Nanaimo

Valuable free programming sees attendance decline after moving to new location

NANAIMO - A reduced number of vulnerable children and families are receiving the care they need after a valuable program in Nanaimo was forced to move. The Neutral Zone, which offered free programming...

Nov 25, 2020

B.C. sets record with 941 new COVID-19 cases, 11 in Island Health

NANAIMO - British Columbia has set a record high for new COVID-19 cases in a single day. The province announced 941 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, Nov. 24, the highest number of new cases in...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 24, 2020

Careless driver avoids jail for hitting and killing teen at north Nanaimo crosswalk

NANAIMO - An inattentive driver just beneath the threshold of impairment won't go to jail for hitting and killing a teenager at a marked crosswalk.Brandon Geoffrey Murdoch, 35, was instead handed a $2...

Nov 24, 2020

Popular Christmas lights display at Milner Gardens cancelled

QUALIUCM BEACH - A typically busy iconic holiday tradition in Qualicum Beach is going dark this year.Milner Gardens and Woodland personnel decided to cancel their Milner Christmas Magic 2020 event, wh...

Nov 24, 2020

First COVID-19 exposure confirmed in SD69 school

QUALICUM - A COVID-19 exposure event has been confirmed at Kwalikum Secondary School. Island Health lists the exposure event as occurring on Nov. 18 and 19. This is the first confirmed exposure within...

Nov 23, 2020

Nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. over the weekend, 48 new in Island Health

NANAIMO - Dr. Bonnie Henry says the fight against COVID-19 isn't a typical marathon. She compared the extensive fight to reduce rising case numbers to an Iron Man triathlon during her news conference ...

Nov 23, 2020

Guilty verdict in alcohol-fuelled sexual assault in Nanaimo park

Editors note: this story contains graphic details which may not be suitable for some readersNANAIMO - A man awaits his punishment for taking advantage of a 17-year-old girl while she was passed out at...

Nov 23, 2020

SOS gears up for 53rd year of making Christmas brighter for Oceanside families

NANAIMO - A holiday staple in Oceanside is preparing for a busier than normal year.The Society for Organized Services Caring for Community at Christmas Program provides low-income families a chance to...

Nov 22, 2020

Outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital over after no further cases

NANAIMO - Island Health has found no further evidence of COVID-19 transmission or active cases and declared the outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital over.An outbreak was declared Nov. 11 when...

Nov 21, 2020

New look Salvation Army kettle campaign rolls out through Nanaimo

NANAIMO - It's not officially the holiday season until the familiar sound of kettle bells ring.The Nanaimo Salvation Army's kettle campaign began on Friday, Nov. 20 is will continue through to Christm...

Nov 21, 2020