Paramedics/Fire

17 people die on central Island from toxic illicit drugs through first two months of 2022

NANAIMO - Island Health started 2022 heading in the wrong direction for drug toxicity rates.The health authority was the only one in B.C. to not show a decline in deaths in February related to toxic d...

Apr 12, 2022

VIDEO: Man falls down steep cliff at Pipers Lagoon Park

NANAIMO - A man found unresponsive at the bottom of a steep cliff at a north Nanaimo park was flown to hospital for advanced medical treatment.Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) assistant chief Troy Libbus sai...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2022

1 dead in helicopter crash near Sayward

CAMPBELL RIVER - A pilot was killed in a helicopter crash near Sayward, north of Campbell River.A news release from Island District RCMP stated Sayward RCMP were informed on Wednesday, April 6 at arou...

Apr 06, 2022

'Minutes can count in that situation:' Nanaimo blood packed and ready to go on Island Air Ambulances

NANAIMO - Donated and collected blood is now more readily available for an express flight where it's needed most.A partnership between Island Health and BC Emergency Health Services (BC EHS) is seeing...

Mar 31, 2022

Nanaimo RCMP investigating possible hate crime after assault on LGBTQ+ student

NANAIMO - An investigation is underway following an apparent targeted attack against a local student.Police say a 19-year-old man, attending the Nanaimo campus of Vancouver Island University, was assa...

Mar 29, 2022

Punctured gas line leads to multi-hour closure of busy Nanaimo street

NANAIMO - A main arterial road in Nanaimo was shut down for over an hour due to a natural gas line break.A gas line at a property in the 4100 block of Uplands Dr. between Clubhouse Dr. and Stonewood P...

Mar 29, 2022

User groups adjust after Departure Bay Activity Centre fire, facility's future unknown

NANAIMO - Local user groups are making alternative arrangements in response to a recent suspicious fire causing substantial damage to a Nanaimo recreation hall.The Departure Bay Activity Centre on Win...

Mar 27, 2022

One person ejected from SUV after stunt driving rollover in Ladysmith

LADYSMITH - An occupant of a vehicle had to be flown to hospital after a rollover in rural Ladysmith.Cpl. Alex Brub of the BC RCMP told NanaimoNewsNOW one of three passengers of an SUV doing donuts ro...

Mar 12, 2022

VIDEO: New Fire Rescue trucks to provide response and safety upgrades amid increasing call-outs

NANAIMO - Local fire crews are readying the debut of two new fire engines billed to help response more effectively to emergencies across the city.The vehicles, dubbed the new engines one and two, will...

Mar 11, 2022

Worker seriously injured while tearing down ship on Nanaimo's waterfront

NANAIMO - A man was taken to hospital with significant lower body injuries after a metal beam fell on him at a worksite.The incident happened at Nanaimo Shipyard around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10...

Mar 10, 2022