Paramedics/Fire

Man injured in Nanaimo home invasion

NANAIMO - Police say a man sustained minor injuries following an altercation with several other men at a Second St. home.It happened on Thursday, Jan. 6 around 6:50 p.m. at the home near Craig St. whe...

Jan 10, 2022

Woman uninjured after snow-weighted tree falls in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A woman was temporarily trapped, but wasn't hurt after a tree tumbled over, taking three poles with it on the way down.It happened Thursday, Jan 6 at about 10 a.m. on Vancouver Ave. at Cypre...

Jan 06, 2022

Top Stories of 2021: Crews tackle sizeable wildfire near Nanaimo Airport

NANAIMO - The Coastal Fire Centre was spared the brunt of a brutal fire season in B.C., however a scorching summer and record drought still saw the region under extreme wildfire danger.Central Vancouv...

Dec 24, 2021

Man dies following single-vehicle crash on Trans Canada Hwy south of Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A serious crash occurred on the Trans Canada Hwy. south of Nanaimo Monday claimed the life of a driver. Nanaimo RCMP confirmed the driver, a male in his 60's from the Nanaimo area, was decla...

Ian Holmes Dec 13, 2021

Significant crash on Nanaimo Parkway sends two people to hospital

NANAIMO - Two people were taken to hospital after an early morning crash on the Nanaimo Parkway.RCMP reported a red Honda Civic travelling southbound on the Nanaimo Parkway, just past the Northfield R...

Dec 06, 2021

VIDEO: Vehicle ploughs into house in overnight MVI, narrowly misses sleeping girl

NANAIMO - A family has escaped disaster after a vehicle crashed into their home.RCMP and Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to a home in the 2400 block of Highland Blvd., at the corner with Cosgrove Cres...

Nov 29, 2021

Inattentive driver sentenced for fatal rear-end crash in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Andrew Capadouca's wife kissed him and waved goodbye as he rode off on his motorcycle headed for lunch on a clear, warm afternoon in Nanaimo.Minutes later the 73-year-old retiree was pronoun...

Nov 29, 2021

Drug toxicity call volumes continue testing local emergency responders

NANAIMO - Reviving people falling victim to Nanaimo's ongoing drug toxicity crisis is having an increased impact on emergency responders. Updated Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) data stated their crews resp...

Nov 23, 2021

Pilot seriously injured in helicopter crash near Nanoose Bay

NANOOSE BAY - One person was airlifted to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries following a helicopter crash near Nanoose Bay. BC Emergency Health Services dispatched paramedics a fo...

Alex Rawnsley Nov 04, 2021

Pedestrian killed in late night crash along Alberni Hwy. near Parksville

PARKSVILLE - One person is dead after a pedestrian was hit by a motorist in Errington.Emergency services were called to the Alberni Highway near Fairdowne Rd. just after 10 p.m. after reports of a ped...

Oct 15, 2021