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VI Raiders looking for answers after yet another break-in
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Raiders junior football team is once again reeling following a break-in and theft of equipment from the team’s Caledonia Park field house on Wall St. Nanaimo RCMP ...
Jun 09, 2023
Hwy. 4 detour temporarily cut-off as battle against Cameron Bluffs wildfire continues
NANAIMO - The Cameron Bluffs fire east of Port Alberni is making life more difficult on motorists dependant on travelling to and from western Vancouver Island. An update from the Coastal Fire Centre F...
Jun 09, 2023
Guilty plea after man drops log off Jesse Island cliff onto kayakers near Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man admitted to his role in connection to a high profile assault last summer which local RCMP say could have been fatal. Tristan Jed Maunder, 38, pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon on...
Jun 09, 2023
City requests funding to help create plan for north Nanaimo urban centre
NANAIMO - City officials hope to nab a significant discount while forming more detailed land use planning for the gateway to north Nanaimo. City councillors voted during this week’s council meet...
Jun 08, 2023
BC Ferries submits application to streamline boarding process at major terminals
NANAIMO - BC Ferries are hoping to transform some of their major terminals to streamline the check-in and boarding process. In an application sent to the British Columbia Ferries Commissioner, BC Ferr...
Jun 08, 2023
Campfire ban goes into effect for all of Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - All open fires are now banned throughout a majority of the Coastal Fire Centre, including all of Vancouver Island. Tinder dry forests, considerable fire activity and little rain in the forec...
Jun 08, 2023
Fares, rough start date and vessel names unveiled for new Nanaimo fast ferry service
NANAIMO - The vessels which will make up the region’s new fast ferry service now have names, a rough start date and pricing to get on board. Hullo have announced spuhls (pronounced shpah-els) an...
Jun 08, 2023
‘Rolling debris and danger trees’ challenging crews at Cameron Bluffs wildfire
NANAIMO - Dangerous conditions for crews trying to douse growing flames on central Vancouver Island are being described by Coastal Fire Centre personnel. The Cameron Bluffs wildfire, along Hwy. 4 abov...
Jun 07, 2023
Detour established around Cameron Lake wildfire & Hwy. 4 closure
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island’s east and west are connected once more. The provincial government say they’ve established a detour route between Port Alberni and eastern Vancouver Island, via ...
Jun 07, 2023
Single vehicle crash claims life of Nanaimo man
NANAIMO -A man was pronounced dead on scene after the truck he was driving went off-road and hit a tree in the rural Extension area south of Nanaimo. The crash was reported on Tuesday, June 6 at about...
Jun 07, 2023
