Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Repeat Nanaimo fentanyl trafficker serving back-to-back jail sentences
NANAIMO - A drug trafficker caught red-handed by Nanaimo RCMP was sentenced to an additional three and a half years in jail, less than three months after he was put away for separate local drug offenc...
Aug 05, 2021
Condition of Nanaimo dirt bike rider improves after serious Rock City Rd. crash
NANAIMO - A man involved in a dirt bike crash on Nanaimo's Rock City Rd. is expected to survive.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien informed NanaimoNewsNOW the man is in stable condition after he lost cont...
Aug 04, 2021
Woman found floating off Parksville beach revived by onlookers
PARKSVILLE - A woman has a couple of strangers to thank for potentially saving her life.The 74-year-old tourist from Ontario was found floating in the water off the north end of McMillan St., behind t...
Aug 04, 2021
Helmetless dirt bike rider in serious condition after crash on Rock City Rd.
NANAIMO - A man has life-threatening injuries after a mid-day dirt bike crash in Nanaimo. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the crashed happened in the 3700 block of Rock City Rd. at about 12 p.m. on Tuesda...
Aug 03, 2021
Nanaimo house fire displaces 4 people
NANAIMO - Occupants of a home near Bowen Park could be displaced for months after a fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews responded to a home on Doric Ave. Kerr St. on Wednesday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. to fin...
Jul 29, 2021
Nothing found after report of dead body at Westwood Lake
NANAIMO - Reports of a dead body floating at Westwood Lake may have been a false alarm.RCMP, along with Nanaimo Fire Rescue and BC Ambulance were called to Westwood Lake around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Ju...
Jul 26, 2021
Nanaimo's live fire training centre to get $275k refit
NANAIMO - A vital piece of training infrastructure for firefighters across the mid-Island is due to get a refit.City Council's finance and audit committee approved $275,300 in remediation funding for ...
Jul 23, 2021
VIDEO: Crews successfully rescue small dog after fall down Nanaimo's Abyss
NANAIMO - Firefighters and rope rescue technicians pulled off a successful rescue of a small dog which fell down an infamous hiking spot south of the city. Crews from Nanaimo Fire Rescue attended the ...
Jul 20, 2021
Person hospitalized after serious police dog bite injury on Quadra Island
QUADRA ISLAND - An incident drawing a substantial police response to Quadra Island is being reviewed by the Independent Investigations Office.According to the IIO, police responded to reports of a per...
Jul 19, 2021
Province hiring more paramedics to meet rising demand
NANAIMO - The recent heat wave and increased social gatherings stressed B.C.'s emergency health service. In response, health minister Adrian Dix announced on Wednesday, July 14 85 paramedics and 30 di...
Jul 14, 2021