Nanaimo

Cooler weather helping crews battle wildfire on Green Mountain

NANAIMO - Crews are continuing to battle the wildfire on Green Mountain, about 45 kilometers southwest of Nanaimo. Lightning sparked the blaze on Friday, July 31 and the fire spread significantly sinc...

Aug 02, 2020

RCMP investigating after multiple laser strikes on aircraft near Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Mounties are investigating a string of possible laser strikes on overflying aircraft near Nanaimo airport.Around midnight on July 28, multiple aircraft reported being hit by a green laser fr...

Aug 02, 2020

Lightning strike responsible for wildfire on Green Mountain

NANAIMO - After a slow start to the fire season, lightning is being blamed for a large wildfire on Green Mountain. The Coastal Fire Centre says the blaze broke out on the mountain on Friday, July 31 a...

Aug 01, 2020

Mounties shut down alleged drug house in Nanaimo's brechin neighbourhood

NANAIMO - An RCMP raid of a home near the Departure Bay ferry terminal turned up several ounces of fentanyl, suspected crystal meth and $2,000 cash.The bust occurred at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30...

Jul 31, 2020

Sizeable jump in COVID-19 cases province-wide, just one new diagnosis on Van Isle

NANAIMO - A notable climb in COVID-19 cases in the province were announced on the eve of a long weekend in the middle of summer.A joint statement from the province revealed 50 new COVID-19 cases provi...

Jul 31, 2020

Busy weekend for BC Ferries with reservations in high demand

NANAIMO - If you don't have a reservation you could be waiting a while at a BC Ferries terminal this BC Day long weekend.The busiest weekend of the summer is expected as communications manager Tessa H...

Jul 31, 2020

'It's a little bit surreal:' Parksville radio personality hangs up headphones after 40-year career

PARKSVILLE - Dave Graham may be leaving local airwaves, but he has no intention of saying goodbye to a community he's called home for nearly 20 years.Graham signed off from 88.5 FM The Beach on Friday...

Jul 31, 2020

Nanaimo, eastern Vancouver Island dazzled by overnight lightning show

NANAIMO - Early risers or light sleepers were treated to a special show overnight.The summer's first major thunderstorm saw hundreds of lightning strikes occur over a five hour period, beginning aroun...

Jul 31, 2020

Unanswered questions at secondary schools leads SD 68 'to do list'

NANAIMO - It's unclear what program delivery will look like for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools with the province's K-12 education system returning to in-class instruction in September.In particular,...

Jul 31, 2020

'This will be our COVID summer:' province hopes to avoid Canada Day repeat during August long weekend

NANAIMO - For the third straight day, the number of COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island remained unchanged at 143.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 29 new cases elsewhere in British ...

Jul 30, 2020