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Rented lights & audio equipment stolen from Nanaimo Fringe Festival

NANAIMO - Some of the outdoor performances at this year's Nanaimo Fringe Festival might be more acoustic than first planned, but the show will go on.Organizers say their storage container in the Old C...

Aug 12, 2022

'Friction heats them to over 1000 degrees:' peak of annual Perseids meteor shower due

NANAIMO - One of the most impressive astronomical shows of the year peaks this weekend.The annual Perseids meteor shower, ongoing since late July and set to continue through much of August, will peak ...

Aug 12, 2022

New City employees tackling social disorder, assisting street entrenched

NANAIMO - One final hiring remains to complete a new team of a dozen community safety officers (CSO) representing a significant City Hall investment to bolster enforcement and outreach efforts.The byl...

Aug 11, 2022

Cut down on waste and clean out your closet with Reuse Rendezvous

NANAIMO - The longest-running reuse event in Nanaimo is making its return.People living within Nanaimo city limits will have the chance to get rid of items they no longer use, and pick up some free st...

Aug 10, 2022

VIDEO: Early morning lightning storm sparks multiple fires across central Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - A large, active storm system making its way through Vancouver Island is leaving behind some wildfire activity.Four fires were sparked in a matter of hours after an early morning storm system...

Aug 10, 2022

Local teams secure hardware at senior women's fastball provincials in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A pair of Nanaimo teams came out on top at the senior women's fastball provincial championship staged this past weekend at McGirr Sports Fields.Nanaimo Southside won the gold medal in the 'C...

Aug 09, 2022

Nanaimo man wins big with $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize

NANAIMO - How sweet it is.Traveling is on the mind of a Nanaimo man who secured a cool $1 million lottery prize.James Honeyman won the substantial prize in the July 23 Lotto 6/49 draw. He told the BC ...

Aug 09, 2022

Maffeo Sutton Park playground upgrades underway

NANAIMO - Young children won't have long to wait for a substantially improved experience at one of Nanaimo's go-to playgrounds.Aging equipment and a somewhat unforgiving gravel surface was recently re...

Aug 09, 2022

Charges laid in connection to Nanoose Bay break-in/sexual assault

PARKSVILLE - A man accused of a sexual assault following a break-in at a Nanoose Bay home has been charged, while Oceanside Mounties are trying to re-arrest him.Charges of sexual assault, assault with...

Aug 08, 2022

Arson charge laid after fire at Nanaimo Tim Hortons

NANAIMO - A local man well known to police remains in custody and charged with arson.Kym Robert Arkell, 38, faces a single count of arson damaging property following a Tuesday, Aug. 2 fire at Tim Hort...

Aug 08, 2022