police and emergency crews were called to the scene around midn...

Sep 24, 2021

Nanaimo man celebrates 1,500th summit of Mt. Benson

NANAIMO - A love affair which started 20 years ago recently reached a major milestone.Kevin White celebrated his 1,500th ascent of Mt. Benson, just west of Nanaimo, on Tuesday, Sept. 21. It was the cu...

Sep 24, 2021