UPDATE - Nanaimo RCMP advise Delorme was located and arrested in Port Alberni. EARLIER - NANAIMO - A northern B.C. man wanted on multiple domestic violence-related charges is believed to be on the mid-Island. Jayson Lee Delorme, 41, is thought to be travelling in the Nanaimo, Port Alberni or Duncan area of Vancouver Is...

NANAIMO - Despite complaints rising on backyard chickens in Nanaimo, it appears the City is comfortable with existing guidelines.Nanaimo City councillors opted to maintain current bylaws and limits surrounding the number of chickens permitted on residential lots, during their governance and priorities committee meeting...

NANAIMO - There's a few extra smiles throughout town this week.Tim Horton's locations in Nanaimo are again participating in the annual Smile Cookie campaign, selling the specially decorated treats through Sunday, May 5 with proceeds going to the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation (NDHF).Trina Knight, manager of c...

NANAIMO - The skies of the Comox Valley are alive with the sounds of jets this week, as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds are back in town.Their annual spring training at CFB Comox builds to their first public appearance of the season at the Comox Air Show on May 18, at 19 Wing Comox.Public affairs officer Cpt. Philip Roch...

UPDATE - Tickets for the raffle sold out around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1 with over 350 selling since publishing of this story on Tuesday, April 30.EARLIER - NANOOSE BAY - An exceptionally generous donation is helping a local elementary school raise thousands of dollars for an outdoor play and learning space.A raff...

NANAIMO - A veteran BC Supreme Court justice wasn't buying what a longtime criminal was selling at trial. Kerry Wallace Chang, 55, was found guilty of possession for the purpose of trafficking fentanyl during a Monday, April 29 judgment in connection to a notable 2020 raid at a south Nanaimo home. While he admitted to ...

NANAIMO - The City is eyeing the expansion of its ambitious safety plans for the downtown, however the cost of potential upgrades remains to be seen.Councillors were presented results from an independent consultant's report during a governance and priorities meeting on Monday, April 29, which examined the Downtown Nana...

NANAIMO - One of the biggest shows on television is set to convert small areas of the city's downtown into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Crews for the hit HBO show 'The Last of Us' began hauling in equipment and cordoning off areas in Diana Krall Plaza on Monday, April 29, ahead of a roughly five-week residency in down...

NANAIMO - Finding gnome doors in tree trunks has been a magical part of some local parks for over a decade, and the man behind them couldn't be more thrilled. Charlie Pickard has been hand-crafting gnome doors and birdhouses since moving to Vancouver Island almost 15 years ago, a hobby turned passion for the retired pl...

NANAIMO - New provincial funding is behind a series of capital and planning projects for Island-based manufacturing companies.Support through the ministry of jobs, economic development and innovation will see six capital and four planning projects financed with up to $5 million, a move which is hoped to create new jobs...