Category Archives: Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Charging batteries to get heated vests and chairs primed for a camping trip led to a notable fire in the bedroom of a Nanaimo home. Reported on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 13 in Nanaimo's ...

NANAIMO - A passion for bike riding and a career in emergency response inspired one local man to undertake a major challenge.Bruce McKenzie, a firefighter with the North Oyster Volunteer Fire Departme...

NANAIMO - It's official: Nanaimo is now home to the world's largest Nanaimo Bar. The world record was set by students and staff at Vancouver Island University's Professional Baking and Pastry Arts and...

NANAIMO - British Columbian drivers appear to need a reminder regarding a law allowing emergency responders and roadside workers the space they need. A recent survey by BCAA of 810 online respondents ...

NANAIMO - United Way BC (UWBC) is on a mission to help eliminate period poverty province-wide, ensuring those who menstruate have what they need, when they need it.The social agency's Period Promise c...

NANAIMO - Police hope the public can help find a woman who's the source of an extensive marine search and rescue operation. Nanaimo RCMP are trying to locate Amber Nitchman, 34, the registered owner o...

NANAIMO - BC Housing, in partnership with Island Health, are advancing plans for new housing options for those experiencing homelessness in the city.Approximately 20 units of complex care housing, fea...

NANAIMO - Rescue crews are resuming the search for anyone aboard a sailboat found along the Nanaimo coast.Crews were dispatched by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre on Thursday, May 15 around 2 p.m...

NANAIMO - Just in time for the May long weekend, construction gates around a popular beach in Nanaimo are coming down. Kirsty MacDonald, the City's manager of parks operations, said the expanded and a...

NANAIMO - An RCMP officer has been charged with driving without due care and attention following an incident in Ladysmith last year. A BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) news release states the charge agai...