Category Archives: Nanaimo
Work to finally resume at large affordable housing project on Nanaimo's Brechin United Church property
NANAIMO - Construction of a long-stalled affordable housing initiative and church redevelopment is expected to continue shortly after "significant issues" arose with the previous contractor.More than ...
Dec 15, 2020
New specialist positions at Nanaimo RCMP focusing on child porn investigations
NANAIMO - Two positions at the local RCMP detachment are being looked at to help process the immense volume of information collected during major crime and child porn investigations.A digital forensic...
Dec 14, 2020
Island Health COVID-19 cases steadily confirmed throughout weekend
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health remained steady during the weekend reporting period. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, Dec. 14 confirmed an addition...
Dec 14, 2020
Top Stories of 2020: Overdose crisis in Nanaimo surges as tragic records broken across province
NANAIMO - COVID-19 wasn't the only health emergency in B.C. in 2020. By the end of October, the resurgent overdose epidemic had claimed nearly four times as many lives as the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly...
Dec 14, 2020
VIDEO: Heroic Arrowsmith SAR response saves man from rushing Little Qualicum Falls
QUALICUM BEACH - A swift and brave response from Arrowsmith SAR likely saved the life of a man stranded below the upper waterfall at Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park.A call for help came in Satur...
Dec 14, 2020
Top Stories of 2020: Local DJ's hang up headphones to cap lengthy radio careers
NANAIMO - 2020 represented a big shift on the local radio dial.Morning men Ron Jones of Nanaimo's 106.9 The Wolf and Dave Graham of Parksville's 88.5 The Beach both turned off their mics for the final...
Dec 13, 2020
Christmas brighter for Nanaimo families thanks to long-standing partnership
NANAIMO - What started as an informal partnership between Nanaimo's pulp mill and the local Boys and Girls Club has evolved into a juggernaut of holiday joy.Over the last six years mill workers and ma...
Dec 13, 2020
Top Stories of 2020: Provincial election sees significant shift locally and across B.C.
NANAIMO - The BC NDP solidified their hold to power in B.C., helping shut out the BC Liberals on Vancouver Island by flipping a former stronghold Liberal seat.Two-term Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle...
Dec 12, 2020
'It's all about the community:' Christmas light displays making holiday season extra bright
NANAIMO - The countdown to Christmas is on and countless homes in the mid-Island are lit up for for the holidays.Dozens of houses in the region are going the extra mile by putting up large-scale displ...
Dec 12, 2020
UPDATED: Pedestrian hit and killed in north Nanaimo accident, road closed for several hours
NANAIMO - A pedestrian was pronounced dead on scene after being hit by two cars in north Nanaimo Friday evening.Nanaimo RCMP said the pedestrian was hit near the Aulds Rd. intersection around 6:45 p.m...
Dec 11, 2020