Tag Archives: Community
‘If we do nothing, nothing is going to change’: lease approved for south Nanaimo social housing facility
NANAIMO - Following extensive debate, a temporary supportive housing complex for unhoused individuals received a three-year lease from Nanaimo City Council. The City-owned site at 1030 Old Victoria Rd...
Jul 09, 2024
Repeat sex offender pleads guilty to Parksville voyeurism offence
NANAIMO - Already convicted of sexually assaulting a senior in Qualicum Beach and harassing women with threatening phone calls, a man awaits sentencing for a voyeurism offence.Joel Perry, 39, pleaded ...
Jul 09, 2024
Nanaimo, Qualicum Beach, and 20 other B.C. communities set new daily heat records
NANAIMO - Much of Western Canada has been under a heat warning since late last week, with daily high-temperature records toppling province-wide over the weekend.According to preliminary data from Envi...
Jul 08, 2024
Collisions increase at Nanaimo's highest crash intersections
NANAIMO - While knocked off the list of having the most crashes on Vancouver Island, more collisions occurred at Nanaimo's busiest intersections last year. Newly released ICBC data showed the Island H...
Jul 08, 2024
Nanaimo volunteer program offers food growing opportunity
NANAIMO - Operating for more than a year, a volunteer program at a small south Nanaimo food garden is a magnet for community activity. Since the spring of 2023, Nanaimo Foodshare has staged a seasonal...
Jul 07, 2024
NightOwls look to build of first half success in July and August
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo NightOwls are now officially into the second half of their West Coast League baseball season.The team finished below .500 in the first half but co-owner Jim Swanson said the grou...
Jul 06, 2024
How to stay cool in Nanaimo as the mercury climbs
NANAIMO - With hot weather remaining for the next several days, the City of Nanaimo is offering advice on staying cool. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a heat warning on Thursday, July 4,...
Jul 05, 2024
'An amazing experience:' mountain bikers take over Nanaimo trails for BC Bike Race
NANAIMO - Around 500 mountain bikers spent Thursday winding their way through Nanaimo's treed trail systems, part of an epic week-long mountain biking adventure. Now it's its 18th year, the BC Bike Ra...
Jul 05, 2024
Nanaimo man busted with "several ounces" of fentanyl, guns, and cash
NANAIMO - A prolific Nanaimo offender is facing multiple charges after a large amount of drugs, cash and guns were allegedly found in his truck. Roger Ian Der, 44, was arrested on June 13 around 4:25 ...
Jul 04, 2024
Nanaimo RCMP seek witnesses in road rage/baseball bat attack
NANAIMO - Mounties in Nanaimo are looking for witnesses to an altercation between two male drivers, where one allegedly used a baseball to assault the other.Police say on May 27 around 4:30 p.m. the d...
Jul 04, 2024