Nanaimo

Nanaimo fentanyl and heroin trafficker faces federal prison sentence

NANAIMO - Police keeping watch on a downtown apartment unit culminated in a sizable drug bust with a street value of about $6,000.A joint sentencing recommendation of two years in a federal penitentia...

Jan 26, 2021

Island care homes complete first COVID-19 vaccinations, province adjusts immunization plan

NANAIMO - Staff and residents in long-term care or assisted living facilities within Island Health are now better protected against COVID-19.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed on Mon...

Jan 25, 2021

Moderate uptake for new emergency comms service through Nanaimo, Oceanside

NANAIMO - Opportunities were thankfully limited for local emergency management staff to flex the full muscle of their new communications tool.Registration for the opt-in service, Voyent Alert, continu...

Jan 25, 2021

2 hikers rescued in separate calls for help on Mount Benson

NANAIMO - Dangerous conditions on Mount Benson made for a long day and night for search and rescue crews tasked with retrieving a pair of injured hikers.Nanaimo SAR search manager Eugene Touchette sai...

Jan 24, 2021

Rathtrevor Beach parking lot being paved to boost accessibility

PARKSVILLE - An often pothole-filled parking lot at one of Parksville's biggest destinations will soon be paved. The ministry of environment announced on Friday, Jan. 22 the currently gravel day-use p...

Jan 24, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak declared in east wing of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

NANAIMO - Island Health has confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak at NRGH.A statement from the health authority late Saturday, Jan. 23 said two staff and one patient in a ward on the fourth floor of the east ...

Jan 23, 2021

Another staff member tests positive for COVID-19 at Nanaimo care home

NANAIMO - Island Health has discovered an additional case of COVID-19 at Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence in Nanaimo.In a statement released Saturday, Jan. 23, the health authority announced a staff...

Jan 23, 2021

Fired Nanaimo CAO returns in senior role overseeing Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

NANAIMO - Controversial former City of Nanaimo CAO Tracy Samra has a new job, now with the federal government.Samra, now going by her maiden name of Fleck, was recently hired by the Department of Natu...

Jan 23, 2021

Transit driver performs life-saving CPR on unconscious woman in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A RDN transit driver is being praised for his heroic, life-saving actions.Terry Keogh was driving his route through downtown Nanaimo when he was flagged down by several people near a bus sto...

Jan 22, 2021

Island Health ends week on subdued note, 14 new COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Island Health ended the week with relatively lower counts of new COVID-19 cases. Island Health announced 14 new cases on Friday, Jan. 22. This was the lowest announced by Island Health throu...

Jan 22, 2021