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Two provinces halt use of AstraZeneca vaccine, 20 new COVID-19 cases of Island Health

NANAIMO - Canada's vaccine roll-out plan has hit a bump in the road.Ontario stopped delivery of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday, May 11 after it discovered more cases of a rare blood clottin...

May 11, 2021

Nanaimo RCMP officer injured after cruiser t-boned

NANAIMO - Both an RCMP officer and the driver of another car were taken to hospital after an evening crash. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said a Nanaimo RCMP cruiser was t-boned in the intersection of Third ...

May 11, 2021

'It's our goal to have every Canadian enumerated:' 2021 census responses due

NANAIMO - It's deadline day for the 2021 census.Statistics Canada is conducting the data collection task held every five years to gain insight into Canada's population trends in order to help shape th...

May 11, 2021

Co-leaders of Rutherford Squat given conditional sentences, $1K in restitution

NANAIMO - Sentences in provincial court are the final repercussions of Nanaimo's sizable tent city. Ivan Drury and Tingchun Chen, co-conspirators in what became commonly known at the Rutherford School...

May 11, 2021

New 'NANAIMO' sign survives two minor graffiti attempts

NANAIMO - City crews are keeping a close eye on the latest addition to Maffeo Sutton Park.Parks crews have actively monitored the "NANAIMO" sign since it was installed on April 29 and have twice remov...

May 10, 2021

Coroners service confirms cause of death in 2019 Gabriola Island plane crash

NANAIMO - A BC Coroners report has confirmed how three people aboard a plane which crashed on Gabriola Island died.Allan and Katheryn Boudreau, both from Ladysmith, along with Alex Bahlsen were flying...

May 10, 2021

Active COVID-19 cases on central Island drop by one quarter

NANAIMO - British Columbia continues the ride down the third wave of COVID-19.A total of 1,759 cases were confirmed through three reporting periods over the weekend from May 8 to May 10, including 54 ...

May 10, 2021

Nanaimo council approves property tax increase

NANAIMO - A three per cent property tax hike is locked in.City council adopted a series of financial bylaw amendments during a special meeting on Monday, May 10.The increase comes as a result of a two...

May 10, 2021

Vancouver Island Crisis Society reports record call volumes

NANAIMO - Phone calls for help coming from all over Vancouver Island soared to a new high, while a non profit agency grapples with how to keep up with demand.Vancouver Island Crisis Society (VICS) exe...

May 10, 2021

'What I want is this beautiful, natural environment:' local artist sees Nanaimo in 100 years

NANAIMO - Local streets are again adorned with hundreds of colourful, seasonal banners.Becky Thiessen's design was selected from 12 finalists in a contest to represent what Nanaimo would be like in 10...

May 09, 2021