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Police seek suspect who started downtown Nanaimo alley fire
NANAIMO - Mounties in Nanaimo are looking for a man seen starting a fire in an alley during tinder dry conditions then walking away. Police say on Saturday, July 27 around 9:30 a.m., a man was seen in...
Jul 30, 2024
B.C. toxic drug deaths down 9% in 2024, but six people continue to die each day
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s Coroners Service says the number of people who have died this year from toxic drug poisoning is down from 2023, but an average of six people are still dying every d...
Jul 30, 2024
AAP approved asking for up to $90M for Nanaimo Public Works Yard upgrades
NANAIMO - Voter approval will once again be sought to borrow a large sum of money to upgrade the City of Nanaimo’s public works facilities, with an ask of up to $90 million. In June, Council exp...
Jul 30, 2024
Key Crown witness no-shows during Nanaimo manslaughter trial
NANAIMO - A witness at the scene of a fatal stabbing on Nanaimo's waterfront failed to testify as scheduled at an ongoing high-profile jury trial. BC Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird informed the 12-...
Jul 30, 2024
Fall leads to critical injury at Nanaimo’s Pipers Lagoon Park
NANAIMO - Several resources and Good Samaritans worked together in response to a seriously injured person who fell 10 meters from a steep rock face in Nanaimo's north end. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) re...
Jul 29, 2024
Suspects sought after pair of boats stolen from Nanaimo’s waterfront
NANAIMO - Mounties in Nanaimo are looking to identify two suspicious people after two boats went missing during two separate heists on the same night. Police say on Wednesday, July 10 around 1:30 a.m....
Jul 29, 2024
Man who abused underage girls in Nanaimo loses bid to have restrictions lifted
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details which may disturb some readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - A convicted sex offender who spent over two years in jail for luring and sexually ab...
Jul 29, 2024
VIDEO: Perennial contender claims 2024 World Championship Bathtub race
NANAIMO - While not at the record pace anticipated, a well known tubber has claimed another World Championship Bathtub Race Ladysmith’s Trevor Short was the first to enter Nanaimo Harbour and ma...
Jul 28, 2024
North Nanaimo property rezoning for concept family-oriented development
NANAIMO - New housing is proposed for a currently forested area of the city’s north. Twenty, two-storey fourplex buildings are proposed for property in the 5300 block of Tanya Dr., in north Nana...
Jul 28, 2024
‘That record could be up for grabs:’ conditions prime for extra fast World Championship bathtub race
NANAIMO - Engines are fine-tuned, race plans readied and racers are ready to go. Around 50 boats are expected to line up in Nanaimo Harbour on Sunday, July 28 ahead of the 11 a.m. start time for the a...
Jul 28, 2024
