Category Archives: Nanaimo

'Atypical' August rainfall to help local air quality concerns
NANAIMO - It won't be much locally, but some brief summer rain is being welcomed with open arms.A relatively strong Pacific frontal system is moving across the region beginning Thursday, Aug. 14 and c...
Aug 14, 2025

Oceanside seniors lose thousands in pair of frauds
PARKSVILLE - A pair of costly scams came to the attention of Oceanside RCMP in mid-July, including a Qualicum Beach senior, who was swindled out of over $50,000. Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth said t...
Aug 14, 2025

Nanaimo, Oceanside & Port Alberni air quality among worst in Canada
NANAIMO - Smoke from a pair of Island-based wildfires has seen local air quality plunge.Despite light smoke and air particulate lingering in recent days, indices measuring pollution spiked overnight i...
Aug 14, 2025

BC Hydro unable to determine damage from wildfire as communities remain without power
PORT ALBERNI - Power lines and poles have suffered damage due to an out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island, putting some communities in the dark for an undetermined amount of time. The Mount Unde...
Aug 13, 2025

Guilty verdicts in fatal Nanaimo area construction zone collision
NANAIMO - A BC Supreme Court justice convicted a woman on a pair of criminal code driving charges in relation to a late-night collision south of the city at a marked construction zone. A nearly 40-min...
Aug 13, 2025

Mount Underwood wildfire grows overnight, more evacuation alerts issued
PORT ALBERNI - A wildfire burning south of Port Alberni since Monday evening continues to grow, prompting more evacuation alerts in the area. The Mount Underwood fire is 2,156 hectares in size as of 1...
Aug 13, 2025

50/50 draw boosting Nanaimo hospital maternity ward
NANAIMO - Revenue from a pending 50/50 raffle will help purchase fetal monitoring equipment for high-risk pregnancies at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Tickets for the Nanaimo and District Hospita...
Aug 13, 2025

Off-roading crash claims lives of Nanaimo adventure couple
NANAIMO - Well-known for documenting off-roading and camping expeditions, a Nanaimo couple has died in the terrain they cherished. Matthew Yeomans and Stacey Tourout, both in their early 30s, passed a...
Aug 12, 2025

Fast-growing wildfire south of Port Alberni swells in size, evacuations ordered
UPDATE: 1:30 p.m. - The Mount Underwood wildfire is now 1,391 hectares in size and remains burning out of control, and is now the only wildfire of note in the province. UPDATE: 12:00 p.m. - An evacuat...
Aug 12, 2025

Records fall in several communities in southern B.C. as heat warnings persist
VANCOUVER - Multiple daily temperature records fell in B.C. communities this week as heat warnings are expected to persist in the southern part of the province through to mid-week. Environment Canada ...
Aug 12, 2025