Tag Archives: Community
Phase one upgrades on Nanaimo's Metral Dr. near completion ahead of tricky phase two
NANAIMO - A major upgrade to a key corridor through the city is nearing the halfway point.A complete streets makeover of Metral Dr. from Mostar Rd. to Turner Rd. is almost done with crews expected to ...
Aug 19, 2021
TNRD gives all clear for 435 properties near White Rock Lake wildfire, including near Pritchard and Monte Creek
KAMLOOPS - A substantial number of properties impacted by the White Rock Lake wildfire have been given all clear status.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District rescinded an evacuation alert for 435 prop...
Aug 18, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases drop throughout Island Health and central Island area
NANAIMO - The COVID-19 rollercoaster continues in Island Health and the central Island area. The health authority announced 29 new cases on Wednesday, Aug. 18, higher than the day before. However, act...
Aug 18, 2021
Mother of Kamloops soldier killed in Afghanistan horrified at Taliban takeover
KAMLOOPS - Last week marked the 13th anniversary of Master Corporal Erin Doyle's death. He was killed in action in Afghanistan, defending an outpost just east of Kandahar on Aug. 11, 2008. Late last w...
Aug 18, 2021
RCMP continue scouring Winchelsea Islands for missing recreational diver
NANAIMO - The search remains active in the waters off Lantzville in hopes of finding a recreational diver who didn't resurface last Friday morning.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Derek Balderston said their detachm...
Aug 18, 2021
District of Logan Lake hopes residents can return home 'within the next day or so'
KAMLOOPS - Logan Lake remains on evacuation order as of Wednesday (Aug. 18), although there could be some good news for residents soon.The district's latest update says its goal is to notify residents...
Aug 18, 2021
Canadian Armed Forces soldier sentenced for bizarre unwanted touching incident in Qualicum Beach
NANAIMO - New Year's Day was far from a leisurely stroll in the woods for two women approached by a drunken off-duty soldier.Brodie William Tyrrell Smith, 24, pleaded guilty to a downgraded charge of ...
Aug 18, 2021
COVID-19 cases continue rising in Island Health, 24 new
NANAIMO - The steady increase of COVID-19 cases in Island Health continues.Island Health confirmed 24 new COVID-19 cases within the health authority on Tuesday, Aug. 17. This is down from the 37 new p...
Aug 17, 2021
Lifesaving new drug-checking equipment from VIU funded by the province
NANAIMO - An easier, safer, more advanced way of testing the toxicity of drugs will soon be more readily available. Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo's MLA and minister of mental health and addictions, annou...
Aug 17, 2021
Rezoning application submitted for stagnant Howard Johnson hotel
NANAIMO - The first of many steps is underway to resurrect one of Nanaimo's most high-profile properties. A rezoning application for 1 Terminal Ave., which includes the closed Howard Johnson Hotel, wa...
Aug 17, 2021
