Tag Archives: People
Community celebration to take place for Parksville paralympic hero
PARKSVILLE - Following an exceptional showing at this past summer's Paralympic Games, Parksville's Nicholas Bennett will be formally recognized where he honed his craft. The Regional District of Nanai...
Oct 25, 2024
Pedestrian killed in hit & run south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A young man is dead and police are looking for who struck him with a vehicle in Cedar Thursday night. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien stated the incident happened at about 7 p.m. on Harm...
Oct 25, 2024
Deliberately set fire shuts down washroom at busy Nanaimo park
NANAIMO - A senseless fire ignited inside a public washroom/changeroom unit at Harewood Centennial Park is under police investigation. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded to the scene located adjacent...
Oct 25, 2024
Man injured in Nanaimo Island Hwy crash
NANAIMO - A motorcyclist sustained injuries following an apparent two-vehicle crash on the Island Hwy. in central Nanaimo Thursday afternoon. It happened at about 3:10 p.m. near 107th St, just north o...
Oct 24, 2024
Fundraising complete for Critical Care components of Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - About a year after launching a campaign to help bolster ongoing critical care projects at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, the money has arrived. The Nanaimo & District Hospital Founda...
Oct 24, 2024
Woman pleads guilty to neglecting 44 animals seized from feces-filled Mudge Island home
Editors note: This article contains highly disturbing details of animal neglect. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A case of puppy breeding gone horribly wrong was outlined during a gra...
Oct 24, 2024
VIDEO: Clippers first year defencemen step up to fill injury void on blueline
NANAIMO - The Clippers have had some on ice struggles lately with three straight losses. Some of that can be attributed to injuries, particularly on defence where the team is without their number one ...
Oct 23, 2024
Prolific Nanaimo thief gets treatment instead of more jail
NANAIMO - Well known to police and loathed by local retailers, a longtime Nanaimo criminal will attempt to clean up his act in a live-in treatment centre. Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson, 49, receive...
Oct 23, 2024
'Provide a great service:' care home for those living with brain injuries coming to Parksville
PARKSVILLE - A new assisted living facility for those living with brain injuries is coming to the City of Parksville. A development permit was recently issued for 365 Moilliet St. South to build a pai...
Oct 22, 2024
Health officials ramp up for pending respiratory illness season
NANAIMO - A "moderate" respiratory illness season is expected to materialize in the coming weeks as the province recently unveiled its annual vaccine strategy. A week following the start of the B.C go...
Oct 22, 2024