Environment

Mail delivery in Nanaimo goes electric

NANAIMO - Canada Post has unveiled its new electric-powered delivery vehicles, with Nanaimo being the first in Canada to swap out its entire fleet from gas to electricity. President and CEO of Canada ...

Mar 09, 2023

Dump truck rolls on Nanaimo Parkway with fuel and food waste spilling

NANAIMO - A large semi-trailer carrying organic food waste overturned while travelling on the Nanaimo Parkway's southbound lanes. Emergency crews including Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) and paramedics BC ...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 03, 2023

'It's so rare:' local photographer captures dazzling Aurora Borealis display

NANAIMO - Wendy Kotorynksi wasn't convinced the stars would align for a potential space show.But the night "was in the epic category" for the Parksville woman and avid space photography buff as she sp...

Feb 27, 2023

'Speed is the number one factor:' overnight snow behind tricky travel around Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A few centimetres of overnight snowfall on the central Island is causing headaches for some drivers.Emergency crews responded to a series of crashes along the Trans Canada Hwy. near Morden R...

Feb 22, 2023

Frigid air & flurries due for Nanaimo, Oceanside regions

NANAIMO - Mother Nature is reminding us, winter isn't over just yet.A ridge of high pressure from the Arctic is making its way through much of western Canada and is expected to impact areas of Vancouv...

Feb 21, 2023

Former Nanaimo environmental planner honored for 'extraordinary influence'

NANAIMO - While he's no longer alive to accept an award for years of environmental advocacy, Rob Lawrance's legacy continues inspiring people to make the world a more sustainable place.Lawrance, the f...

Feb 12, 2023

After months of wild weather, January was back to boring West Coast conditions

NANAIMO - Following a year full of record-setting weather events, the start of 2023 was a bland one in the weather world. Trevor Smith, Environment Canada meteorologist, said the east side of Vancouve...

Daryl Major Feb 08, 2023

'More than happy to tuck back into bed:' Van Isle Violet predicts remaining winter weeks

NANAIMO - Snowfall earlier this week might not be the last of the white stuff we see this winter.Van Isle Violet, a marmot serving as Vancouver Island's own interpretation of the traditional groundhog...

Feb 02, 2023

Nanaimo man awaits punishment for causing pair of highway blockades

NANAIMO - A brief jail sentence is possible for a man at the centre of a pair blockades on the Trans Canada Highway on Vancouver Island last spring. Sentencing arguments for Derek Hugh Menard took pla...

Jan 12, 2023

Hiking heroes help carry wounded dog from Cable Bay Trail

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo woman is thanking a pair of hiking heroes who helped carry her injured dog to safety. Courtnay Huber's two-year-old Australian Shepard Pip was out with her mother-in-law and partne...

Alex Rawnsley Jan 10, 2023