Tag Archives: People
Literacy Central Vancouver Island lands funding boost to meet growing demand
NANAIMO - A B.C. government funding jolt has been committed to an essential frontline Nanaimo-based literacy program. About $15,000 in additional funding from the B.C. government has been committed to...
Aug 06, 2025
'It’s unfathomable how much damage could have been done:’ Nanaimo & Ladysmith Mounties probe alarming crash
NANAIMO - Police say a head-on crash caused by a highly aggressive driver on the Trans-Canada Highway in Cassidy near Nanaimo Airport could have turned out much worse. Two injured occupants of a car w...
Aug 05, 2025
No overnight growth at Wesley Ridge wildfire still considered 'out of control'
PARKSVILLE - Progress is steady on the out of control wildfire north of Cameron Lake, with minimal growth detected overnight. The Wesley Ridge wildfire remains at 511 hectares, or around 5 kilometres ...
Aug 05, 2025
Nanaimo’s well used tree voucher program returns
NANAIMO - Thousands of new trees on private lots around Nanaimo have been planted since the adoption of a popular program. The City of Nanaimo's annual tree voucher program launched last week, which a...
Aug 03, 2025
Door closes on summer box lacrosse season in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It's been more than fifty years since Nanaimo's last major box lacrosse title.The 1969 Nanaimo Luckies senior B team was the last national championship the Harbour City has had in Canada's o...
Aug 03, 2025
BC Ferries braces for busy weekend, strategic traveling advised
NANAIMO - A mid-summer long weekend combined with favourable weather will see ferries heavily relied on.According to BC Ferries, vehicle reservations are booked for peak sailings on the Departure Bay ...
Aug 01, 2025
Driver sped up after hitting Nanaimo area construction workers: police expert
NANAIMO - An expert's report of a fatal highway crash south of Nanaimo has been revealed, representing a key plank in Crown counsel's case during an ongoing trial. Findings from the suspect vehicle's ...
Aug 01, 2025
Pedestrian lying on Nanaimo road hit and killed
NANAIMO - Mounties are investigating after a 25-year-old Nanaimo man was hit and killed by a vehicle this week, after reportedly being seen lying on the roadway. On Tuesday, July 29, around 10:20 p.m....
Jul 30, 2025
Fraud and theft charges levelled against Nanaimo prosecutor's wife
NANAIMO - Criminal code charges have been applied against a woman for allegedly misappropriating funds from a since-defunct Nanaimo non-profit agency, as well as a private business. The BC Prosecution...
Jul 30, 2025
Large group of poorly cared for animals from Nanaimo property surrendered to SPCA
NANAIMO - Thirty-three animals, comprising cats and dogs, about half of which are puppies, were recently surrendered to the SPCA's Nanaimo branch. A Tuesday, July 29 news release from the BC SPCA stat...
Jul 29, 2025