Tag Archives: Community
Repeat vandalism causes 'thousands of dollars' worth of damage at Nanaimo's Colliery Dam
NANAIMO - Vandalism at a popular urban park is described by one City of Nanaimo official as "senseless, frustrating, and asinine."Repeated damage - and the eventual cutting - of a safety boom at lower...
Jan 10, 2025
Nanaimo food bank reports Christmas demand levelling off following post-pandemic surge
NANAIMO - Following a few years of dramatic increases, a local food bank reports only a slight increase in demand in their recent Christmas hamper campaign. Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Ba...
Jan 09, 2025
VIDEO: Clippers forging new identity with several new players
NANAIMO - It's been an unprecedented year of roster change in the BCHL and within the Nanaimo Clippers organization.A new rule which came into effect in November allows players looking to play in the ...
Jan 09, 2025
'Complete Street' to be established near downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Modernizing a section of Third St. represents a notable pending construction project, featuring raised cycling lanes on both sides of the street. A bulk of the work slated between Howard Ave...
Jan 09, 2025
Nanaimo couple guilty of repeated illegal sea cucumber harvest and sale
NANAIMO - A recent extended trial of a local fisherman and his wife charged with numerous fishing violations has reached a verdict: guilty on all counts.Scott Stanley Matthew Steer, 47, and his wife M...
Jan 08, 2025
B.C. Highway Patrol seeks additional witnesses & video of fatal Nanoose Bay crash
NANOOSE BAY - An investigation continues into an early morning collision which claimed the life of a 61-year-old Nanoose Bay man. B.C. Highway Patrol say the man was hit by a vehicle and died of his i...
Jan 08, 2025
Nanaimo hosting month-long art festival to celebrate 150th birthday
NANAIMO - Dubbed a celebration of light, art and community, the City of Nanaimo is staging a month-long winter arts festival at Maffeo Sutton Park. Luminous Paths: Nanaimo's 150 & Beyond includes ...
Jan 08, 2025
Woman charged following death of infant in Ladysmith
Editor's note: updated court records on Wednesday, Jan 8 stated Gloria Lemay was in custody. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 9.LADYSMITH - A woman accused of mishandling the ...
Jan 07, 2025
Nanaimo woman pleads not guilty to impaired driving charges
NANAIMO - A trial is poised to begin shortly for a woman accused of recklessly driving through a construction zone south of Nanaimo, resulting in the death of a worker and injuring another. Christanne...
Jan 07, 2025
Unsanctioned OPS continues near Nanaimo hospital, movement spreads across Canada
NANAIMO - A group of Island doctors and volunteers pushing for governments and health authorities to provide overdose prevention sites at hospitals continues gaining traction. Doctors for Safer Drug P...
Jan 06, 2025