Paramedics/Fire

Travel changes for Hwy. 4 corridor between Alberni and Tofino-Ucluelet

NANAIMO - A seemingly endless project to extensively upgrade Hwy. 4 road surfacing at Kennedy Hill is taking another step toward completion.Beginning June 30 and running through Sept. 5, crews will op...

Jun 10, 2022

Bedridden senior dies in central Nanaimo house fire

NANAIMO - The resident of a Diver Lake area home died after being unable to escape a fire.Emergency services including Nanaimo Fire Rescue, BC Emergency Health Services and Nanaimo RCMP attended to th...

Jun 09, 2022

'This fire would have been dramatically different a month from now:' homeless encampment torched in Bowen Park

NANAIMO - Wet conditions substantially aided fire crews after multiple propane tanks exploded, igniting a fire near the Millstone River.Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called out to Bowen Park on Tuesd...

Jun 07, 2022

Man drowns after Sunday evening swim at Long Lake

NANAIMO - Local search and rescue crews recovered the body of a man who is believed to have drowned in Long Lake.Nanaimo RCMP say the man was seen swimming toward the north end of Long Lake in the eve...

May 24, 2022

Investigation into fatal daytime shooting 'remains active and ongoing'

NANAIMO - One year to the day bullets sprayed an SUV leaving one man dead in Nanaimo, RCMP say their investigation remains active.On May 20, 2021 several bullets pierced the driver's side window of a ...

May 20, 2022

Dirt bike rider injured south of Nanaimo flown to hospital

NANAIMO - A collision between a dirt biker rider and vehicle in rural Ladysmith resulted in an air ambulance transporting one person to hospital.BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) were informed abou...

May 19, 2022

Nanaimo senior allegedly assaulted & robbed of several hundred dollars

NANAIMO - A local 71-year-old woman has come forward to police after saying she was pushed to the ground and robbed of cash in late March.Police say the incident occurred on March 22 around 5:30 p.m. ...

May 13, 2022

Island Health issues toxic drug warning for Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Poisonous drugs making the rounds in Nanaimo triggered an advisory from Island Health.A bulletin was issued from the health authority on Tuesday, May 10."Overdoses are increasing in Nanaimo....

May 11, 2022

Man convicted of torching Nanaimo apartment after fight with his mother

NANAIMO - Days after allegedly assaulting and threatening to kill his mother, a Wakesiah Ave. apartment the two shared was destroyed in a deliberately set fire.Andrew John Chant, 37, was found guilty ...

May 10, 2022

Police trying to identify person of interest after recent suspicious fires

NANAIMO - Police have released the picture of an individual described as a person of interest in connection to recent intentionally set fires in Harewood.On Sunday, April 3 just after 7 a.m. fire crew...

Apr 13, 2022