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BC Highway Patrol removes impaired drivers from Island roads over long weekend
NANAIMO - The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) had a busy Canada Day long weekend stopping impaired drivers on Vancouver Island. Out of the 256 roadside breath tests performed at check stops, 24 people were p...
Jul 10, 2024
Campfire ban issued after prolonged dry spell
NANAIMO - Mother Nature has finally forced the hand of local and provincial fire officials. One day after Nanaimo’s fire danger rating moved to ‘extreme’, with many areas of the Coas...
Jul 10, 2024
North Nanaimo lot rezoned for future multi-family housing
NANAIMO - Another concept plan is shaping up to add increased housing density in north Nanaimo off Metral Drive. A rezoning application was approved during the Monday, July 8 council meeting to turn a...
Jul 10, 2024
Hefty fines issued for illegal oyster harvesting in Deep Bay
NANAIMO - Three people were fined a total of $13,500 after they pleaded guilty to several Fisheries Act violations involving oysters north of Qualicum Beach in Deep Bay. Chung Ya Lao, Chun Shui Tu, an...
Jul 09, 2024
‘If we do nothing, nothing is going to change’: lease approved for south Nanaimo social housing facility
NANAIMO - Following extensive debate, a temporary supportive housing complex for unhoused individuals received a three-year lease from Nanaimo City Council. The City-owned site at 1030 Old Victoria Rd...
Jul 09, 2024
Coastal Fire Centre monitoring conditions ‘daily’ for potential campfire ban
NANAIMO - Despite a prolonged stretch of hot, dry weather, s’mores can remain on the camping menu for now. The Coastal Fire Centre has yet to issue a campfire ban for 2024, with wildfire experts...
Jul 09, 2024
Repeat sex offender pleads guilty to Parksville voyeurism offence
NANAIMO - Already convicted of sexually assaulting a senior in Qualicum Beach and harassing women with threatening phone calls, a man awaits sentencing for a voyeurism offence. Joel Perry, 39, pleaded...
Jul 09, 2024
Nanaimo, Qualicum Beach, and 20 other B.C. communities set new daily heat records
NANAIMO - Much of Western Canada has been under a heat warning since late last week, with daily high-temperature records toppling province-wide over the weekend. According to preliminary data from Env...
Jul 08, 2024
Scorching summer heat hits Canada, remnants of hurricane Beryl on the way
Sweltering summer weather blanketed much of the country Monday, with Environment Canada issuing heat warnings for parts of eight provinces and the Northwest Territories. In British Columbia, a record-...
Jul 08, 2024
Collisions increase at Nanaimo’s highest crash intersections
NANAIMO - While knocked off the list of having the most crashes on Vancouver Island, more collisions occurred at Nanaimo's busiest intersections last year. Newly released ICBC data showed the Island H...
Jul 08, 2024
