Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Unlicenced driver crashes into Qualicum Beach gas station pump
QUALICUM BEACH - A Qualicum Beach gas station was damaged after a truck loaded with firewood crashed into a fuel pump just minutes after the business closed for the night.Members of the Dashwood Volun...
Nov 04, 2019 This truck knocked a fuel pump off the foundation of a Qualicum Beach Chevron service station on the Island Hwy. just north of the Little Qualicum River bridge. The unlicensed driver was arrested away from the scene and issued several tickets. It's believed the driver was headed south on the highway at the time. (Dashwood Volunteer Fire Dept)
Occupants safe as fire destroys north Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - While a north Nanaimo home was destroyed by fire, the occupants managed to escape serious injury. Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews were called to rural Burma Rd. home off Lost Lake Rd. shortly afte...
Oct 30, 2019 A home along Burma Road in north Nanaimo has been destroyed after a fire broke out shortly after 12 p.m. on Wednesday Oct. 30. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Scooter rider seriously injured after hitting vehicle in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man has life-threatening injures after police say the scooter he was riding rammed a vehicle on Wall St. near downtown Nanaimo.Police said the man was flown to hospital in Victoria after w...
Oct 17, 2019 A scooter rider has life-threatening injuries and was flown to hospital after an incident on Wall St. in Nanaimo on Thursday, Oct. 17. (Submitted photo)
Fire levels north Nanaimo home, 6 people displaced
NANAIMO - A large house fire lit up the north Nanaimo sky as several people in the home fled for safety.Umesh Lal of Nanaimo Fire Rescue said they responded to the fully involved fire at a Ney Dr. hom...
Oct 04, 2019 A devastating fire consumed a Nanaimo home on Ney Dr. on Friday, Oct. 4 at around 1:45 a.m. The home is located off Vista View Cres just north of Pipers Pub. (Krista Briere)
Community vents frustrations over property crime & addictions issues in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local and provincial leaders got an earful from Nanaimo residents tired of escalating crime in the community.More than 200 people crammed the Nanaimo Entertainment Centre Tuesday night to so...
Oct 01, 2019 Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson was in the line of fire of angry residents at an Oct. 1 meeting in downtown Nanaimo. Social disorder concerns linked to addiction and mental health issues were discussed.
Fatal helicopter crash on Campbell River's waterfront
CAMPBELL RIVER - The BC Coroners Service confirmed one person died in a helicopter crash in Campbell River.Local RCMP said emergency responders attended the scene in the Tyee Spit area Tuesday at 11:2...
Sep 24, 2019 Aftermath of a fatal commercial helicopter crash in Campbell River on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The BC Coroners Service confirmed one person died in the incident. (Trisha Wilkin)
Weekend fire at École Océane School in Nanaimo purposely lit: RCMP
NANAIMO - A portable classroom at cole Ocane has sustained damage following a fire that is presumed to have been deliberately set.Fire crews arrived on scene around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday Sept. 21 to a...
Sep 23, 2019 A small and deliberately lit fire was quickly doused by firefighters at École Océane on Saturday Sept. 21. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Two students killed after bus carrying University of Victoria students rolls over near Port Alberni
PORT ALBERNI- Two students have died and another three were seriously injured after a bus carrying a group from the University of Victoria rolled over Friday Sept. 13.The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Ce...
Sep 14, 2019 Two people have died and several others injured after bus roll over near Port Alberni Friday night. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Tour de Rock riders set for rail pump car showdown
NANAIMO - When the 2019 Tour de Rock rolls through Nanaimo and Ladysmith, riders will have a little extra incentive to pedal hard.They'll be racing against a handful of local firefighters on Sept. 30 ...
Sep 13, 2019 Nanaimo firefighters are preparing to race the Tour de Rock pack on Sept. 30, part of a fundraising initiative by Island Corridor Foundation. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man seriously hurt in north Nanaimo motorcycle crash
NANAIMO - A motorcycle rider is in serious condition after he was thrown from his bike in a crash on Hwy. 19 in north Nanaimo. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the motorcyclist rear-ended a tour bus on Mon...
Sep 03, 2019 Hwy. 19 long weekend traffic was snarled for southbound commuters due to a late Monday, Sept. 2 afternoon crash. (Submitted photo)