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Bowen Rd. & Island Hwy intersection remains Nanaimo's most dangerous for second year running

NANAIMO - A busy central Nanaimo intersection was once again considered the most dangerous. New ICBC crash data showed there were 46 crashes at the Bowen Rd. and Island Hwy. intersection. The intersec...

May 25, 2021

B.C.'s restart begins immediately, most restrictions loosened by Canada Day

NANAIMO - British Columbia's restart course is banking on a methodic approach to have life returning to normal as soon as possible. The plan, unveiled by Premier John Horgan and provincial health offi...

May 25, 2021

High-profile offender sentenced for posting escort ad of underage Nanaimo girl

NANAIMO - A self-professed pimp took pictures of an intoxicated 16-year-old girl at a Nanaimo house party and then advertised her online for sexual services.Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi, 20, was handed a...

May 25, 2021

Nanaimo student teaches teachers, other students about new classroom tools

NANAIMO - A young Nanaimo student taught his teachers about a new way to look at the world. Nolan Penner, a Grade 5 student at Mountain View elementary, showed teachers how to use the digital microsco...

May 23, 2021

SD68 school trustee secures Nanaimo-Ladysmith NDP nomination

NANAIMO - There's a new face representing the NDP in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding. Lisa Marie Barron is the new NDP candidate for the next federal election. Nominee voting began on Thursday and her vi...

May 22, 2021

Local athletes among Indigenous Youth Excellence award winners

NANAIMO - Six Vancouver Island athletes were honoured recently with the regional Premier's Award for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport.15-year-old Tristan Thomas of the Snuneymuxw First Nation and ...

May 22, 2021

Woman killed by speeding driver in highway crash south of Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A 74-year-old woman is dead after being t-boned by a speeding truck which ran a red light along Hwy. 1 in Chase River.The crash occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at the inte...

May 21, 2021

City council eyes expanded beach & parking, several improvements at Westwood Lake

NANAIMO - Substantial improvements worth upwards of $1 million are potentially on the horizon for the city's prized Westwood Lake Park.City councillors unanimously endorsed a draft concept to better s...

May 21, 2021

Hwy. 1 closed after serious high speed crash in Chase River

NANAIMO - Emergency crews shut down the Trans Canada Highway south of Nanaimo for several hours after a serious crash. Nanaimo Fire Rescue, BC Ambulance and RCMP attended the scene at the intersection...

Alex Rawnsley May 20, 2021

Prolific offender arrested in connection to Island highway rollover crash

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have caught up to a pair accused of fleeing from a rollover crash near Qualicum Beach in March.Police arrested 32-year-old Sheldon James Johanson at a home in Parksville on...

May 20, 2021