Nanaimo

House arrest for Bowser man busted with child porn videos

NANAIMO - A man caught red-handed with a large child porn collection was given a nine month non-custodial sentence and two years probation.Kyle Patrick McGuire, 31, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 3...

Mar 05, 2021

4 SD68 schools report COVID-19 exposure events

NANAIMO - School District 68 continues to experience COVID-19 exposure events. Nanaimo District Secondary School suffered exposure dates on Feb. 19, from Feb. 22 to 26 as well as March 1 and 2. Ladysm...

Maria Doty Mar 04, 2021

Island Health, province post above-average day for new COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Case counts across the province continue to pace above recent averages, however public health maintains there is still light at the end of the tunnel.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Hen...

Mar 04, 2021

SD68 guiding all Island school districts through COVID-19 exposure events

NANAIMO - Hands-on experience with COVID-19 exposures in schools is helping the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district teach lessons to other island districts.SD68 was selected by the ministry of education...

Mar 04, 2021

Frustration grows over reduced recycling options in Parksville-Qualicum region

PARKVILLE - There's no end in sight to what was only expected to be a brief service disruption for recycling certain household items in the Oceanside region.Contracts involving Recycle BC expired at t...

Mar 04, 2021

Central Island continues drop in active COVID-19 cases, 27 new confirmed for Island Health

NANAIMO - The number of people actively diagnosed and then recovering from COVID-19 continues to drop.Active cases in the health authority dropped by 21 on Wednesday, to 270. The central Island saw th...

Mar 03, 2021

BC Ferries introduces new fares for Nanaimo to Lower Mainland sailings

NANAIMO - BC Ferries is making travel between central Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland a little more affordable.The company recently unveiled new fare choices on three routes including both Tsa...

Mar 03, 2021

Nanaimo's residential construction sector maintains steady pace during pandemic

NANAIMO - COVID-19 doesn't appear to be a major hindrance in building new homes in the city.A presentation Monday night from the City's director of development approvals Jeremy Holm showed permitted v...

Mar 03, 2021

B.C. focused on 'maximizing the benefit' of widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, 23 new Island Health cases

NANAIMO - More first doses for more people is the mantra for public health as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry echoed Monday's update on the vaccine rollout pl...

Mar 02, 2021

Suspect and victim arrested in Parksville following assault, area schools alerted out of precaution

PARKSVILLE - It was a two-for-one arrest for Oceanside RCMP in response to an assault in Parksville involving what turned out to be a weapon resembling a gun.RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said a man called ...

Mar 02, 2021