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'That's the most that's ever been recorded:' Van Isle marmot recovery success story continues

NANAIMO - Efforts by a Nanaimo-based organization formed to save and strengthen Vancouver Island marmot populations are reaching new heights. Marmot Recovery Foundation (MRF) executive director Adam T...

Daryl Major Jun 30, 2025

2 hikers fall from cliff at Nanaimo's Pipers Lagoon Park

NANAIMO - Emergency responders rescued two people who fell down a steep embankment at a popular north Nanaimo park. Calls to 911 were made on Sunday, June 29 at about 1:30 p.m in response to a pair of...

Jun 29, 2025

March & gathering happening Sunday for missing Nanaimo woman Lisa Young

NANAIMO - Despite momentum built toward cracking a historic cold case of a presumed local homicide victim, answers remain elusive. A 21-year-old Lisa Marie Young vanished during the early morning hour...

Jun 28, 2025

Camera-monitored high-crash intersections appear to have the attention of Nanaimo drivers

NANAIMO - Significant progress was made on red-light runners at a pair of monitored Harbour City intersections in 2024. Newly released B.C. government data showed 857 total violators at Nanaimo's two ...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 26, 2025

HMCS Nanaimo making final stop in Harbour City for Canada Day festivities

NANAIMO - A coastal defence vessel bearing the city's name is returning for a Canada Day port call. HMCS Nanaimo will dock in Nanaimo as part of the city's Canada Day festivities, marking a milestone ...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 26, 2025

'It's all about safety and security:' provincial funds land at Nanaimo's heliport

NANAIMO - Several small airports around the province are getting a piece of provincial funding, including nearly $75,000 to bolster the Nanaimo Harbour Heliport. Located at 100 Port Dr. next to the cr...

Daryl Major Jun 26, 2025

Scaled-down road construction season starts in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - With typically several big-ticket projects on the go simultaneously, notably fewer road renewal projects are happening this summer in Nanaimo. A key project features an upsized sewer line an...

Jun 25, 2025

Nanaimo golf tournament tees up $825K for mid-Island youth, healthcare

NANAIMO - One year removed from raising over $1 million, the Tom Harris Charity Classic's encore was perhaps even more impressive. Amid well-documented uncertain economic times, $825,000 was raised th...

Jun 24, 2025

Central Vancouver Island second in province for toxic drug deaths in April

NANAIMO - Five people lost their lives to toxic drugs in Nanaimo in April, as the total number of deaths related to the unregulated drug supply starts to increase once again after declining. This brin...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 24, 2025

Vancouver Island hopeful for more local tourists this summer

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island might be an even more desirable tourist destination this summer, as additional Canadians choose to travel in-country amid the ongoing Canada/United States trade dispute. Bri...

Daryl Major Jun 24, 2025