Nanaimo

West Ballenas Island preserved, purchased from private owner for $1.7M

NANAIMO - A privately owned island off Nanoose Bay is poised to be preserved as park land thanks to a substantial fundraising campaign.The BC Parks Foundation has secured an agreement to purchase West...

Nov 16, 2020

City of Nanaimo lands $6.7 million COVID relief grant

NANAIMO - City councillors have more wiggle room during what will be challenging upcoming budget discussions. The City of Nanaimo received $6.69 million from the federally-funded Safe Restart Agreemen...

Nov 16, 2020

Randerson Ridge Elementary, Ladysmith Secondary added to SD68 COVID exposures

NANAIMO - Two new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at Randerson Ridge Elementary while one has tested positive from Ladysmith Secondary.The confirmations mark the fourth and fifth schools in School ...

Nov 15, 2020

COVID-19 exposure confirmed at Frank J. Ney Elementary in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - There's a third confirmed COVID-19 exposure at a Nanaimo school. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public School district announced on Sunday, Nov. 15 there was an exposure at Frank J. Ney Elementary sc...

Nov 15, 2020

Holiday hamper campaign in Nanaimo expecting to see increased demand

NANAIMO - The holiday season is already well underway for local food banks.Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank launched their annual Christmas Hamper registration on Friday, Nov. 13 ahead of...

Nov 15, 2020

Missing Nanaimo couple found after extensive search

NANAIMO - A missing Nanaimo couple and their dog have been found after a large search through vast wilderness.Nanaimo RCMP confirmed on Saturday, Nov. 14, Cody Martin, Tamara Sandulak and their dog Re...

Nov 14, 2020

Waste collection schedules to change as City optimizes routes

NANAIMO - How landfill waste and recyclables are collected across Nanaimo is changing to ease the burden on trucks. Instead of the City's fleet of trucks collecting just landfill and organics one week...

Nov 14, 2020

B.C. posts another single-day record, Island Health records 16 new cases

NANAIMO - For the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, British Columbia has posted more than 600 cases in a single day.A total of 617 new cases were confirmed in a joint statement from the provinc...

Nov 13, 2020

John Barsby Secondary School upgraded to COVID-19 cluster after more exposures

NANAIMO - The second COVID-19 cluster in a Nanaimo school this week has been confirmed. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District reporting a new exposure event at John Barsby on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10., in a...

Nov 13, 2020

UPDATE: Missing Nanaimo couple found safe after extensive search

UPDATE - A couple who failed to return from a fishing trip on Remembrance Day were found safe by Nanaimo Search and Rescue crews on Saturday, Nov. 14. Nanaimo RCMP reports the couple and their dog wer...

Nov 13, 2020