Category Archives: Nanaimo

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...