Category Archives: Nanaimo

Nanaimo Mounties seize drugs, stolen items, and replica gun in sizable bust
NANAIMO - A significant seizure by Nanaimo RCMP involved drugs, stolen property and a replica handgun from a suspected trespasser in downtown Nanaimo. The Nanaimo RCMP bike unit was patrolling on the ...
Sep 18, 2025

New trial ordered for Nanaimo drug trafficker jailed for 15 years
NANAIMO - A new Supreme Court trial will proceed for a Nanaimo man convicted of numerous drug and weapons offences related to busts in Nanaimo. However, convictions on charges related to a sizable cry...
Sep 18, 2025

Troubled Nanaimo man jailed for repeatedly breaking into the same home
NANAIMO - A 33-year-old man has been sentenced for attempting to break into a central Nanaimo home, despite two past jail terms for breaking into the same house. Trevor Allan Schwartz was given just o...
Sep 18, 2025

New Nanaimo nightclub campaign targets spiked drinks
NANAIMO - Awareness and education are the goals behind a new campaign hitting local bars and nightclubs. Led by Central Vancouver Island Crime Stoppers (CVICS) in partnership with local bars, nightclu...
Sep 17, 2025

Townhouse development proposed near Nanaimo's Linley Valley
NANAIMO - Large, family homes are planned for a currently forested lot in the city's north end. A 69-unit, 15-building townhouse complex is envisioned on an expansive Ambience Dr. property, off Laguna...
Sep 17, 2025

Partial campfire ban lifted for coastal B.C., remains in effect for mid-Island
NANAIMO - A campfire ban for much of B.C.'s coast has been partially lifted to the benefit of outdoor enthusiasts on north Vancouver Island. Starting at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 17, the campfire prohi...
Sep 17, 2025

City Council boosts south Nanaimo clean-up efforts
NANAIMO - Previously committed funding and redirected resource deployment hope to widen the impacts of clean-up efforts resulting from social disorder issues in south Nanaimo. On Monday, Sept. 15, Nan...
Sep 17, 2025

Nanaimo Clippers home opener coincides with VIEx launch
NANAIMO - Kicking off the BCHL's regular season is morphing into a community-wide event in Nanaimo, as the Clippers' season opener in Nanaimo coincides with the first day of the Vancouver Island Exhib...
Sep 16, 2025

Parksville Curling Club wants you to give curling a shot during Launch Week
PARKSVILLE - Following the successful hosting of events for the 55+ BC Games, the Parksville Curling Club is now inviting the community to give curling a try. Parksville Curling Club's Launch Week goe...
Sep 16, 2025

Several vehicles impounded during Nanaimo enforcement blitz
NANAIMO - Eyes from above relayed real-time intelligence to numerous ground resources assigned to target unsafe drivers in the Harbour City. Culminating from mounting public complaints, Nanaimo RCMP R...
Sep 16, 2025