Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - Local contractors are being hailed heroes for quick action in extinguishing a brush fire. Flames were reported coming from a wooded area next to a vacant apartment building undergoing renova...

NANAIMO - No one was injured but several people were left shaken after a vehicle drove through a local nail salon. Emergency crews were called out to Bowen Centre at 500 Bowen Rd. at 2 p.m. on Thursda...

QUALICUM BEACH - Another chapter in the ongoing saga of noise mitigation at the Qualicum Beach Airport was written this week during a nearly four-hour-long public meeting. The Town held an open house ...

NANAIMO - No tsunami is expected and no damage has been reported from a sizeable tremor in the Pacific Ocean Thursday morning. Earthquakes Canada reports seismic detectors recorded a 6.1 magnitude ear...

NANAIMO - Development of a multi-family residential community off Hammond Bay Rd. can proceed. Councillors unanimously granted a development permit to dHK Architects Inc. for a 34-unit project at 4670...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...