Tag Archives: People
Island poised to set new records for drug toxicity deaths
NANAIMO - The grip of B.C.'s toxic drug crisis continues to tighten around Vancouver Island and the province as a whole.The BC Coroners Service reported 1,534 people across the province have died due ...
Nov 09, 2021
Global Village Nanaimo weathers pandemic to support worldwide fair trade producers
NANAIMO - A beloved local fair trade store in operation for nearly a quarter century returned despite numerous bumps in the pandemic road.Global Village Nanaimo opened its pop-up location for a 24th y...
Nov 09, 2021
New advocacy group for vulnerable Nanaimo area women gains early traction
NANAIMO - A local woman decided to harness online chatter about a popular Netflix series into tangible positive change.Kerri Isham, a Nanaimo based sexual health educator, was moved by the series MAID...
Nov 07, 2021
Helicopter crashes in Nanoose Bay
NANOOSE BAY - One person was airlifted to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries following a helicopter crash near Nanoose Bay.BC Emergency Health Services dispatched paramedics a for...
Nov 04, 2021
VIDEO: Nanaimo SAR unveils new, spacious headquarters
NANAIMO -Patience and persistence paid off for Nanaimo Search and Rescue.Following years of planning and uncertainty, the invaluable non-profit group staged a grand opening for its headquarters on Fou...
Nov 04, 2021
Nanaimo teen sentenced for high profile Long Lake beating
NANAIMO - A youth captured on video beating up another teenager was sentenced to youth custody followed by a lengthy supervision orderThe boy, 16, who can't be named under the Youth Justice Act, was s...
Nov 04, 2021
Latest homeless encampment closed in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - For the third time this year, fencing now surrounds what was a growing homeless encampment in a highly visible portion of the city's downtown.Barriers were erected around private property on...
Nov 03, 2021
Planning underway for promised cancer centre in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While details are thin on what services will be provided, conceptual work is happening to establish a new cancer facility in Nanaimo.The project is part of a John Horgan re-election promise ...
Nov 02, 2021
Province lobbies to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs
NANAIMO - Amid no sign the drug toxicity crisis is improving in B.C., the province wants criminal penalities wiped out for people possessing small amounts of illicit drugs.Mental health and addictions...
Nov 01, 2021
VIDEO: Man busted after child luring sting in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man intending to meet a 14-year-old boy for a sexual encounter outside a busy Nanaimo mall was instead greeted by a high-profile vigilante pedophile hunter.Cory John Lloyd, now 41-years-ol...
Oct 29, 2021
