Nanaimo

• Nanaimo encampment in place for 20 years should be cleaned up, neighbours say

  Mike Gogo, who runs Gogo's Christmas Tree Farm in South Nanaimo, told Global News that the encampment is about four miles away from his property.

  Politics

  Sep 30
  
• Nanaimo RCMP warn public about water safety after 2 unrelated drownings

  On Wednesday, May 20, just before 6 p.m., police responded to a report for a well-being check of an adult woman at Departure Bay Beach.

  Canada

  May 21
  
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• Nanaimo repeat offender back in custody after incident at coffee shop

  Nanaimo RCMP confirmed that 40-year-old Aiden Tye of Nanaimo was charged with assault with a weapon, mischief, indecent act, indecent exhibition, and breach of a probation order.

  Crime

  Jan 15
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• Nanaimo grandmother’s death being investigated as a ‘stranger homicide’

  In the early hours of Nov. 14, Nanaimo RCMP officers responded to a report of a vehicle fire in a wooded area on College Drive, near the Highway 19 intersection.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2025
• No survivors after plane crashes in wooded area near Nanaimo, B.C. RCMP say

  An investigation into the cause of a plane crash with no survivors, near Twilight Way, Nanaimo, is currently underway in British Columbia.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2025
• B.C. residents living near quarry say dumped biosolids smell ‘like a dead body’

  Biosolids, which are stabilized products recovered at the end of the wastewater treatment process, are being dumped from the Greater Victoria Sewage Treatment Facility.

  Environment

  Sep 25, 2025
• Police seek man seen kicking, punching his dog in Nanaimo

  The witness did take a photo of the man and his dog and described the man as about 5'11, 175 pounds, with tanned skin, dark hair in a ponytail, with a moustache.

  Crime

  Aug 5, 2025
• Nanaimo considers fencing city hall from overdose prevention site

  Nanaimo is considering building a fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall.

  Jul 15, 2025
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• 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, 2025
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• 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, 2025