Tag Archives: People
NightOwls look to build of first half success in July and August
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo NightOwls are now officially into the second half of their West Coast League baseball season.The team finished below .500 in the first half but co-owner Jim Swanson said the grou...
Jul 06, 2024
How to stay cool in Nanaimo as the mercury climbs
NANAIMO - With hot weather remaining for the next several days, the City of Nanaimo is offering advice on staying cool. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a heat warning on Thursday, July 4,...
Jul 05, 2024
'An amazing experience:' mountain bikers take over Nanaimo trails for BC Bike Race
NANAIMO - Around 500 mountain bikers spent Thursday winding their way through Nanaimo's treed trail systems, part of an epic week-long mountain biking adventure. Now it's its 18th year, the BC Bike Ra...
Jul 05, 2024
Nanaimo man busted with "several ounces" of fentanyl, guns, and cash
NANAIMO - A prolific Nanaimo offender is facing multiple charges after a large amount of drugs, cash and guns were allegedly found in his truck. Roger Ian Der, 44, was arrested on June 13 around 4:25 ...
Jul 04, 2024
Nanaimo RCMP seek witnesses in road rage/baseball bat attack
NANAIMO - Mounties in Nanaimo are looking for witnesses to an altercation between two male drivers, where one allegedly used a baseball to assault the other.Police say on May 27 around 4:30 p.m. the d...
Jul 04, 2024
Prolonged heatwave arrives, be cautious: Island Health
NANAIMO - An extended run of hot, dry weather settling into the mid-Island region will be welcomed by many, but officials say these conditions could lead to poor health outcomes. Island Health medical...
Jul 04, 2024
Murder charge laid in connection to 2021 Nanaimo shooting at Rock City Centre
NANAIMO - Murder charges have been laid in relation to a 2021 shooting in a Nanaimo parking lot which left one person dead.The RCMP announced on July 3, that 42-year-old Ronald Joseph Campbell has bee...
Jul 03, 2024
June rain offers some relief heading into July heat wave
NANAIMO - June is typically one of the wetter months for Vancouver Island, and this year proved no different.More than 58 millimetres of rainfall last month fell at their measuring stations at the Nan...
Jul 03, 2024
'There are too many of these cases:' Nanaimo teen sentenced for multiple violent attacks
NANAIMO - Embroiled in a nasty longstanding feud with former friends, a Nanaimo girl pleaded guilty to several crimes, including for a trio of assaults. The 14-year-old unnamed youth was sentenced aft...
Jul 03, 2024
'Doesn't mean the rest of the summer will be quiet:' BC Wildfire Service braces for heatwave
PARKSVILLE - A wet spring paced a slow start to the coastal forest fire season, however the BC Wildfire Service is concerned about a pending drastic shift in weather conditions. Fire information offic...
Jul 02, 2024