Tag Archives: People
Loaded handgun, drugs & young children found in backseat during Nanaimo traffic stop
NANAIMO -A concerned passerby phoned Nanaimo RCMP with an invaluable tip after spotting three adults "shooting up drugs" in the parking lot of a Departure Bay apartment complex. Several minutes later ...
Jul 18, 2024
Online submissions headlines pending changes to Nanaimo's AAP policy
NANAIMO - A number of tweaks to the City of Nanaimo's alternative approval process (AAP) are likely coming, including allowing forms to be submitted electronically. City staff were asked in June to pr...
Jul 17, 2024
Construction starts on new Gabriola ferries, Gulf Island capacity issues to benefit
NANAIMO - Work has begun at a European shipyard to build the first two of four new battery-electric hybrid ferries. Two of the new Island Class vessels will serve the Nanaimo Harbour to Gabriola Islan...
Jul 17, 2024
Clippers add two defencemen for upcoming BCHL season
NANAIMO - The Clippers have secured two important pieces of the defence corps for next season. Bowen Burke, 19, and 18-year-old Hudson Gill will help fill the gaps left by high-profile departures like...
Jul 17, 2024
Proposed Nanaimo South End Community Centre headed to AAP in 2025
NANAIMO - A long-promised community centre for the city's south end is rapidly moving to the top of City Council's to do list. In a split 5-3 vote, City Councillors on Monday, July 15 set in motion a ...
Jul 17, 2024
Miami Marlins draft former Nanaimo NightOwls catcher
NANAIMO - A huge senior year by a Duncan, B.C. product caught the attention of the Miami Marlins. Connor Caskenette, a 22-year-old catcher, was snared in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball dr...
Jul 16, 2024
Vacant Nanaimo care facility to be converted into supportive housing
NANAIMO - Over 70 more supportive housing units are coming to central Nanaimo inside a vacant former care facility. The province, through BC Housing, announced Nanaimo Travellers Lodge at 1298 Nelson ...
Jul 16, 2024
'We're narrowing it down:' Nanaimo RCMP trying to identify who started Pipers Lagoon fire
NANAIMO - Local police are combing through numerous videos as investigators attempt to pin down who started a damaging brush fire at Pipers Lagoon Park. The late night fire, ignited by fireworks, scor...
Jul 16, 2024
Nanaimo fire chief optimistic about reinforcements amid high call volumes
NANAIMO - Building up the number of firefighters to more effectively serve the community is starting to pay off, according to Nanaimo Fire Rescue. Chief Tim Doyle expects by March 1, 2025, they'll hav...
Jul 16, 2024
'I really look forward to the day where we put ourselves out of business:’ new releases boosts marmot population
NANAIMO - Rebuilding the endangered Vancouver Island marmot received a boost with about 60 of the herbivores strategically released into the wild lately. Nanaimo based Marmot Recovery Foundation (MRF)...
Jul 14, 2024