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North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP went door-to-door in Station Ridge for witnesses. (File photo by Don Bodger)

Man killed in Chemainus after being struck by a vehicle

Witnesses outside townhouses provide information to police on hit-and-run

 

Throughout December, RCMP conducted CounterAttack road checks as police worked to keep roads free of impaired drivers. (BLACK PRESS file photo)

‘You can’t make this stuff up’: Stories from the B.C. CounterAttack campaign

Amusing, yes, but a reminder impaired driving affects ability to drive and to make good decisions

 

Nanaimo RCMP traffic collision analysts are conducting an investigation into a fatal accident and will temporarily close Bowen Road between Townsite Road and Dufferin Crescent Thursday, Jan. 14, between 2 p.m and 3 p.m. (Photo submitted)

Nanaimo arterial road closures scheduled for RCMP investigation into fatal crash

Bowen Road closures from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, triggered by death from collision Dec. 31

 

A roundabout will be built on the intersection of Memorial Avenue and Highway 19A in Qualicum Beach. (PQB News file photo)

Nanaimo firm makes successful bid to build $3.3M roundabout in Qualicum Beach

Design to make Memorial Avenue and Highway 19A intersection safer

A roundabout will be built on the intersection of Memorial Avenue and Highway 19A in Qualicum Beach. (PQB News file photo)
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Coombs man, 52, dies in head-on collision in Qualicum Beach

Driver of second vehicle airlifted to hospital

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Nanaimo RCMP began its impaired driving CounterAttack campaign this weekend and road checks will be conducted throughout December to get impaired drivers off the road. (File photo)

Road checks underway as Nanaimo RCMP combat impaired driving

CounterAttack campaign upped targeted enforcement starting this weekend

Nanaimo RCMP began its impaired driving CounterAttack campaign this weekend and road checks will be conducted throughout December to get impaired drivers off the road. (File photo)
Nanaimo RCMP hope the public can help identify a woman driving a Ford pickup who fled the scene following and collision on Wellington Road Tuesday. (File photo)

Nanaimo RCMP seek driver alleged to have fled from hit-and-run on Wellington Road

Driver allegedly flees scene after head-on crash between two Ford pickups

Nanaimo RCMP hope the public can help identify a woman driving a Ford pickup who fled the scene following and collision on Wellington Road Tuesday. (File photo)
A Nanaimo driver was sentenced Monday for fatally striking a high school student with his vehicle in 2019. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo driver sentenced after motor vehicle incident that killed teen last year

Brandon Geoffrey Murdoch fined and prohibited from driving for two years

A Nanaimo driver was sentenced Monday for fatally striking a high school student with his vehicle in 2019. (News Bulletin file photo)
Potential locations of speed humps and curbs on Lost Lake Road. (City of Nanaimo image)

City of Nanaimo planning traffic-calming project on Lost Lake Road

Seventy-five per cent of respondents support measures to reduce speed on the road

Potential locations of speed humps and curbs on Lost Lake Road. (City of Nanaimo image)
Locations where speed humps and raised sidewalk will be installed on Bay Street. (Image: City of Nanaimo)

Traffic-calming measures becoming permanent on Bay Street in Nanaimo

Temporary speed humps reduced number of vehicles on street mayor lives on

Locations where speed humps and raised sidewalk will be installed on Bay Street. (Image: City of Nanaimo)
Nanaimo Fire Rescue firefighters on scene of a motor vehicle incident at Terminal Avenue, Princess Royal Avenue and St. George Street on Monday night. The crash was the third accident at that intersection that day. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Emergency crews respond to three accidents in one day at Nanaimo intersection

Two crashes, one pedestrian struck at intersection of Terminal, Princess Royal and St. George

Nanaimo Fire Rescue firefighters on scene of a motor vehicle incident at Terminal Avenue, Princess Royal Avenue and St. George Street on Monday night. The crash was the third accident at that intersection that day. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo RCMP found drugs and cash inside a vehicle pulled over for expired insurance. (File photo)

Nanaimo RCMP find large amounts of drugs and cash after stopping vehicle

Police pulled over vehicle after noticing its insurance had expired

Nanaimo RCMP found drugs and cash inside a vehicle pulled over for expired insurance. (File photo)
The City of Nanaimo is changing the traffic pattern at Commercial and Bastion streets, creating a four-way stop. (News Bulletin file photo)

Downtown Nanaimo intersection to become four-way stop

City testing out new traffic pattern for Commercial and Bastion Street

The City of Nanaimo is changing the traffic pattern at Commercial and Bastion streets, creating a four-way stop. (News Bulletin file photo)
A motor vehicle incident on the Malahat north of the Shawnigan Lake exit may be impacting traffic. (Black Press Media file photo)

UPDATED: One person injured in Malahat collision north of Shawnigan Lake exit

One vehicle left hanging on centre median

A motor vehicle incident on the Malahat north of the Shawnigan Lake exit may be impacting traffic. (Black Press Media file photo)
A motor vehicle incident on the Malahat has lead to the closure of southbound lanes. (Black Press Media file photo)

UPDATED: Malahat traffic resumes after lane closures near Langford due to single-vehicle collision

One person injured, taken to hospital

A motor vehicle incident on the Malahat has lead to the closure of southbound lanes. (Black Press Media file photo)
The crew on scene of an accident on Howard Avenue, the afternoon of July 23, help flip a motorcycle on its wheels. (Karl Yu/Nanaimo News Bulletin)

Accident on Howard Avenue, near Nova Street, closes road to traffic

Emergency responders respond to call of motor vehicle incident close to 2 p.m.

The crew on scene of an accident on Howard Avenue, the afternoon of July 23, help flip a motorcycle on its wheels. (Karl Yu/Nanaimo News Bulletin)
A Nanaimo RCMP officer waves down a driver during a speed enforcement operation on the old Island Highway near St. George Street in September. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo RCMP want speeding motorists to ‘slow the blazes down’

Police raise alarm after seeing 400-per cent rise in excessive speeding tickets last month

A Nanaimo RCMP officer waves down a driver during a speed enforcement operation on the old Island Highway near St. George Street in September. (News Bulletin file photo)
Howard Avenue, between Second and Third streets, will be limited to single-lane, alternating traffic for road resurfacing Thursday, July 9. (City of Nanaimo Twitter screen shot)

City of Nanaimo paving work to alter traffic on Howard Avenue

Road rehabilitation work will re-route traffic in Harewood on Thursday

Howard Avenue, between Second and Third streets, will be limited to single-lane, alternating traffic for road resurfacing Thursday, July 9. (City of Nanaimo Twitter screen shot)
Neighbours corraled a suspected impaired driver of car that crashed into the front of a home after it hit a parked truck and retaining wall on the weekend. (File photo)

Neighbours corral suspected impaired driver after crash in south Nanaimo

Car went off road, hit pickup truck and retaining wall before striking house on weekend

Neighbours corraled a suspected impaired driver of car that crashed into the front of a home after it hit a parked truck and retaining wall on the weekend. (File photo)
The woman driving a car on Townsite Road was reportedly not seriously injured after her vehicle collided with a utility pole Monday. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Car drives into utility pole in Nanaimo

Woman driving car reportedly not seriously injured

The woman driving a car on Townsite Road was reportedly not seriously injured after her vehicle collided with a utility pole Monday. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)