Tag Archives: People
'We're tip-toeing into this one:' tree removal bylaw takes effect in Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - While it's no longer open season in Oceanside to chop down trees on private property, a newly enacted bylaw offers some flexibility. Town Council recently endorsed a Tree Protection B...
May 19, 2023
100+ acres including ancient village site returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - Following a signing ceremony, 102 acres of land was officially transferred back to Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN).This is the follow-up of an agreement made in June of last year between SFN a...
May 18, 2023
'Monumental day' for Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes with $7M in provincial funding
NANAIMO - A significant funding injection from the province will help ensure food security for thousands on Vancouver Island.Seven million dollars in money from the B.C. Government will go to Loaves a...
May 18, 2023
Nanaimo residents dying at over twice the provincial rate from drug toxicity
NANAIMO - New drug toxicity data provides a grim picture of the crisis. The B.C. Coroners Service reports 45 people in Nanaimo lost their lives to drug toxicity through the first four months of the ye...
May 18, 2023
Repeat highway blockader avoids jail, but hit with criminal record
NANAIMO - While he's not going to jail, a key organizer behind a pair of disruptive Vancouver Island highway blockades vows he'll find other ways to get his message across.Derek Hugh Menard, 34, was i...
May 18, 2023
Clerks hit with bear spray during Nanaimo convenience store robbery
NANAIMO - Local police are trying to identify a man accused of unloading a can of bear spray at a pair of clerks at a central Nanaimo store. Nanaimo RCMP say the incident happened on Wednesday, May 10...
May 17, 2023
Man fined for illegal angling, including dumping fish overboard near Nanaimo
NaNANAIMO - A recreational fisherman was fined and stripped of his right to fish for a year after being caught dumping his catch overboard in a conservation area. Colin Richard Wood pleaded guilty to ...
May 17, 2023
Man ordered to repay nearly $40K stolen from man hoping to emigrate to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - After a private refugee sponsorship plan in conjunction with a local church didn't work out, the funds were't returned, they were gambled away. Semere Gebremichaelwe previously pleaded guilt...
May 17, 2023
Mid-Island heat records smashed during spring heatwave
NANAIMO - Less than a week after a meteorologist said we could be in for some record-setting heat this spring, those predictions came true. Communities across Vancouver Island and much of the province...
May 16, 2023
New provincial funds directing youth into B.C. manufacturing jobs
NANAIMO - Students in post-secondary across B.C. will soon have additional support should they choose to enter a career in the manufacturing sector.The provincial government announced $3 million in ne...
May 15, 2023