Nanaimo

• Americans ‘invade’ Nanaimo this weekend after viral TikTok invite

  Tod Maffin posted a TikTok video in February inviting Americans to visit for this upcoming weekend and more than 2,000 have said they would come.

  Canada

  Apr 25
  
• B.C. man campaigns for people from the United States to come visit

  A man from Nanaimo, B.C. has come up with a plan to boost the local economy that he hopes will also help build bridges between Americans and Canadians.

  Consumer

  Apr 5
  
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• Nanaimo man wanted for suspected voyeurism at aquatic centre

  RCMP said they were notified on March 3 by staff at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre located at 741 Third Ave. that a camera had been found installed in the door of a changing room.

  Crime

  Mar 31
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• Nanaimo RCMP looking for man seen ‘beating a small brown dog’

  Police said they received a call at 11:51 a.m. on Feb. 12 about a man "beating a small brown dog" in the 6500 block of Aulds Road.

  Crime

  Feb 19
• Truck modifications contributed to pedestrian’s death, Nanaimo RCMP says

  Nanaimo RCMP said 24-year-old Jazmin Patenaude was driving in her truck in the parking lot of Woodgrove Mall, when she hit and killed an 85-year-old woman.

  Crime

  Feb 11
• Snatch and grab: Suspect swipes cash during transaction at B.C. bank

  Mounties said a customer was in the process of receiving money from a bank teller when a man who was standing in line snatched the cash and fled.

  Crime

  Jan 6
• ‘I cannot live this way’: Nanaimo resident pleads for help with ‘repeat offenders’

  Jessica Nordquist said around 12:30 a.m. on Monday she was outside her boyfriend's house when they heard some commotion on a nearby street.

  Crime

  Jan 2
• Vancouver Island’s only year-round BMX track opens in Nanaimo

  The renewed Marie Davidson BMX Track has reopened for casual day use following a dramatic $1.9 million upgrade that allows it to remain open year-round.

  Sports

  Dec 27, 2024
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• ‘Campaign of destruction’ sees dozens of Nanaimo vehicles damaged

  The smashing spree, which began at some point Wednesday night, resulted in at least 42 complaints, ranging from flattened tires to smashed windows and broken side-view mirrors.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2024
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• Historic coal mine under Nanaimo street causing headaches for city crews

  An underground void left by a century-plus old coal mine has delayed plans to replace water mains in a part of downtown Nanaimo.

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2024