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UPDATE: additional COVID19 cases linked to Nanaimo long-term care home outbreak
UPDATE: Island Health confirmed three additional COVID-19 cases linked to the Eden Gardens long-term care home. On Thursday, Jan 6 the health authority revealed two additional resident cases and one m...
Jan 05, 2022
Emergency generator supporting vulnerable Nanaimo & Oceanside seniors stolen
NANAIMO - A large generator used as a backup to help keep mid-Island seniors safe was recently stolen in central Nanaimo. RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said between Friday, Dec. 31 and and Sunday, Jan....
Jan 05, 2022
VIDEO: Construction complete on large seniors affordable housing project in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A significant dent in the city’s seniors’ affordable housing crisis is about to take shape following the recent completion of a 159 unit facility. Funded in partnership with BC H...
Jan 05, 2022
Widespread winter storm watch in effect for Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Environment Canada is warning of the next wintry punch heading our way. Forecasts are calling for between 10 to 20 centimetres of snow beginning in the evening hours of Wednesday, Jan. 5 and...
Jan 04, 2022
Personal responsibility & contingency plans key to keep Omicron at bay in B.C.
NANAIMO - B.C’s provincial health officer is telling residents and business owners it’s time to take personal responsibility when it comes to slowing the spread of COVID-19. Over 80 per ce...
Jan 04, 2022
Nanaimo sees 34 per cent surge for typical single-family home as property assessments soar
NANAIMO - Newly released property valuations showed substantial increases for most properties in B.C. and the mid-Island region is no different. BC Assessment property valuations as of July 1, 2021 we...
Jan 04, 2022
RDN garbage collection delayed due to icy roads, City proceeding carefully
NANAIMO - A growing collection of holiday household garbage and the giant box your new flat screen TV came in will have to stay put a little while longer. A freeze-melt cycle on area roads is making i...
Jan 04, 2022
Freeze-melt cycle making Nanaimo roads extra treacherous
NANAIMO - Many local roads are more closely resembling skating rinks after another turn in the weather. Travel on several main corridors was slow going on Tuesday, Jan. 4 after below zero temperatures...
Jan 04, 2022
Bail denied to man accused of pointing handgun at teens
NANAIMO - Citing a risk to public safety and questions whether he’ll be properly monitored, a Nanaimo judge denied bail to a man accused of serious firearms offences. The decision against Darian...
Jan 04, 2022
Nanaimo Canoe Kayak Club to benefit from boathouse roof
NANAIMO - Volunteer members of the Nanaimo Canoe Kayak Club have been hard at work installing a metal roof on their boat storage facility at Loudon Park. The project was made possible thanks to a dona...
Jan 03, 2022
