Tag Archives: People
New report shows Nanaimo leads B.C. in trial delays
NANAIMO - Constantly bursting at the seams, Nanaimo's provincial courthouse is leading in several unenviable categories. Results of a new semi-annual report by the Provincial Court of B.C. showed Nana...
May 13, 2025
Nanaimo boy sentenced for assaulting cognitively delayed youth
NANAIMO - A disturbing case of violence and humiliation at a Nanaimo shopping centre resulted in a Youth Criminal Justice Act conviction. The 13-year-old unnamed offender and an accomplice directed th...
May 12, 2025
Nanaimo power lifters to represent Canada at World Bench Press Championship
NANAIMO - A pair of local power lifters will head to Norway to compete at the World Bench Press Championship.Tyler Ollech will compete as a junior and Margot Croft in masters.Both finished first in th...
May 11, 2025
High-risk driving campaign underway throughout B.C. highways
NANAIMO - Additional police resources are joining more people on B.C.'s highways with the busy summer driving season fast-approaching. May is High-Risk Driving and Motorcycle Awareness Month in B.C., ...
May 10, 2025
VIMX Motocross racing comes to the Wastelands in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Part two of the Vancouver Island Motocross series is the first Nanaimo race in 2025.Nanaimo Motocross Association president Darryl Lenko said the two day event begins with registration and a...
May 10, 2025
Former Nanaimo financial advisor embezzled millions
NANAIMO - A since-unlicensed Nanaimo-based wealth advisor pocketed nearly $6 million over several years, which included diverting funds from vulnerable seniors. A settlement resolution published this ...
May 09, 2025
Fifty new spaces opening in south Nanaimo for unhoused
NANAIMO - New housing projects for people experiencing homelessness are opening in the city.The province formally unveiled, on Friday, May 9, a new collection of 50 temporary shelter spaces at 1300 Is...
May 09, 2025
B.C. couple launches grueling ALS fundraising journey in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Competing in triathlons across the country won't be easy, but a Vernon couple has motivation on their side. Mike Pearson, 63, and Donna Bartel, 59, start Trii'ing to End ALS (Amyotrophic Lat...
May 08, 2025
'Difficult fire to fight:' substantial damage to storage property next to Nanaimo funeral home
NANAIMO - A home used primarily as storage for a neighbouring business was badly burned by fire on Thursday. Smoke was seen coming from the property belonging to Sands Funeral Home, along Newcastle Av...
May 08, 2025
'Everybody together as one, it's just so powerful:' Indigenous Games return to Nanaimo high school
NANAIMO - A mix of cultures and sporting competition was on offer at a local high school Thursday.Between 250 and 300 students, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, from across the Nanaimo-Ladysmith sc...
May 08, 2025