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Family rescued from Snake Island after boat destroyed in choppy waters

NANAIMO - A family of three was saved from a small, rocky island near Nanaimo after their boat was destroyed. The family with a young two-and-a-half-year-old daughter were stranded on Snake Island aft...

Aug 12, 2021

Nanaimo's drought officially continues despite rain during August long weekend

NANAIMO - Many areas of Nanaimo felt its first drop of rain in months over the August long weekend, but none fell where it mattered most. The Environment Canada sensor stationed at Nanaimo Airport rec...

Aug 03, 2021

Downtown Nanaimo cooling centre to stay open

NANAIMO - A cooling centre for the vulnerable hasn't closed as planned. The space at the 7-10 Club in the Community Service Building on the corner of Prideaux St. and Fitzwilliam St. was used as a rep...

Jul 13, 2021

Donations abound for heat-strapped schools and care homes

NANAIMO - Many essential workers stuck inside were given a reprieve from the heat thanks to donations of cold drinks and fans. Teachers and students at Bayview Elementary were sweltering in the heat b...

Jun 30, 2021

Extreme heat forces seniors from Nanaimo care home

NANAIMO - Roughly 30 residents of a seniors home were forced to temporarily evacuate due to the punishing heat wave. They were moved into the air conditioned Oliver Woods Community Centre after Lakesi...

Jun 29, 2021

Nanaimo's all-time heat record still stands despite sweltering Monday

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo area just barely missed breaking the all-time record for hottest day ever in the area. Environment Canada showed the thermometer at Nanaimo Airport reached 40.5 degrees on Monday...

Jun 29, 2021

Cooling station opens in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A valuable resource to those in need is now a place to cool down in response to a record-breaking heatwave.The 7-10 Club at 285 Prideaux St. is now operating as an emergency cooling centre f...

Jun 28, 2021

80-year-old Nanaimo temperature record barely survives sweltering weekend

NANAIMO - A suffocating heat wave across a majority of B.C. is setting new records in Nanaimo, while also threatening a long standing all-time high.Nanaimo Airport recorded four consecutive heat recor...

Jun 28, 2021

Expert explains about the 'heat dome' hovering above B.C., Alberta and territories

Much of British Columbia, northern Alberta and parts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories are experiencing a "heat dome" that is expected to shatter high-temperature records over the next few days. ...

Jun 26, 2021

Overnight shelter opening earlier as record-breaking heat hits area

NANAIMO - The doors of a Nanaimo overnight shelter are opening earlier to help clients get out of the hot sun. Kevan Griffith, coordinator of the Unitarian Shelter on Townsite Rd., said they wanted to...

Jun 25, 2021