Category Archives: Nanaimo
Popular Nanaimo fair trade store has unique, socially conscious holiday shopping solutions
NANAIMO - Despite an increasingly challenging retail landscape, a valued Nanaimo-based non-profit organization is offering something completely different is thriving. Global Village Nanaimo (GVN), a w...
Nov 27, 2025
'First on the island:' drones replace fireworks for Ladysmith Festival of Lights opening night
LADYSMITH - A long-standing tradition to kick start the Christmas season on the mid-Island is back, complete with a new way to light up the night sky. The Ladysmith Festival of Lights starts with the ...
Nov 26, 2025
Traffic calming, including one-way travel, earmarked for Nanaimo street
NANAIMO - Speeding vehicles looking to cut through Nanaimo's Townsite neighbourhood are forcing a traffic pattern change. City Councillors, through a Monday, Nov. 24 governance and priorities committe...
Nov 26, 2025
Nanaimo gas card fraudster banned from Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Potentially facing jail time, a former Nanaimo woman opted for a plea deal for illegally using a company gas card. Amber-Dawn McLellan, 48, pleaded guilty to fraud under $5,000 for the fraud...
Nov 26, 2025
Ladysmith-Oceanside MLA moving into healthcare role with provincial government
NANAIMO - A first-term MLA is moving into a high-profile ministry. Ladysmith-Oceanside MLA Stephanie Higginson was named the new parliamentary secretary for primary care access, under the Ministry of ...
Nov 25, 2025
New Gabriola Island-Nanaimo ferries to carry Snuneymuxw First Nation names
NANAIMO - Two new ferries, scheduled to begin operating in 2027, will sail with names honouring a local First Nation. BC Ferries announced on Tuesday, Nov. 25 their two new Island Class vessels, curre...
Nov 25, 2025
Council exploring permanent 30km/h bubbles around select Nanaimo schools
NANAIMO - Balancing public safety with the confines of the Motor Vehicle Act and some quirky local streets is behind a pending review of local school zones. Beginning early next year, City staff and c...
Nov 25, 2025
'Uphold our laws to the utmost level:' RCMP Staff Sgt. sentenced for 2024 Ladysmith collision
NANAIMO - An RCMP officer must pay a fine after the SUV he was driving hit another vehicle in Ladysmith last year causing significant injuries, particularly to the officer.Staff Sgt. Steven Michael Pe...
Nov 24, 2025
No one injured after early morning armed robbery at Nanaimo 7-Eleven
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking for a suspect who robbed a north Nanaimo convenience store early Saturday morning.At around 6 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, Nanaimo RCMP say a masked man wearing dark...
Nov 24, 2025
Council budget discussions underway with proposed tax increases on the table
NANAIMO - Tough decisions are set to be made over the coming weeks, with the ripple effects set to hit household budgets. Municipal governments across the region have begun updating their five year fi...
Nov 24, 2025