Category Archives: Nanaimo
Tourism Nanaimo opens relocated visitor centre
NANAIMO - A new visitor information centre location is designed to engage with more tourists in Nanaimo instead of those just passing through.After vacating its location on the Nanaimo Parkway at the ...
Mar 12, 2024
'Six to seven degrees above normal:' perfectly timed spring heat wave forecast for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Just days before spring officially begins, Mother Nature is bringing some balmy weather to the mid-Island. Meteorologists are tracking the development of a high-pressure system set to materi...
Mar 12, 2024
'Likely saved her life:' Alberta man dies helping stranded driver along Qualicum highway
QUALICUM BEACH - An 80-year-old Alberta man has succumbed to his injuries after being hit by a vehicle while helping another driver and potentially saving her life.In the early morning hours of March ...
Mar 11, 2024
Former construction manager pleads guilty to falsely granting permits
NANAIMO - A planned four-day trial instead resulted in guilty pleas by a man in a highly unusual municipal bylaw offence case. Darren Gaudreault pleaded guilty to two charges of allowing occupancy to ...
Mar 11, 2024
Herring spawn days away from Qualicum, Parksville & Nanaimo coasts
NANAIMO - Despite some weather hampering efforts, fishing boats are still making headway on the first round of the annual herring spawn.Seine boats are set to wrap up their work on Monday, March 11, m...
Mar 11, 2024
'A great networking opportunity:' Nanaimo career fair links local job seekers with marine employers
NANAIMO - It's an event seen to carry as much value for job seekers as it does for employers. The 5th Port Connect Marine Career Fair is Wednesday, March 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Port The...
Mar 11, 2024
Options proposed for 'Flying Phil' St. Luke memorial in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - How to permanently memorialize an iconic community-first legend is in the hands of the public.An online poll is determining a "Flying Phil" St. Luke memorial for the well known community ...
Mar 10, 2024
'Spring forward' and check your smoke detectors this Sunday
NANAIMO - The bi-annual change of the clocks is upon us once again.B.C. residents will "spring forward" one hour on Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m. local time, but it's also a good time to make sure your ...
Mar 09, 2024
Nanaimo food bank project in jeopardy without funding boost: executive director
NANAIMO - A long-envisioned new home for Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank is starving for a lifeline from the federal government. Already with local, regional and provincial government fi...
Mar 08, 2024
Snowpack levels at second-lowest in B.C.'s history despite recent snow
NANAIMO - While the numbers are up slightly, the volume of snowpack in B.C. is still well below average across the province. The March 1 snow survey and water supply bulletin also showed an increase t...
Mar 08, 2024