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Water levels in Englishman River force stage 4 restrictions in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Despite a decided shift to fall on the mid-Island over the last couple of weeks, water resources in parts of the Oceanside region remains scarce. The City of Parksville announced stage fo...
Sep 25, 2024
New roads open up as part of Nanaimo Midtown Gateway project comes online
NANAIMO - The city’s network of roads and sidewalks just got a little bit longer. Crews working on the long-in-development Midtown Gateway project have removed barricades and opened up a section...
Sep 25, 2024
‘Incredibly fortunate somebody heard him:’ local water taxi operator rescues capsized boater off Nanoose Bay
NANAIMO - A local boater has his life jacket and an immense amount of good fortune to thank after he was plucked from cold, choppy waters Monday evening. Residents along the waterfront in Lantzville a...
Sep 24, 2024
Poilievre makes case for taking down the government to restore ‘promise of Canada’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged MPs to defeat the Liberal government on Tuesday, but opposition parties are turning the debate on his non-confidence motion into a referendum on the Conserva...
Sep 24, 2024
Kilograms of illicit drugs, guns and money seized by Nanaimo police after OPS arrests
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are calling it a “significant drugs and weapons bust” connected to a local overdose prevention site. As first reported by NanaimoNewsNOW, Gerid James Gregory-Allen...
Sep 24, 2024
90-year-old to give up to license after severely injuring woman in Parksville
NANAIMO - An elderly driver who hit two people in a Parksville crosswalk, resulting in life-altering injuries to a woman, said he will never drive again. Robert Lealess, 90, was issued a two-year driv...
Sep 24, 2024
Police make substantial drug & weapons bust connected to Nanaimo overdose prevention site
NANAIMO - A police raid at a heavily used harm reduction site in Nanaimo resulted in several criminal charges against two people. Gerid James Gregory-Allen and Sara Lynn Koshman were arrested in conne...
Sep 23, 2024
Weekend wildfire sparked on Mt. Arrowsmith not considered a threat at this time
PARKSVILLE - The Coastal Fire Centre is reminding Island residents to stay vigilant despite cooler and wetter conditions after a wildfire was sparked over the weekend. Located in the Mr. Arrowsmith re...
Sep 23, 2024
Mother hospitalized after being hit by car near Nanaimo elementary school
NANAIMO - A woman was taken to hospital after being hit by a car while dropping her child off at school. Calls to 911 came in on Monday, Sept. 23 just after 8:20 a.m. to the Hammond Bay Rd./Morningsid...
Sep 23, 2024
Contaminated recyclables down in Nanaimo, while items going to the landfill remain high
NANAIMO - A concerted effort to educate locals about what can be recycled has been successful in Nanaimo, but there are still far too many items ending up in the landfill. In 2021, Recycle BC told the...
Sep 23, 2024
