People

Community Service Building finally opens to help vulnerable people living on Nanaimo streets

NANAIMO - The doors are finally open at a safe space for Nanaimo's homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.The first women from Nanaimo's streets started moving into the Community Services Building on P...

Oct 30, 2020

Major upgrades to Bowen Rd. corridor substantially complete

NANAIMO - A five month long project to upgrade a major traffic artery through Nanaimo is nearly complete.Line painting and finishing touches are the final items on the City's $2 million upgrade to Bow...

Oct 30, 2020

Three Nanaimo pole vaulters leap to personal bests in shortened season

NANAIMO - Three local pole vaulters set personal bests in a shortened season with only three meets in October.Sonya Urbanowicz, the 2019 national champion and BC record holder in the U-16 division, cl...

Oct 29, 2020

3 new COVID-19 cases again confirmed for Island Health

NANAIMO - The Island Health region saw a repeat in the number of new cases. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed three new cases for Island Health on Thursday, Oct. 29. This is the sam...

Oct 29, 2020

Police investigating flipped car near downtown Nanaimo, both occupants flee

NANAIMO - A single-vehicle wreck on Terminal Ave. left a car flipped on its roof and both people inside leaving the scene. It happened Wednesday 8:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the Pearson St. Br...

Oct 29, 2020

City of Nanaimo cracking down on short-term, Airbnb-specific rentals

NANAIMO - Airbnb and short-term rentals are the focus of bylaw changes in Nanaimo. An amended bylaw would target homes which are exclusively used as short-term rentals year round. The governance and p...

Oct 29, 2020

Warrant issued for man accused of stabbing at Parksville homeless camp

PARKSVILLE - No-showing for a court appearance led to an arrest warrant for a Parksville man with a lengthy and troubling criminal history.Hudson David Klassen failed to show up for his scheduled Tues...

Oct 28, 2020

Island libraries ramp back up after COVID shut down

PARKSVILLE - Following being closed for several months, most Vancouver Island Regional Library's (VIRL) 39 branches have re-opened their doors.The Parksville branch attached to City Hall re-opened Wed...

Oct 28, 2020

Minor jump in COVID-19 cases for Island Health

NANAIMO - Island Health has seen its first increase in total COVID-19 cases in almost a week.Three additional positive tests were confirmed Wednesday, Oct. 28, bringing the health authority's tally to...

Oct 28, 2020

Guns, drugs and cash found in busts throughout Nanaimo and southern Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - Numerous targeted searches and street stops netted a significant amount of illicit goods. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit's gang team worked with Nanaimo RCMP and other detachme...

Oct 28, 2020