Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo Council rezones lot for contentious Harewood housing infill vision
NANAIMO - Despite objections primarily based on safety due to congestion and challenging road configurations, Nanaimo City Council is willing to hear detailed plans for an envisioned Third St project....
May 28, 2025
One arrested south of Nanaimo after shots fired into rural home
NANAIMO - A swift and sizeable police response led to a quick arrest of a man accused of firing a shotgun into a home in the rural South Wellington area. Multiple police cruisers were seen driving at ...
May 28, 2025
First fire ban coming for Vancouver Island & Coastal Fire Centre
NANAIMO - Larger, open fires are set to be banned for the summer months, effective at the end of this week. The Coastal Fire Centre will enact a sweeping ban on category two and three fires beginning ...
May 28, 2025
'Meet the needs of everyone:' Nanaimo Council sends Loudon Park project for staff review
NANAIMO - Despite years of consultation, design and debate, it will be some time yet before the future of a lakefront park is decided. After approving an $11 million upgrade to Loudon Park in April, o...
May 28, 2025
Repeat offender wanted after Nanaimo doctor's clinic break-in
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking for a man well-known to them and wanted in connection to a late 2022 break-in.RCMP say they've been unable to locate 45-year-old Riley David Quin who is wanted on ...
May 27, 2025
City looking to remove off-street parking minimums for new downtown Nanaimo developments
NANAIMO - The City wants to know how residents feel about removing the minimum off-street parking requirements for all new developments in the city's downtown core.An amendment to the "Off-Street Park...
May 27, 2025
Street patio bylaw passed in Parksville, individual submissions invited
PARKSVILLE - Trail-blazed by a downtown restaurant, a new bylaw is in place to regulate downtown street patios. City Council unanimously approved a broad street patio bylaw for downtown restaurants, p...
May 27, 2025
'No alternatives:' City of Nanaimo looking to add $1.9M for software upgrades
NANAIMO - Almost $2 million in additional funding will likely be added to the City's business management software project, as it will no longer be supported by the end of the year. The City has known ...
May 26, 2025
'Violent and unpredictable' man wanted by Nanaimo RCMP
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are searching for a man wanted on numerous charges related to violent crimes. Twenty-five year old Eric Daniel Kivell Jr. faces charges of assault with a weapon, uttering thre...
May 26, 2025
Nanaimo man jailed for significant drugs/weapons seizure
NANAIMO - A man has been sentenced to a federal prison sentence following high-profile busts at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and a south Nanaimo home. Cody Edward Ranger, 37, pleaded guilty t...
May 26, 2025