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58 new cases in Island Health as Interior hit with mandatory masks & other restrictions

NANAIMO - Island Health has continued its trend for rising COVID-19 infections.A further 58 new cases were confirmed Friday, Aug. 20 by the health authority, however the number active rose just margin...

Aug 20, 2021

Island Health scaling back COVID-19 mass vaccination sites in Nanaimo, Oceanside

NANAIMO - Mass vaccination clinics set up to quickly deliver doses of COVID-19 vaccine are downsizing as demand continually drops.Island Health confirmed on Friday, Aug. 20, many of their large, immun...

Aug 20, 2021

Injured ATV rider north of Horne Lake nearly tumbles over cliff

QUALICUM BEACH - A teenage girl was only a few feet from falling over steep cliff after a serious ATV mishap.Arrowsmith Search and Rescue president Nick Rivers said their agency responded Wednesday Au...

Aug 19, 2021

Central Island drives steep increase in Island COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Island Health has reported a steep increase in COVID-19 cases.The health authority confirmed 53 additional cases on Thursday, Aug. 19, taking the total number of active cases to 323.The cent...

Aug 19, 2021

Mt. Hayes wildfire, southwest of Nanaimo airport, grows to 20 hectares

NANAIMO - A wildfire which sparked early Thursday afternoon has grown considerably. The Mt. Hayes fire, burning approximately 2.5 kilometres off of Hwy. 1, southwest of Nanaimo airport, grew rapidly a...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 19, 2021 Aerial resources were dropping regular loads of water and fire retardant on the Mt. Hayes fire, southwest of Nanaimo Airport (submitted photo/Jakob Mayfield)

Body of missing diver located around Winchelsea Islands

NANAIMO - The search for a missing diver off the coast of Lantzville has concluded.Nanaimo RCMP have confirmed the body of a man in his 40's was discovered in the area around the Winchelsea Islands on...

Aug 19, 2021

Fifth homicide investigation in 2021 opened by Nanaimo RCMP

NANAIMO - For the fifth time in 2021, local Mounties are investigating a homicide in the city.Nanaimo RCMP were asked by officers in Kelowna to conduct a welfare check on a man in the area after their...

Aug 19, 2021

Phase one upgrades on Nanaimo's Metral Dr. near completion ahead of tricky phase two

NANAIMO - A major upgrade to a key corridor through the city is nearing the halfway point.A complete streets makeover of Metral Dr. from Mostar Rd. to Turner Rd. is almost done with crews expected to ...

Aug 19, 2021

Active COVID-19 cases drop throughout Island Health and central Island area

NANAIMO - The COVID-19 rollercoaster continues in Island Health and the central Island area. The health authority announced 29 new cases on Wednesday, Aug. 18, higher than the day before. However, act...

Aug 18, 2021

RCMP continue scouring Winchelsea Islands for missing recreational diver

NANAIMO - The search remains active in the waters off Lantzville in hopes of finding a recreational diver who didn't resurface last Friday morning.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Derek Balderston said their detachm...

Aug 18, 2021