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RDN report claims housing construction keeping pace with demand but cost still a concern

NANAIMO - A lengthy Regional District of Nanaimo report claims the ongoing housing construction boom will continue but high costs will remain an issue. The Regional Housing Needs Report presented on J...

Jun 12, 2020

Nanaimo karate school among first local sports group to return to in-person classes

NANAIMO - Shima Karate is back up and running with classes in the dojo, in the parking lot and through video conferencing after being forced to close in March.New protocols related to COVID-19 have ch...

Jun 11, 2020

Restaurant capacity rules revised as B.C. posts 14 new COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - For the sixth consecutive day, British Columbia did not register a death related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 14 new cases of corona...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 11, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP cheered on by concerned neighbours during Milton St. bust

NANAIMO - RCMP officers had an audience when searching a drug house. The Nanaimo RCMP Street Crimes Unit moved in and searched a notorious house in the 500 block of Milton St. around 6:30 p.m. on Wedn...

Jun 11, 2020

May deadliest month ever for fatal overdoses on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - The tainted drug supply on Vancouver Island claimed the most lives ever in May. New data from the BC Coroners Service released on Thursday, June 11 showed fatal illicit drug overdoses on the...

Jun 11, 2020

'The violence is escalating:' Police seeking man for allegedly breaking into ex-girlfriends home

NANAIMO - Local police are concerned about the lengths an allegedly violent man will go to see an ex-girlfriend. David Arlen Thomas is wanted for break and enter and two counts of breaching his probat...

Jun 11, 2020

'To not have grad happen was never an option:' local high school graduates prepare to cross the stage

NANAIMO - Months of uncertainty due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic will soon give way to two weeks of celebration for local high school graduates.Graduation plans for School District 68 were recent...

Jun 11, 2020

Province confirms 12 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths for fifth straight day

NANAIMO - COVID-19 continues to remain flat on Vancouver Island.No new cases of the virus on the Island were confirmed by the province on Wednesday, June 10. Across B.C., 12 new people tested positive...

Jun 10, 2020

Construction begins for new $3M colonoscopy suite at NRGH

NANAIMO - A new suite currently under construction at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is expected to curb long wait times for a crucial procedure. Island Health announced on Wednesday, June 10 const...

Jun 10, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP K9 officer charged for 2016 Prince George incident

NANAIMO - A local Mountie faces three criminal charges stemming for an arrest in Prince George four years ago. Cst. Josh Grafton, a K9 handler with the Nanaimo RCMP, is now charged with assault, assau...

Jun 10, 2020