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Fatal Nanaimo workplace incident under investigation

NANAIMO - One person died following an accident at a central Nanaimo job site. The BC Coroners Service (BCCS) confirmed the death after multiple emergency response crews responded to a construction pr...

Ian Holmes Sep 26, 2024

RDN board conditionally suspends RV length of stay enforcement

NANAIMO - Preliminary measures are now in place protecting people living in recreational vehicles from length of stay rules in designated campgrounds and resorts. Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) bo...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 25, 2024

Water levels in Englishman River force stage 4 restrictions in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - Despite a decided shift to fall on the mid-Island over the last couple of weeks, water resources in parts of the Oceanside region remains scarce.The City of Parksville announced stage fou...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 25, 2024

'Incredibly fortunate somebody heard him:' local water taxi operator rescues capsized boater off Nanoose Bay

NANAIMO - A local boater has his life jacket and an immense amount of good fortune to thank after he was plucked from cold, choppy waters Monday evening.Residents along the waterfront in Lantzville an...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 24, 2024

Kilograms of illicit drugs, guns and money seized by Nanaimo police after OPS arrests

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are calling it a "significant drugs and weapons bust" connected to a local overdose prevention site. As first reported by NanaimoNewsNOW, Gerid James Gregory-Allen and Sara Ly...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 24, 2024

90-year-old to give up to license after severely injuring woman in Parksville

NANAIMO - An elderly driver who hit two people in a Parksville crosswalk, resulting in life-altering injuries to a woman, said he will never drive again. Robert Lealess, 90, was issued a two-year driv...

Daryl Major Sep 24, 2024

Mother hospitalized after being hit by car near Nanaimo elementary school

NANAIMO - A woman was taken to hospital after being hit by a car while dropping her child off at school.Calls to 911 came in on Monday, Sept. 23 just after 8:20 a.m. to the Hammond Bay Rd./Morningside...

Sep 23, 2024

Cancer advocates ride wave of momentum to help more men

NANAIMO - A movement assisting men on Vancouver Island battling cancer is expanding its reach. The Sea Wolves Cancer Pack initiative, formed by a pair of Nanaimo cancer survivors including Don Helgeso...

Sep 21, 2024

Clippers renew rivalry with Bulldogs but lose 4-3 in OT

PORT ALBERNI - After not facing each other for ten months the Clippers and Bulldogs rekindled their hostilities in game that needed overtime to solve.Nanaimo started well with Dylan Kinch scoring two ...

Sep 20, 2024

People to sleep on flattened cardboard to support Nanaimo area youth

NANAIMO - A unique fundraiser is driving home the point of what it's like to sleep rough on city streets.Nanaimo Youth Services Association (NYSA) is hosting its second Roughing It event on the evenin...

Sep 20, 2024