Category Archives: Nanaimo
'It's more vital than ever:' Nanaimo poppy campaign starts Friday
NANAIMO - Local legions are gearing up for their annual poppy campaign ahead of Remembrance Day. Poppy distribution starts on the last Friday in October, and with this year landing on Halloween, the t...
Oct 27, 2025
Referendum successful for $1.3M purchase of former French Creek School by RDN
PARKSVILLE - Buying a former school property is likely proceeding following a referendum process. A majority of voters in the Regional District of Nanaimo's Electoral Area F, encompassing Errington, C...
Oct 27, 2025
'Felt like there was something there:' stories from Nanaimo's most haunted buildings
NANAIMO - From a boy playing with a red ball, to elevators moving for no apparent reason or floating heads in doorways, the Harbour City has no shortage of ghostly tales. Ahead of Halloween on Friday,...
Oct 27, 2025
'Absolutely the best market of the year:' Halloween theme wraps Cedar market season
NANAIMO - The final market of the year for Cedar Farmers Market vendors and organizers is always bittersweet. It signals the end of another season at the former Woodbank Elementary School fields on Wo...
Oct 26, 2025
Revised designs envision apartments, offices overlooking Nanaimo's Diver Lake
NANAIMO - A three-storey building on Diver Lake mixing residential units with office space is one step closer to becoming a reality. Located on the lake's north side on a currently vacant lot at 3679 ...
Oct 25, 2025
Lantzville eyes big development, imbalanced property tax base cited as key driver
LANTZVILLE - A transformational vision for upper Lantzville could begin to take shape by next year, but required land use changes will undoubtedly receive significant local scrutiny. A series of recen...
Oct 25, 2025
Drugs hidden in tennis ball thrown into Nanaimo prison yard
NANAIMO - An unsophisticated drug drop bounced back in the face of a Nanaimo man. Ryan Edward Powell, 32, received a time-served six-month jail sentence in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo after pleading g...
Oct 24, 2025
Expanded haunted house raising money for Nanaimo-based youth programs
NANAIMO - A two-night haunted house event at one of the city's most notoriously spooky buildings will mix some local history with a fun fright. BGC Central Vancouver Island are hosting their second an...
Oct 24, 2025
VIDEO: 'His speed was really, really high:' Oceanside RCMP criticized for lights and sirens crash
QUALICUM BEACH - A local resident says an Oceanside RCMP officer needs to be held accountable for putting the public's safety at risk while responding to an evolving situation in Bowser. Late in the a...
Oct 24, 2025
'Enhance coverage and reliability:' construction starts on north Nanaimo cell tower
NANAIMO - Construction has begun on a project to improve cell phone connectivity to the city's north end. Wireless tower operator Terrion has begun work on site of the Greater Nanaimo Pollution Contro...
Oct 24, 2025