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NANAIMO - If you still have a Christmas tree up, this weekend is your chance to get it out of your house and donate it to a good cause.There are a number of Christmas tree chipping events happening th...
Jan 06, 2024
NANAIMO - An arrest warrant has been issued for a Nanaimo man after missing a court date following an arrest related to allegedly bringing a handgun into a local bar. Police say on Oct. 20, 32-year-ol...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 05, 2024
NANAIMO - The local SPCA is looking back on their last year with pride, after helping find homes for more than 650 animals in 2023.The Nanaimo and District SPCA (NDSPCA) recently announced their anima...
Jan 05, 2024
NANAIMO - RCMP are looking for a wanted man from the interior who may be living and working in Nanaimo. Police say 27-year-old Darius Konefall-Townsend is wanted on charges of assault and mischief ste...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 05, 2024
NANAIMO - The provincial program keeping track of repeat violent offenders is showing some promising results early on, according to the province. The Repeat Violent Offending Intervention Initiative (...
Daryl Major Jan 05, 2024
NANAIMO - With family and friends convinced her baby would be born last year, Sabre Lupton couldn't be happier with how her New Year's Day went.Lupton and her husband Morgan Oud, both born and raised ...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 04, 2024
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP say a man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after he ran into a car at a busy downtown Parksville intersection. Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth said ...
Daryl Major Jan 04, 2024
NANAIMO - A late Nanaimo man known for his community work with recycling, community food gardens and inclusion was honoured for his extraordinary local contributions. Craig Evans' advocacy for the env...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 03, 2024
LADYSMITH - A non-profit's bid to continue its nearly 40-year run of developing and operating Ladysmith's community marina is over. BC Supreme Court justice Warren Millman rejected a Ladysmith Maritim...
Jan 03, 2024
NANAIMO - Following substantial rises on the heels of the COIVD-19 pandemic, residential property valuations are stabilizing in the Nanaimo area, across Vancouver Island and province-wide. Newly relea...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 03, 2024