Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire

NANAIMO - A fire was quickly contained on a sailboat docked at the Cameron Island Marina.Nanaimo FIre Rescue (NFR) assistant chief Troy Libbus said a Good Samaritan used an extinguisher to douse flame...

NANAIMO - A pickup truck damaged the exterior of London Drugs at Nanaimo North Town Shopping Centre following a mid day accident. Calls to 911 on Thursday, Oct. 6 just before 12 p.m. when a dark picku...

NANAIMO - Significant traffic disruptions northbound on Hwy. 19 through Nanoose Bay resulted in vehicles lined back several kilometers.A northbound semi-truck went off-road and crashed into a home on ...

NANAIMO - A threat shut down a large Nanaimo grocery store, sending shoppers and staff out of the north end business.Officers were called to the north Nanaimo store on Metral Dr. on Wednesday, Sept. 2...

NANAIMO - A head-on collision injured two people, including serious injuries to a woman immobilized in her vehicle.The incident happened at the intersection of Hammond Bay Rd. at Rutherford Rd. on Fri...

NANAIMO - Nearly three thousand BC Hydro customers are without power following a motor vehicle incident south of Nanaimo.A delivery truck reportedly hit a hydro pole on the Trans Canada Hwy in the Mor...

NANAIMO - A thick plume of smoke shot into the air from a homeless encampment early Tuesday afternoon.Fire Rescue crews received multiple 9-1-1 calls on Tuesday, Sept. 13 around 12:45 p.m. reporting a...

NANAIMO - A man riding a motorcycle was injured in a mid-day crash on the Island Highway in central Nanaimo and was taken to hospital with an apparent head injury.The accident occurred on Tuesday, Sep...

NANAIMO - Local and provincial fire crews have responded quickly to reports of a small brush fire south of the city.The fire, estimated to be a third of a hectare in size was spotted late Thursday, Se...

NANAIMO - It's largely a wait and see approach from the BC Wildfire Service in its approach to tackling a pair of wildfires on the sparsely populated north Island.While the 40 hectare Golden Hinde fir...