Category Archives: Nanaimo
VIDEO: Nanaimo SAR base broken into, numerous items stolen
NANAIMO - Numerous valuables were swiped from Nanaimo Search and Rescue during an overnight break-in. It happened at the valued non-profit agency's Fourth St. headquarters on Tuesday, March 5 at about...
Mar 05, 2024
Registration for immensely popular Nanaimo spring and summer programs starts Wednesday
NANAIMO - Despite some chilly temperatures to start off March, incredibly popular spring and summer recreation programs are top of mind for many in the region. The City's parks, recreation and culture...
Mar 05, 2024
Nanaimo drug trafficker sentenced to 15 years in prison
NANAIMO - Tears rolled down the eyes of a dejected man sentenced for leading a brisk and sophisticated drug dealing scheme which came crumbling down. Kien Trung Pham was convicted on all 14 charges he...
Mar 05, 2024
Transit bus, pickup collide in south Nanaimo intersection
NANAIMO - Traffic was snarled following a collision between a pickup truck and a transit bus.Emergency crews were called to the Nanaimo Parkway, near the Cedar Rd./Trans Canada Hwy. junction around 3:...
Mar 04, 2024
Nanaimo Parkway truck fire slows Monday lunch-hour traffic
NANAIMO - Traffic on one of Nanaimo's busiest routes temporarily forced to a halt due to a truck catching on fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews responded to reports of a vehicle on the Nanaimo Park...
Mar 04, 2024
'We can't let this disappear:' Mid Island Elder College determined to forge viable future
PARKSVILLE - A newly formed non-profit organization with a loyal client base is determined to continue its mission of lifelong learning. Following Vancouver Island University's decision to stop fundin...
Mar 04, 2024
‘I want her back:’ loved ones plead for safe return of missing Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - A gathering in downtown Nanaimo aimed to shed light on the case of a missing 22-year-old woman who wasn't been heard from in six months.Sherry Corrigal, last in contact with family in early ...
Mar 03, 2024
VIDEO: 'Push that limit:' Wounded Warriors on final leg of 800 km fundraising run
NANAIMO - The inspiring annual campaign to support veterans and first responders stopped in Nanaimo earlier this week before continuing south to Victoria. One of the stops for the Wounded Warriors Can...
Mar 03, 2024
Weather, impaired driver believed responsible for serious crash near Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - Three people were seriously injured in a pair of incidents along Hwy. 19A overnight.Oceanside RCMP were called out to Hwy. 19A, just north of Qualicum Beach between Seacroft Rd. and E...
Mar 02, 2024
'It left us hungry:' Dover Bay senior boys basketball team prepares for provincials
NANAIMO - After losing in last year's provincial final, the senior boys basketball team from Dover Bay Secondary School is heading back to the big dance with some unfinished business.The north Nanaimo...
Mar 02, 2024