Nanaimo

Gabriola Island ferry due for schedule tweak after poor on-time performance

NANAIMO - Residents and visitors alike on Gabriola Island continue to be plagued by a constantly running late lifeline to Vancouver Island.Through the last three months, the MV Quinsam sailing between...

Aug 26, 2021

44 new COVID-19 cases from Island Health as mask mandate comes into effect

NANAIMO - COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Vancouver Island.Island Health reported 44 new cases on Wednesday, Aug. 25, in line with the health authority's rolling seven day average.It pushed the...

Aug 25, 2021

City to launch online survey for high-profile downtown Nanaimo block

NANAIMO - Public opinions will be gathered on overhauling a strategically vital block in the middle of Nanaimo's downtown core.Starting Thursday, Aug. 26, the City officially begins gathering feedback...

Aug 25, 2021

Police stop speeding, impaired & uninsured driver without working brakes in Nanoose

PARKSVILLE - A woman is facing several driving infractions, but she could be in a much worse position if not for a fast-thinking traffic patrol officer.Cpl. Mike Halskov of BC Highway Patrol said thei...

Aug 25, 2021

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations 'off the table' for school district 68 employees

NANAIMO - Union leaders representing teachers and support staff in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools say they won't initiate the idea of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for their members.Jeremy Inscho,...

Aug 25, 2021

Island Health crests 6,000 total COVID-19 cases through pandemic

NANAIMO - Island Health has reached another milestone in its COVID-19 case counts.The health authority reported 53 new cases on Tuesday, Aug. 24 which took the total number of infections since early l...

Aug 24, 2021

VIDEO: Fire sparked by venting propane tank at north Nanaimo encampment

NANAIMO - A propane tank in bush encampment sparked a brush fire near a popular north Nanaimo sports field.Nanaimo Fire Rescue and Lantzville Fire Rescue deployed several units just after 11 a.m. on T...

Aug 24, 2021

Mask mandate returns for all British Columbians, effective Aug. 25

NANAIMO - Masks will again become common place for all indoor areas across B.C.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a new, temporary public health order on Tuesday, Aug. 24 which will ...

Aug 24, 2021

Nanaimo RCMP investigating 'serious assault' in downtown from July

NANAIMO - Local police are looking for leads in relation to what they label a "possible serious assault."Emergency services were called to the corner of Terminal Ave. and Wentworth St., near Comox Rd....

Aug 24, 2021

Nanaimo man avoids jail despite 'quite horrific' child porn collection

NANAIMO - A man busted with a substantial child porn haul will serve his sentence at home as opposed to behind bars.Tori Bruce Schild, 31, was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 23 to one year of house arrest ...

Aug 24, 2021