Tag Archives: Events
'Let's go:' plans for annual bathtub weekend come into focus
NANAIMO - While a lack of clarity due to the pandemic hampered planning efforts previously, the identity of this year's Bathtub Weekend is crystal clear."Family friendly is what it's all about," Loyal...
Jun 06, 2023
Driver arrested after plowing through 5K Foam Fest event in Nanoose Bay
NANAIMO - A pair of alarming incidents took place at a popular event in Nanoose Bay.Oceanside RCMP were called out to the 5K Foam Fest held at Arbutus Meadows Event and Equestrian Centre in Nanoose Ba...
Jun 05, 2023
'He had the demons, he had the voices:' Kyle McInnis remembered for lively personality & giving back
NANAIMO - A large crowd filled a north Nanaimo hall where stories were told, laughs were had and tears flowed in honour of a man who made his mark in the community.Kyle Lloyd McInnis died of toxic dru...
May 29, 2023
Stranded climber rescued from Little Mountain, family expresses gratitude to Arrowsmith SAR
ERRINGTON - With his concerned father and brother anxiously looking on, rescuers hoisted a man stuck on Little Mountain during a late-night climb that went awry. It happened on Tuesday, May 23 with Ar...
May 25, 2023
'That hit home:' Nanaimo rower circling Long Lake to raise funds for burned heritage canoes
NANAIMO - A local rowing enthusiast will take a few laps around Long Lake to help a Nanaimo club replace heritage canoes destroyed in a fire.A suspicious fire on November 24, 2022, destroyed two voyag...
May 25, 2023
Rutherford Elementary set to re-open amid SD68 capacity crunch
NANAIMO - It's a new dawn for Rutherford Elementary school in the city's north end. The Board of Trustees for School District 68 unanimously approved the school's re-opening, pending some conditions, ...
May 25, 2023
'It's so important to have those life jackets:' police preach boating safety as summer approaches
NANAIMO - An increased police presence on local waters coincides with a marked jump in the number of boaters enjoying the ocean and area lakes.Cst. David Kokesch with the RCMP's West Coast Marine said...
May 25, 2023
Rising number of Nanaimo students going to school hungry
NANAIMO - A program feeding students in School District 68 is increasingly relied upon by students to ensure their stomachs aren't empty during the school week. Since 2018 the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School...
May 24, 2023
Man battling addiction convicted of defrauding Nanaimo bank
NANAIMO - A man with a strong prior work history as a heavy equipment operator saw his life derail after forming a drug addiction. Michael Wayne Bonson, 35, pleaded guilty to three offences and was ha...
May 24, 2023
Repeat highway blockader avoids jail, but hit with criminal record
NANAIMO - While he's not going to jail, a key organizer behind a pair of disruptive Vancouver Island highway blockades vows he'll find other ways to get his message across.Derek Hugh Menard, 34, was i...
May 18, 2023