Tag Archives: People

Judge orders removal of online posts defaming City of Nanaimo manager
NANAIMO - A B.C. Supreme Court justice gave a one-week deadline for the deletion of several publicly available Facebook posts defaming the City of Nanaimo's communications manager. Justice Douglas Tho...
Dec 18, 2024
Day parole extended for Nanaimo murderer
NANAIMO - While maintaining he's innocent, a man convicted of brutally stabbing his estranged wife to death in Nanaimo had his day parole privileges continued. In a Sept. 10 Parole Board of Canada (PB...
Dec 16, 2024

Icy conditions on Nanaimo highway sends one person to hospital
NANAIMO - Police are advising drivers to take extra time and use caution on area roads after a multi-vehicle crash. Three vehicles were involved in an incident along the Trans-Canada Highway, south of...
Dec 16, 2024

Pop-up recycling contract extended in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - A six-month contract is in place for a free pop-up recycling operation to continue in south Parksville. A dozen recycling depot dates are in place, encompassing every second Saturday betw...
Dec 16, 2024

Knife-wielding man robs south Nanaimo liquor store
NANAIMO - Police are looking for a man who used a knife to rob a south Nanaimo liquor store. RCMP say a man with his face partially covered entered the University Liquor store at 520 Fifth St. around ...
Dec 14, 2024

Man viciously beats Nanaimo security guard and attacked stranger in Campbell River
Editors note -this article contains depictions of violence which may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised NANAIMO - Unaddressed substance abuse and personal turmoil clashed in a pai...
Dec 13, 2024

RDN taxpayers want relief as board grapples with budget
NANAIMO - While a formal five-year financial plan is still a few months away from adoption, urgency from concerned citizens is ratcheting up. A Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board meeting on Tues...
Dec 12, 2024

Spring Mayoral by-election called in Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - Voters in Ladysmith will head to the polls on March 1 to elect a new Mayor.The Town's top elected position was vacated in September when Aaron Stone left the position in favour of a privat...
Dec 11, 2024

Nanaimo motorists shine during province-wide crackdown
NANAIMO - Over 200 impaired drivers were taken off B.C. roads recently, part of the BC Highway Patrol's Light Up the Province initiative.Held this past Saturday, Dec. 7, over 400 police officers aroun...
Dec 11, 2024

Striking Nanaimo postal workers disrupt Purolator operations
NANAIMO - Striking Canada Post workers in Nanaimo caused minor disruptions to an oversubscribed shipping company which the Crown corporation holds a majority ownership stake in. Around 30 people weari...
Dec 11, 2024