Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
Nanaimo's toxic drug deaths drop sharply to start 2025
NANAIMO - Fewer people are losing their lives to drug toxicity than in recent years.New data from the BC Coroner's Service showed two people from Nanaimo lost their lives to toxic drugs in January, a ...
Mar 14, 2025
'Quick, efficient and safe:' wildfire suppression skills sharpened in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Worrying about wildfires encroaching on communities on Vancouver Island is no longer a distant concern. With ample evidence showing interface fires are an increasing threat in the province, ...
Mar 11, 2025
Driver barreled over Nanaimo retaining wall after evading police
NANAIMO - Police say a vehicle sped off from a Harewood parking lot at a high rate of speed Friday night, hopping curbs before crashing minutes later. It happened just after 9 p.m. when an older model...
Mar 10, 2025
Deaths among central Island homeless spike: BC Coroners Service
NANAIMO - Unhoused people on the mid-Island died at double the rate in 2023 compared to the year prior, according to alarming new data. New data published by the BC Coroners Service on Friday, March 7...
Mar 07, 2025
'Left with a lot of questions:' Oceanside RCMP investigating fatal highway crash
COOMBS - A 36-year-old man died following a single-vehicle crash on the Alberni Hwy just west of the village core in Coombs. On Thursday, Jan. 30 at about 8 p.m., the man was driving his green Dodge p...
Jan 31, 2025
Fire significantly damages home in Nanaimo's Cinnabar Valley
NANAIMO - A fire which reportedly started on a back deck inflicted serious damage on a home in the city's south end.Fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 from a property on Ranchview Dr.,...
Jan 27, 2025
Mobile home destroyed in early morning fire in south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A mobile home was completely destroyed by a fire which broke out early Thursday morning.Smokes and flames were seen coming from a modular home at 25 Maki Rd. around 7 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. ...
Jan 16, 2025
B.C. Highway Patrol seeks additional witnesses & video of fatal Nanoose Bay crash
NANOOSE BAY - An investigation continues into an early morning collision which claimed the life of a 61-year-old Nanoose Bay man. B.C. Highway Patrol say the man was hit by a vehicle and died of his i...
Jan 08, 2025
Police investigate fatal highway collision in Nanoose Bay
NANOOSE BAY - One person died following a collision on Hwy. 19 at Northwest Bay Rd. The incident was reported to Oceanside RCMP on Friday, Jan 3 at 7 a.m. and involved a pedestrian hit by vehicle in t...
Jan 03, 2025
Impairment suspected in severe New Years Day crash in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Two people were taken to hospital following a serious single vehicle crash on the Nanaimo Parkway New Years Day. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said it happened Wednesday, Jan. 1 around...
Jan 02, 2025