Paramedics/Fire

Injured man believed to be linked to daylight south Nanaimo shooting

NANAIMO - One man was injured and two people were arrested following a daytime shooting in Nanaimo.RCMP said they were called to a home on Nicol St. near Needham St. after reports of gunshots directed...

Oct 12, 2021

Multiple injuries for Nanaimo contractor wedged under water main pipe

NANAIMO - A contractor working on a water main project off Hammond Bay Rd. has sustained lower body injuries after a fall.Emergency crews were initially called to a confined space rescue at Falcon Dr....

Oct 12, 2021

Drugs suspected as contributing factor in early morning crash off Hwy. 19A

NANAIMO - The driver of a pickup truck remains in police custody after an early morning crash adjacent to the Island Hwy.Nanaimo RCMP were called to a scene at the north end of Highland Blvd., near th...

Oct 09, 2021

VIDEO: Large overnight structure fire causes extensive damage

LANTZVILLE - Multiple buildings and vehicles were either destroyed or sustained significant damage after a large structure fire broke out across two properties in upper Lantzville.A call for help was ...

Oct 06, 2021

1 person injured in Highway 19 crash at Horne Lake

QUALICUM BEACH - A collision involving two trucks on the Inland Island Hwy. near Qualicum Beach sent one person to hospital in serious, but stable condition.BC Emergency Health Services responded to a...

Sep 22, 2021

Nanaimo City workers rescue elderly couple from Estevan Rd. house fire

NANAIMO - City of Nanaimo crews conducting road work nearby leapt into action and helped an elderly couple escape an afternoon house fire.Multiple Nanaimo Fire Rescue units were called to the 1900 blo...

Sep 22, 2021

Distracted driver causes two-vehicle wreck on Nanaimo's Fifth Street

NANAIMO - A two-vehicle crash in Nanaimo's university district temporarily trapped two motorists hit by a cross-over SUV.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the incident on Monday, Sept. 13 at about 1...

Sep 13, 2021

VIDEO: Tree stumps, debris ignite in overnight fire at Milner Group yard

NANAIMO - A pile of raw material ignited to create a sizable fire west of the city overnight.Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called out to Milner Group's recycling yard on Biggs Rd. just after midnight when ...

Sep 13, 2021

Mt. Hayes wildfire considered under control, crews dousing hot spots

NANAIMO - BC Wildfire Service (BCWFS) personnel are mopping up the site of a once fast-growing fire northwest of Ladysmith.The BCWFS recently downgraded the 61.5 hectare Mt. Hayes wildfire from being ...

Sep 02, 2021

B.C. Premier Horgan calls for new approach to fighting wildfires

LOGAN LAKE - B.C.'s Premier is suggesting the time has come to change the way British Columbia approaches wildfires. John Horgan told media in Logan Lake on Friday (Aug. 27) that three of the worst wi...

Aug 27, 2021