Nanaimo

Pedestrian safety upgrades throughout Nanaimo eyed through increased budget

NANAIMO - The safety of a collision-prone intersection in Harewood will likely form part of a pending report to council on pedestrian infrastructure upgrades in Nanaimo.Throughout 2019, the city condu...

Jan 14, 2021

Island Health bounces back to near record high of new cases found

NANAIMO - A dip in new cases of COVID-19 discovered within Island Health was temporary. Another 28 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by Island Health on Wednesday, Jan. 13. This is up significantly...

Jan 13, 2021

Regional District of Nanaimo conducting widespread search for new CAO

NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo is preparing for a change at the top.Current chief administrative officer Phyllis Carlyle told the RDN in the first half of 2020 she would not extend her fiv...

Jan 13, 2021

Pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by vehicle behind Brooks Landing

NANAIMO - A jogger hit by a vehicle while crossing a road at night was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the 22-year-old jogger was h...

Jan 13, 2021

Parksville Salvation Army exceeds Christmas Kettle campaign goal

PARKSVILLE - Supporters turned out in droves for the Salvation Army in the Oceanside region. Bonnie Brown with the Parksville Salvation Army said their annual Christmas campaign raised $62,000 more th...

Jan 13, 2021

Man convicted of manslaughter over drug dispute at south Nanaimo apartment

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man was convicted after beating his drug dealer for smoking $80 worth of prepaid heroin and crystal meth.John Albert Buchanan was convicted of the lesser offence of manslaughter fo...

Jan 12, 2021

Island Health reports lower-than-average increase for COVID-19 infections

NANAIMO - Island Health recorded its lowest number of cases in a single reporting period in the last week.Seventeen new cases were confirmed by the health authority on Tuesday, Jan. 12 taking the tota...

Jan 12, 2021

Woman ejected from van during major crash on Duke Point Hwy. near Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A serious, multi-vehicle crash shut down the Duke Point Hwy. Tuesday morning.Nanaimo RCMP said a van travelling westbound on Duke Point Hwy. crossed the centre line and collided with a semi-...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 12, 2021

Former garbage truck driver sentenced for stunning mid island crime spree

NANAIMO - A man with an out of control cocaine addiction used his employer's garbage truck to scope out businesses to rob throughout the Nanaimo and Oceanside region. Ian Archibald Mactavish, 54, was ...

Jan 12, 2021

Island Health suffers worst weekend yet during COVID-19 pandemic

NANAIMO - Last weekend saw the highest amount of cases for Island Health in a weekend so far during the pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed on Monday, Jan. 11, 59 new cases ...

Jan 11, 2021