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VIDEO: Truck tumbles over Cedar embankment, 1 person extracted and taken to hospital
NANAIMO - A single-vehicle crash in Cedar trapped an injured passenger, who was rescued by local firefighters. The wreck happened on Thursday, Oct. 27 at about 12 p.m. on Harmac Rd. near the MacMillan...
Oct 27, 2022
VIDEO: Fire-ravaged Departure Bay hall torn down, site’s future remains unclear
NANAIMO - A long-term solution isn’t expected any time soon for a now vacant lot where the Departure Bay Activity Centre stood for decades. The Wingrove St. facility was demolished in a matter o...
Oct 27, 2022
Nanaimo council approves $50,000 grant for downtown graffiti and vandalism recovery
NANAIMO - Business and property owners in the city’s downtown core are getting some extra help to combat costs associated with unsightly mischief. Through the Downtown Nanaimo Safety Action Plan...
Oct 26, 2022
Seasonal fire bans lifted following days of rain for Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - After a few days of some much-needed precipitation, open burning activities will once again be allowed in the Coastal Fire Centre. Starting at noon on Friday, Oct. 28, category 2 and 3 fires...
Oct 26, 2022
Atmospheric river forecast in B.C. days after temperature records and drought
VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river packing “narrow bands of heavy precipitation” is forecast for parts of British Columbia just a week after numerous high temperature records were set amid c...
Oct 26, 2022
Nanoose man wanted for break-in & sexual assault arrested in Manitoba
NANAIMO - A man wanted in connection to a break-in and sexual assault in Nanoose Bay is in custody. Police in Steinbach, Manitoba arrested 27-year-old Quinten Anthony Meyer on Thursday, Oct. 20, appro...
Oct 26, 2022
Four years behind bars for Nanaimo man convicted of setting his mother’s apartment on fire
NANAIMO - A man who set his apartment unit on fire causing severe damage to the unit will remain in jail for the damaging crime. Andrew John Chant, 37, was found guilty of arson in connection with a d...
Oct 26, 2022
‘Shame!:’ Nanaimo council meeting paused after proposed East Wellington data centre ruckus
NANAIMO - A relatively routine zoning change from City Council devolved into open shouting and cries of “shame” from some in the gallery. Councillors gave third reading to a bylaw which wo...
Oct 25, 2022
Security guard injured by unprovoked attack in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A private security guard sustained moderate injuries to their face and head after an apparent unprovoked attack in the downtown. The guard, on foot patrol for Footprints Security, was walkin...
Oct 25, 2022
VIDEO: Clippers fresh faces earn extra responsibility
NANAIMO - The Clippers leaders have carried the load during an excellent start to the 2022-23 hockey season. But as the weeks have gone by several of Nanaimo’s young first year players have expa...
Oct 25, 2022
