Tag Archives: Community
City sells downtown Nanaimo parking lot in favour of multi-unit rental building
NANAIMO - Plans are in the works to turn a downtown City staff parking lot into a residential rental building.The connected lots, located at 350 and 398 Franklyn St. near City Hall, currently owned by...
Jan 19, 2024
Technology plays integral role in rescuing two stranded men in Nanoose Bay
NANOOSE BAY - A smartphone's crash detection feature precisely showed where two injured men were located after their truck tipped over on a snow-filled rural logging road. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue...
Jan 19, 2024
Fine levied for toxic discharges at Crofton mill, including one million litres into ocean
DUNCAN - A sizable administrative penalty has been applied against Catalyst Paper Corporation's Crofton mill for multiple environmental infractions.A recent Ministry of Environment and Climate Change ...
Jan 18, 2024
Nanaimo RCMP consider death of 33-year-old woman a homicide
NANAIMO - Local mounties are searching for a grey sedan connected to what they say is a homicide investigation. Nanaimo RCMP were called to an apartment building in the Country Club Centre area in the...
Jan 18, 2024
VIDEO: Clippers Matt Lahey honoured with draft ranking and prospects game invite
NANAIMO - Clippers defenceman Matt Lahey is being recognized by the hockey world on a couple of fronts.Earlier this month he was ranked 144th for the upcoming NHL draft by NHL Central Scouting, then o...
Jan 18, 2024
Driver launches over embankment, takes out north Nanaimo traffic light
NANAIMO - A driver luckily sustained only minor injuries after losing control of his car and toppling a traffic light. It happened on Thursday, Jan 18 at about 6:50 a.m. on Rutherford Rd. at Hammond B...
Jan 18, 2024
Second AAP opens for Nanaimo public works replacement project
NANAIMO - A second bid by the City to get electoral approval for a new public works yard is underway. Following a City of Nanaimo procedural error during the initial Alternative Approval Process (AAP)...
Jan 18, 2024
'It's nothing to panic about:' small sinkhole forms in south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A portion of a busy south end street is closed to non-local traffic after a resident noticed a small sinkhole forming on Victoria Rd. The City of Nanaimo's general manager of engineering and...
Jan 17, 2024
Local doctor encourages smokers take small, realistic action to butt out
NANAIMO - A highly respected smoking cessation specialist says modest, realistic goals often go a long way in quitting for good.Nanaimo based family physician Dr. Derek Poteryko said National Non Smok...
Jan 17, 2024
'We've only had one person released:' Nanaimo repeat violent offender team sees early success
NANAIMO - A local unit designed to focus on repeat violent offenders is seeing success, both related to their mandate and elsewhere in the Nanaimo area. The Nanaimo RCMP's Special Investigations and T...
Jan 16, 2024