Nanaimo

'It takes the public to make the trucks run:' Parksville Fire Rescue holding recruitment-focused open house

PARKSVILLE - Wonder what it's really like to be a firefighter in Oceanside? Monday could be your night to find out. Parksville Fire Rescue are holding their annual open house event on Monday, Jan. 22,...

Daryl Major Jan 22, 2024

Downtown Nanaimo micro-unit project receives tax break

NANAIMO - A developer's vision to transform a downtown office building into residential micro-units received a financial boost. Last week Nanaimo City Council voted in favour of a property tax exempti...

Jan 21, 2024

Provincial grant money aids wildfire fighting efforts for Oceanside departments

NANAIMO - A large chunk of provincial grant money will help Oceanside fire departments with wildfire suppression.Almost $120,000 from the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) will go towards b...

Jan 20, 2024

Mid-Island emergency warming centres reach capacity during cold snap, calls made for consistent funding

NANAIMO - As the snow turns to rain and the temperature becomes more seasonal for the mid-Island, emergency warming shelter operators are reflecting on the impacts of a recent deep freeze. Three City-...

Jan 19, 2024

City sells downtown Nanaimo parking lot in favour of multi-unit rental building

NANAIMO - Plans are in the works to turn a downtown City staff parking lot into a residential rental building.The connected lots, located at 350 and 398 Franklyn St. near City Hall, currently owned by...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 19, 2024

Technology plays integral role in rescuing two stranded men in Nanoose Bay

NANOOSE BAY - A smartphone's crash detection feature precisely showed where two injured men were located after their truck tipped over on a snow-filled rural logging road. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 19, 2024

Nanaimo situation table connecting those in need to local social services

NANAIMO - About a year into operations, the Nanaimo Acute Response Table (N-ART), or situation table, is making strides in helping to protect vulnerable community members. A situation table is a multi...

Daryl Major Jan 19, 2024

Fine levied for toxic discharges at Crofton mill, including one million litres into ocean

DUNCAN - A sizable administrative penalty has been applied against Catalyst Paper Corporation's Crofton mill for multiple environmental infractions.A recent Ministry of Environment and Climate Change ...

Jan 18, 2024

Nanaimo RCMP consider death of 33-year-old woman a homicide

NANAIMO - Local mounties are searching for a grey sedan connected to what they say is a homicide investigation. Nanaimo RCMP were called to an apartment building in the Country Club Centre area in the...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 18, 2024

'We made some great progress:' snow clearing crews into residential areas of Nanaimo & Oceanside

NANAIMO - Favourable overnight weather has allowed local snow-clearing crews to make some decent headway into moving Mother Nature's latest blast of snow. Between 10 and 30 centimetres fell on Wednesd...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 18, 2024