Nanaimo Daily - June 26, 2026

Nanaimo Daily - June 26, 2026

In today's episode: * Current Outage - 4200 block COMMERCE CIRCLE, 4200 block COMMERCE CIR * Current Outage - 3200 block MAPLE ST * Current Outage - 1200 block MOUNT MAXWELL RD, MOUNT MAXWELL PUMP2 * VicPD seek man wanted in connection to armed robberies at 2 gas stations * Collision between e-scooter and van leaves Nanaimo youth with minor injuries * Young wolves spotted near Vancouver Island golf course spark warning * ‘Almost perfect’: Victoria supporters back Canada despite first World Cup loss * ‘It’s a starting point:’ Nanaimo advances pre-zoning properties for subsidized housing * B.C. appeals court allows opioid class action to proceed, criticizes delay tactics * Wildfire south of Lillooet 50 hectares, being assessed by BCWS What's happening around town: * Electric Mermaid * Gentlemen of the Blues sing the blues at Char’s Landing on June 25

Nanaimo Daily - June 25, 2026

In today's episode: * Banman, Ellwood top flights in individual Men’s Club event at AGC * Despite recent modest increase in visits, cross-border traffic still down from 2024 * Advocates press B.C. to curb NDAs in harassment, abuse cases * Nanaimo United FC teams want to finish season off strong * Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2 and IR 2 Inklyuhkinatko * ‘Temperatures will be dropping:’ Nanaimo to see break from summer heat * Trial begins for Kelowna equestrian coach accused of sex crimes, child luring * 3 B.C. clean-energy projects among $16M announced from feds * Campaign kicks off to help Loaves and Fishes finish food centre in Nanaimo * Province launches program targeting repeat property crime offenders across B.C. * Vernon resident swings her way to a world record What's happening around town: * Electric Mermaid

Nanaimo Daily - June 24, 2026

In today's episode: * Current Outage - 3400 block RICHMOND RD, 1900 block WOODLEY RD * Indigenous Peoples Day in Nanaimo included visit from Prime Minister * Small wildfire west of Cobble Hill under control * Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in B.C. developing framework for beaver translocation * 105-year-old dies of smoke inhalation days after fire at B.C. seniors complex * Man allegedly bear sprays cricketers, breaks player’s arm in Vancouver: Police * Registration on for fifth Hub City Soap Box Derby in Nanaimo * B.C.’s Carey Price among 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees * Property control probe expanded Canada-wide to parent company of Safeway, IGA * RN Mary Skorupka who started in pediatrics, pedals with purpose for upcoming Tour de Rock * Air support called in as wildfire flares-up at Kalamoir Park in West Kelowna * Repeat property crime offender program piloted in Nanaimo expands province-wide

Nanaimo Daily - June 23, 2026

In today's episode: * Electric Mermaid * Current Outage - East of SAANICH RD, West of OLDFIELD RD, North of OLD W SAANICH RD, South of SEAN HTS * SCENE AND HEARD: PAGO Grannies raise $3,000 at annual tea fundraiser * NIWRA: Thousands of animals killed on B.C. highways each year * Oceanside RCMP: Thieves steal Cadillac, beer; large tree set ablaze * Evacuation Order issued for Kitzowitz IR 20 * PHOTOS: Father’s Day Car Show draws big crowd in Qualicum Beach * VIDEO: Otter family turns Beach Avenue into a wildlife crosswalk in Oak Bay * Prime Minister in Nanaimo for National Indigenous Peoples’ Day * THORPE REPORT: Junior boys’ volleyball takes the court * Chilliwack author releases memoir about surviving mother’s ‘web of lies’ * WORLD CUP DAILY, June 21: Vancouver hosts New Zealand vs. Egypt today at 6 p.m.

Nanaimo Daily - June 22, 2026

In today's episode: * Harry Manx LIVE @Char's | Port, Alberni * ‘Resilient people’: Stories from Lytton on the second day of 2026 wildfire * Broombusters society celebrates 20 years of cutting broom on Vancouver Island * Evacuation Alert issued for Zacht 5, Siska Flat 5A and Siska Flat 5B * Evacuation Alert issued for Skuppah IR 2B * Specialist on James Webb Telescope to present in Nanaimo * LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Empathy and compassion is the answer * HERBERT: Black Hills Nota Bene an icon on the B.C. wine scene * Evacuation order expanded in Lytton in response to Saw Creek wildfire * WORLD CUP DAILY, June 20: U.S. beats Australia; 4 matches Saturday involve Germany, Sweden * Chris Hayhurst What's happening around town: * John Reischman & The Jaybirds, Bluegrass...