Category Archives: Nanaimo
Water restrictions now in effect throughout Nanaimo-area and mid-Island
NANAIMO - Water restrictions lasting all summer are now in effect in Nanaimo and the surrounding area. Stage 2 restrictions began Wednesday, May 1 and will remain in place until further notice through...
Apr 30, 2019
Nanaimo Council declares climate emergency in the face of 'monumental' task
Nanaimo is joining the ever-growing list of municipalities who have declared a climate emergency. At its Apr. 29 meeting, Nanaimo councillors unanimously approved a coun. Tyler Brown resolution offici...
Apr 30, 2019
Prolific Nanaimo bank robber gets lengthy prison term
NANAIMO - A man who robbed three Nanaimo banks, including two in one week, was sentenced to eight years in prison. Daniel William Harlow, 47, will serve six years and nine months in a federal penitent...
Apr 30, 2019
Nanaimo women honoured for saving musician's life with CPR
NANAIMO - A routine Sunday afternoon of dancing to a cover band at a downtown Nanaimo bar turned into an adrenaline-fueled effort to save the life of the bassist who suffered a cardiac arrest. Several...
Apr 29, 2019
2019 City of Nanaimo property tax increase set at 5 per cent
NANAIMO - Home owners will grapple with one of the largest property tax increases in recent years. Nanaimo councillors on Monday, April 29 gave three readings to a five per cent property tax increase ...
Apr 29, 2019
Unpaid debt at centre of shocking drug and weapons trial in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The opening of a high-profile BC Supreme Court trial provided a glimpse into Nanaimo’s dark and often unforgiving drug culture. Colin Lamontagne and Gord Clifford Brooks are on trial f...
Apr 29, 2019
'We couldn't believe it:' Goat owners plead for safe return of a stolen baby goat
NANAIMO - "Everybody is just shocked and beside themselves that someone could actually do this." Yellow Point Farms owners Justin and Rebecca Dault are grappling with the fact someone stole a 12-day-o...
Apr 29, 2019
Charting a course for downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Words like sketchy, dangerous and unpleasant were found to be often used when describing downtown Naniamo, but it's hoped brighter days are ahead. A research project by a collection of Vanco...
Apr 28, 2019
UPDATE: Power restored for roughly 2,500 Nanaimo-area homes
NANAIMO - Nearly 2,500 Nanaimo-area homes were without power Saturday afternoon as high winds caused damage throughout the area. BC Hydro reported a large outage in the Uplands, Pleasant Valley and no...
Apr 27, 2019
People injured and killed on the job recognized in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Honouring people injured or who didn't make it home at all while working will be recognized during a ceremony in downtown Nanaimo. A local Day of Mourning BC ceremony takes place Sunday, Apr...
Apr 27, 2019