Nanaimo

Police investigating flipped car near downtown Nanaimo, both occupants flee

NANAIMO - A single-vehicle wreck on Terminal Ave. left a car flipped on its roof and both people inside leaving the scene. It happened Wednesday 8:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the Pearson St. Br...

Oct 29, 2020

City of Nanaimo cracking down on short-term, Airbnb-specific rentals

NANAIMO - Airbnb and short-term rentals are the focus of bylaw changes in Nanaimo. An amended bylaw would target homes which are exclusively used as short-term rentals year round. The governance and p...

Oct 29, 2020

Warrant issued for man accused of stabbing at Parksville homeless camp

PARKSVILLE - No-showing for a court appearance led to an arrest warrant for a Parksville man with a lengthy and troubling criminal history.Hudson David Klassen failed to show up for his scheduled Tues...

Oct 28, 2020

Island libraries ramp back up after COVID shut down

PARKSVILLE - Following being closed for several months, most Vancouver Island Regional Library's (VIRL) 39 branches have re-opened their doors.The Parksville branch attached to City Hall re-opened Wed...

Oct 28, 2020

Minor jump in COVID-19 cases for Island Health

NANAIMO - Island Health has seen its first increase in total COVID-19 cases in almost a week.Three additional positive tests were confirmed Wednesday, Oct. 28, bringing the health authority's tally to...

Oct 28, 2020

Guns, drugs and cash found in busts throughout Nanaimo and southern Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - Numerous targeted searches and street stops netted a significant amount of illicit goods. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit's gang team worked with Nanaimo RCMP and other detachme...

Oct 28, 2020

Fast ferry from downtown Nanaimo to Vancouver tops provincial wish-list

NANAIMO - The long-promised fast ferry from downtown Nanaimo to Vancouver tops the provincial wish list for federal infrastructure funding. Re-elected MLA Sheila Malcolmson told NanaimoNewsNOW on elec...

Oct 28, 2020

Island Health confirms fourth consecutive day without COVID-19 case

NANAIMO - For the fourth straight day, Island Health has gone without an increase to its COVID-19 case count.The health authority remains at 250 total cases throughout the pandemic with eight currentl...

Oct 27, 2020

Tents removed from Wesley St. encampment as City enforces fire safety order

NANAIMO - The City has taken it's first major enforcement effort against a growing downtown Nanaimo encampment.Nanaimo Fire Rescue, Nanaimo RCMP and City of Nanaimo bylaw officers enforced a recently ...

Oct 27, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP investigating 2 purposely set fires in same apartment building

NANAIMO - Police are trying to solve a pair of smouldering fires in common areas of a Wellington Rd. apartment building.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW papers were set ablaze in stairwells ...

Oct 27, 2020