Category Archives: Nanaimo

NANAIMO - While the life of a beloved member of the Nanaimo soccer community was tragically cut short, supporters vow to carry on his legacy. The first of a planned annual Reid Davidson Memorial Golf ...

NANAIMO - Busted with thousands of illegal pictures and dozens of videos, a Parksville man with no prior criminal record now resides in a jail cell. Michael William Strawson, 36, was jailed for slight...

PARKSVILLE - A new era of sand sculpting has arrived in Parksville. A new, enlarged and more accessible location behind the Parksville Curling Club debuts this year, as the Parksville Beach Festival S...

LADYSMITH - A pair of speeders received a swift and expensive lesson after being stopped recently along the Trans Canada Hwy. Mounties in Ladysmith report a driver on Canada Day was stopped after bein...

COOMBS - More than 30 firefighters from multiple regional departments responded to a substantial house fire. Ron Schildroth, Coombs-Hilliers Volunteer Fire Department chief, said they were alerted to ...

NANAIMO - Nearly three dozen townhouses are envisioned for a currently wooded lot in the city's centre. City Councillors moved through the first three readings of a rezoning application on Monday, Jul...

NANAIMO - A man awaits his sentence for firing a gun at a young driver during an extreme case of road rage. Reza Rahiman, 46, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 8 to a charge of intent to endanger life, ...

LADYSMITH - High levels of bacteria in water samples collected from Transfer Beach is prompting a warning. Island Health, via the Town of Ladysmith, issued an advisory late on Monday, July 7, advising...

NANAIMO - Five talented and personable home cooks will have a unique opportunity to showcase their skills. Food Network Canada is bringing a homegrown spinoff of the British cooking show 'Come Dine Wi...

NANAIMO - A property has been purchased for the future new home of a long-planned community centre to serve the city's growing south end. To be located at the western end of Eleventh St. at Junction A...