Nanaimo

Upcoming Family Day holiday seen as next obstacle in B.C.'s COVID-19 response

NANAIMO - B.C.'s COVID-19 curve continues to fluctuate.A joint statement from the province and public health on Thursday, Jan. 28 reported 546 new cases across B.C.Island Health reported 32 new cases ...

Jan 28, 2021

NRGH employee seriously hurt in attack at hospital parking lot

NANAIMO - A woman has serious but non-life threatening injuries after she was assaulted with a two-foot long wooden stick in the Nanaimo Hospital parking lot.Police say it happened Wednesday, Jan. 27 ...

Jan 28, 2021

SD68 grad rate dips due to student vulnerability, pandemic ripple effects

NANAIMO - Lingering impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic was identified as a chief contributor to district grad rates bucking recent trends.Graduation rates for all students enrolled in SD68 in 2020 dro...

Jan 28, 2021

Judge hands Nanaimo drug trafficker federal prison sentence

NANAIMO - An opioid addict was sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary in connection to a street level drug dealing operation in Nanaimo.Todd Gerald John Cawley, 60, was sentenced on Wednesda...

Jan 28, 2021

COVID-19 case confirmed at Ballenas Secondary, third in SD69

PARKSVILLE - The third COVID-19 case within the Qualicum School District has been confirmed. An exposure event at Ballenas Secondary School on Friday, Jan. 22 and the morning of Monday, Jan. 25 was co...

Jan 27, 2021

'It is easy to let things slip and let our guard down:' COVID-fatigue concerning for public health

NANAIMO - B.C. residents are again being asked to hold the line on the one year anniversary of the province's COVID-19 pandemic.In a joint statement on Wednesday, Jan. 27, the province and public heal...

Jan 27, 2021

Demolition begins for burned out Franklyn St. gym in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Work has begun tearing down a once valuable community hall for Nanaimo families and those in need. Demolition of the old Franklyn St. gym in downtown Nanaimo, at the corner of Franklyn and W...

Jan 27, 2021

Nanaimo, South Cowichan pacing COVID-19 infection rate across Island Health

NANAIMO - The greater Nanaimo region accounted for a significant number of COVID-19 cases within Island Health over the last month.Island Health released localized COVID-19 data showing the greater Na...

Jan 27, 2021

'Thousands' of potential fentanyl doses confiscated by Nanaimo RCMP during routine patrol

NANAIMO - A proactive police officer has helped keep a large quantity of illegal drugs off Nanaimo streets.A uniformed patrol officer happened upon someone he'd dealt with in the past during a routine...

Jan 27, 2021

VIU expects budget deficit amid diminished international student revenue

NANAIMO - COVID-19 restrictions preventing many, valuable international students from attending classes is having ripple effects for VIU's bottom line.The university's international student headcount ...

Jan 27, 2021