https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/en-caCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comWed, 02 Sep 2026 23:23:00 +0200 Island residents can expect an influx of visitors with the Friday ferries from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay nearly sold out, with only the first sailing of the day with space for those taking a vehicle. The final Friday voyage is the only boat left with vehicle space from Tsawwassen to Duke Point.
BC Ferries is aware of the impact an extra day c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/bookings-nearly-sold-out-for-drivers-bound-for-vancouver-island-aboard-bc-ferries-friday/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/bookings-nearly-sold-out-for-drivers-bound-for-vancouver-island-aboard-bc-ferries-friday/ The Route 3 Racing Club, a non-profit founded by directors Angus McNeil and Dale Robins, is a unique motorsport club that offers free motard racing opportunities to anyone interested.
“Motorsports are very expensive and not every child, or not even every adult, has the opportunity to do this. So we bring the opportunity to everyone, no matter their financial statu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/racing-for-change-greenwood-motard-club-makes-motorsports-accessible/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/racing-for-change-greenwood-motard-club-makes-motorsports-accessible/ In an announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 2, the league said its games will broadcasted to YouTube on an “interim basis.”
“The WHL’s audience is growing rapidly. We continue to believe that providing easy access to games is of critical value and importance as we look to expand our reac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/whl-to-stream-games-free-on-youtube-for-start-of-2026-27-season/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/whl-to-stream-games-free-on-youtube-for-start-of-2026-27-season/ Basko was born almost four months ago at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alberta, and his handlers have recognized that he has a lot of potential.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise as Basko comes from an impressive police-dog lineage.
His father, Neon, is currently serving alongside his handler, RCMP Const. Jordan Braid, in Nanaimo, and his grandfather, Jago, is rememb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/police-dog-basko-begins-training-in-nanaimo/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/police-dog-basko-begins-training-in-nanaimo/ ​According to OHS, thousands of animals are at risk across the province, which has been fuelled by backyard breeding, unplanned litters, and growing populations of dogs and cats.
​“Over the past few years, we’ve lost momentum as humane societies have been swamped and overcome with massive numbers of ani]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/bc-experiencing-growing-pet-overpopulation-crisis-okanagan-human-society/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/bc-experiencing-growing-pet-overpopulation-crisis-okanagan-human-society/ “The party has increasingly become an exclusive private club more concerned with ideological bona fides than building the broad coalition required to serve British Columbians and form government,” McInnis said in a written statement.
McInnis says he will sit as an Independent. Boundary-Similkameen MLA Donegal Wilson r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/defections-continue-as-columbia-river-revelstoke-mla-mcinnis-quits-bc-conservatives/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/defections-continue-as-columbia-river-revelstoke-mla-mcinnis-quits-bc-conservatives/ Gasper had been deputy chief of staff since resigning from her seat as MLA to allow Findlay to run in the riding.Black Press Media has reached out to Delaney.
More to come.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/bc-conservative-leader-findlay-names-former-mla-as-new-chief-of-staff/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/bc-conservative-leader-findlay-names-former-mla-as-new-chief-of-staff/ In a post to Facebook, the Fleetwood Islamic Academy Society general secretary, Haji, Asif Ali, stated that the threats, “get out]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/surrey-mosque-vandalized-community-leaders-demand-action-against-islamophobia/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/surrey-mosque-vandalized-community-leaders-demand-action-against-islamophobia/ — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) September 1]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/fighting-words-vernon-mp-pans-us-war-secretary-over-cheap-shot-at-bc-cadets/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/fighting-words-vernon-mp-pans-us-war-secretary-over-cheap-shot-at-bc-cadets/ The RCMP said they were contacted on Aug. 30 after the man was admitted to the hospital.
“Initial evidence gathered suggested the victim was walking along Highway 101 at around 4 a.m. when he was allegedly attacked by a group of unknown suspects.”
Police are a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/man-stabbed-along-highway-101-near-lund/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/man-stabbed-along-highway-101-near-lund/ The accident happened just after 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, according to Nanaimo RCMP.
Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said the SUV turned in front of the motorcycle, and the motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
“The driver of the SUV said they had the advanced arrow to turn at the intersection, so i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/nanaimo-rcmp-looking-for-witnesses-to-crash-that-seriously-injured-motorcyclist/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/nanaimo-rcmp-looking-for-witnesses-to-crash-that-seriously-injured-motorcyclist/ Ryan McMahon will be performing at the Ladybug’s Mew in Yellow Point Farm & Garden Store Concert Stage on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. McMahon is a high-octane folk/rocker from Ladysmith. Tickets are available at www.ladybugsmewinyellowpoint.ca.Monthly open mic night at the Vault Cafe, free. Starts at 7 p.m. on Sept. 3.
James Leclaire, a Canadian-based singer songwriter who mixes folk, rick, classic country, roots and blues, will be performing at the Queen’s on Sept. 4, with doors at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/whats-on-sept-2/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/whats-on-sept-2/ Two witnesses called into police about a driver who appeared to be asleep behind the wheel of a Tesla on Highway 1 near Mountain Highway in North Vancouver on Aug. 11, just before 3:30 p.m., according to a news release from B.C. Highway Patrol Wednesday (Sept. 2).
Police say both witnesses were in the same vehicle and the passenger recorded video from the passenger se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/bc-tesla-driver-ticketed-for-allegedly-sleeping-behind-the-wheel-on-highway-1/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/bc-tesla-driver-ticketed-for-allegedly-sleeping-behind-the-wheel-on-highway-1/ “When Ms. Findlay became Leader, I promised myself I would keep an open mind and give her three
months to show us how she intended to lead,” Wilson said in a written statement. “Three months later, I have my answer. I never imagined things could go this wrong, this quickly.”
Wilson is the eighth MLA to leave the Conservativ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/boundary-similkameen-mla-donegal-wilson-latest-to-quit-bc-conservative-party/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/boundary-similkameen-mla-donegal-wilson-latest-to-quit-bc-conservative-party/ This practice, known as “spoofing,” allows scammers to make it appear as though a call is coming from a legitimate phone number, when it is not, according to a news release by the city.
“The city wants to remind residents that we will never ask for sensitive personal information, banking information, passwords, or payment over the phone in an unso]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/city-of-parksville-numbers-being-spoofed-by-fraudsters/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/city-of-parksville-numbers-being-spoofed-by-fraudsters/ On Tuesday, Sept. 1, officers responded a “major collision” at the west end of the four-lane section of Highway 1 in Malakwa just after 4 p.m.“The officers arrived to a chaotic scene with a large fifth wheel trailer completely destroyed and torn open lengthwise on the shoulder of the highway, with the heavy duty pickup towing the trailer also heavily damaged,&rdq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/shuswap-rcmp-respond-to-chaotic-scene-on-highway-1-after-semi-hits-truck-and-camper-trailer/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/shuswap-rcmp-respond-to-chaotic-scene-on-highway-1-after-semi-hits-truck-and-camper-trailer/ Effective at noon, Category 1 open-fire prohibitions, which include campfires, will be rescinded throughout the Coastal Fire Centre – which encompasses the Island and B.C.’s South Coast. Fire no larger than 0.5 metres high by 0.5 metres wide, used for recreational or ceremonial purposes, will be all]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/campfire-ban-to-be-lifted-across-vancouver-island-and-south-coast/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/campfire-ban-to-be-lifted-across-vancouver-island-and-south-coast/ Kibble said the property’s deep, sheltered water, existing berthing, industrial infrastructure and large upland area make it a rare asset on the B.C. coast.
“A building can be put anywhere. A depth cannot be built to order and there are very few places on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/mp-calls-for-federal-assessment-of-former-crofton-mill-property/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/mp-calls-for-federal-assessment-of-former-crofton-mill-property/ ​According to UFCW Canada, drivers in these regions will now be covered by the landmark agreement first negotiated by Uber drivers in Victoria, which expands its protections and benefits to hundreds of drivers in B.C.
​“The agreement reached by Uber drivers in Victoria made history. Now we’r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/uber-drivers-across-bc-interior-unionize-including-okanagan-cariboo-and-kootenay-regions/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/uber-drivers-across-bc-interior-unionize-including-okanagan-cariboo-and-kootenay-regions/ The regular season gets underway Friday, Sept. 4, with three games on the schedule, followed by three more contests Saturday, including the Oceanside Generals’ home opener.
“The off-season has been extremely busy for our teams and the league office, preparing for this year and the future,”]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/vancouver-island-junior-hockey-league-ready-to-drop-the-puck-on-2026-27-season/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/nanaimo/vancouver-island-junior-hockey-league-ready-to-drop-the-puck-on-2026-27-season/