Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Jail is required:' unhoused Nanaimo man behind bars for series of retail thefts
NANAIMO - A local man will spend more time behind bars after being sentenced for several thefts from local businesses. Storm Gage Kehler, 26, was sentenced to 83 additional days behind bars and a year...
Oct 06, 2025
'It's great for all ages:' Western Canadian Powerlifting Championships takes over downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Some of the strongest people in Canada are in Nanaimo this weekend, competing to see who among them can lift the most weight. The 2025 Canadian Powerlifting Western Canadian Championships (C...
Oct 05, 2025
UPDATE: Nanaimo RCMP arrest man wanted in connection to April downtown stabbing
UPDATE: Oct 4, 11:00 a.m.- Nanaimo RCMP have located and arrested 36-year-old Joshua Seibel, wanted for aggravated assault from an April stabbing incident, several hours after the Friday release went ...
Oct 03, 2025
'A taboo grief that nobody talks about:' Nanaimo run creating conversation around pregnancy loss
NANAIMO - Bringing more conversations around pregnancy and infant loss into the light is a driving force for an event this weekend.The Butterfly Run on Vancouver Island will take place in Nanaimo on S...
Oct 03, 2025
$2.125 million donation going towards potential Qualicum Beach golf course purchase
QUALICUM BEACH - The vision of purchasing a local golf course for parkland and housing purposes has received a major boost.The Town of Qualicum Beach confirmed they've entered into a conditional donat...
Oct 03, 2025
Repair work underway to fill sinkhole along Westwood Rd. in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A sizeable sinkhole has broken through the surface along Westwood Rd.The situation was first noticed around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, between Cathers Dr. and Kawartha Pl., affecting the...
Oct 03, 2025
'Just give as little thought about it as possible:' Nanaimo bosses preparing for 150-foot bungee jump
NANAIMO - For the fifth straight year, well-meaning employees are poised to push their bosses off a bridge in support of those living with brain injuries. The Nanaimo Brain Injury Society will host th...
Oct 03, 2025
Some Island highways now under winter tire requirements
NANAIMO - A select number of area highways have new requirements for tire condition and type, with October upon us.Chains or appropriate winter, or mud and snow, tires are now required on the Malahat,...
Oct 02, 2025
Police presence being scaled back from two Nanaimo high schools
NANAIMO - An increased police presence at a pair of local high schools will end ahead of the final day of classes this week. RCMP confirmed extra officers stationed at both Nanaimo District and Wellin...
Oct 02, 2025
Nanaimo narrowly misses 107 year old September temperature record
NANAIMO - The Harbour City has just experienced the second warmest September on record, narrowly missing a record over 100 years old. Data from Environment Canada shows monitoring stations in Nanaimo ...
Oct 02, 2025