Nanaimo

St. Andrews Lodge in Qualicum Beach spared the wrecking ball for now

QUALICUM BEACH - St. Andrews Lodge lives to see another day. In a dramatic reversal, Qualicum Beach council voted to stay the demolition of the building, despite voting in favour only days before of r...

Nov 06, 2020

B.C. marks nearly 600 new COVID-19 cases in one day, five new within Island Health

NANAIMO - Another large spike in new COVID-19 cases across B.C. while the Island Health region suffers much smaller increases. A joint statement from the province on Friday, Nov. 6 confirmed 589 new c...

Nov 06, 2020

Spider Lake man arrested after pointing a gun during a confrontation

NANAIMO - Oceanside RCMP arrested a Spider Lake man for escalating an argument by pointing a gun at someone. The incident happened on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at a job site on Lee Rd. in Parksville just afte...

Nov 06, 2020

Police seeking two people who hitchhiked away from Whiskey Creek triple murder scene

WHISKEY CREEK - Investigators believe a driver may have unknowingly helped two people flee the scene of a gruesome triple homicide in Whiskey Creek. RCMP Cpl. Chris Manseau said the ongoing investigat...

Nov 06, 2020

Counting final votes from B.C. election begins, Parksville-Qualicum remains undecided

NANAIMO - Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots for the 2020 provincial election are finally being counted.Counting began at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6 and will continue each day until 6 p.m. until ...

Nov 06, 2020

Snuneymuxw First Nation gas bar set to open for business

NANAIMO - A Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) owned and operated service station will welcome its first customers Friday afternoon.The four pump gas station and convenience store will employ five workers ...

Nov 06, 2020

Island Health COVID-19 cases jump by 7, over 400 new across B.C.

NANAIMO - Island Health continues to escape much of the worsening COVID-19 storm across B.C.A new daily record of 425 cases in B.C. were announced by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thur...

Nov 05, 2020

Construction starts for Nanaimo's delayed oil response base

NANAIMO - A long-planned oil response base in Nanaimo is at last being built following numerous setbacks.Western Canada Marine Response Corporation communications director Michael Lowry said construct...

Nov 05, 2020

Nanaimo man rides luck to multi-million dollar lotto win

NANAIMO - A local man is $2 million richer thanks in large part to a single loonie.Brad Rowan won $1 on a Daily Grand ticket and put the winnings towards a BC/49 entry for the Oct. 28 draw.Rowan's mat...

Nov 05, 2020

Police narrow suspect pool in viral hot coffee attack against Nanaimo McDonald's employee

NANAIMO - Police consider a high-profile attack against a Nanaimo fast food worker an "active and advancing investigation."Cst. Gary O'Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW several suspects emerged from the Oct. ...

Nov 05, 2020