Category Archives: Nanaimo
$20K worth of rings stolen from Woodgrove Centre jeweler
NANAIMO -Police are trying to find a man accused of stealing four rings from a Woodgrove Centre store worth thousands of dollars. RCMP said the rings were stolen on April 10 at 5 p.m. from Mappins Jew...
May 03, 2019
Nanaimo leads B.C. in life-changing eye donations
NANAIMO - The gift of sight has been granted to hundreds thanks to the efforts of a Nanaimo Hospital unit clerk. Judy Cook said she saw the harm being done by a shortage of enucleation technicians at ...
May 02, 2019
Campaign launched to improve colon cancer care at Nanaimo Hospital
NANAIMO - A new cancer detecting suite at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is hoped to save lives by attacking a lengthy wait list. The Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation launched a new $1.5 mi...
May 02, 2019
Stop-gap funding approved while City debates future of economic development
NANAIMO - There will be someone at the helm promising to guide economic development in Nanaimo while City leadership debates how to attract future business. Councillors approved $48,000 for the Mid-Is...
May 01, 2019
Partial road closure aims to shut down popular Rock City-Uplands shortcut
NANAIMO - A partial road closure is coming to hopefully stop drivers from using an otherwise quiet Rock City neighbourhood as a popular shortcut. Nanaimo Council approved a staff plan to partially clo...
May 01, 2019
Once trusted employee sentenced for stealing $10K from Parksville business
NANAIMO - A former figure skating coach with no prior run-ins with the law admitted to ripping off $10,500 from a Parksville hardware store in a longstanding scam. Kaitlin Rahne Belix, 26, received a ...
May 01, 2019
Suspicious fires in downtown Nanaimo believed to be linked: RCMP
NANAIMO - Police are searching for two “fire bugs” connected to several intentionally lit fires in downtown Nanaimo. Nanaimo RCMP said two men were seen lighting a fire in the lower level ...
May 01, 2019
Water restrictions now in effect throughout Nanaimo-area and mid-Island
NANAIMO - Water restrictions lasting all summer are now in effect in Nanaimo and the surrounding area. Stage 2 restrictions began Wednesday, May 1 and will remain in place until further notice through...
Apr 30, 2019
Nanaimo Council declares climate emergency in the face of 'monumental' task
Nanaimo is joining the ever-growing list of municipalities who have declared a climate emergency. At its Apr. 29 meeting, Nanaimo councillors unanimously approved a coun. Tyler Brown resolution offici...
Apr 30, 2019
Prolific Nanaimo bank robber gets lengthy prison term
NANAIMO - A man who robbed three Nanaimo banks, including two in one week, was sentenced to eight years in prison. Daniel William Harlow, 47, will serve six years and nine months in a federal penitent...
Apr 30, 2019