Tag Archives: First Nations
'Setting them up for success:' Nanaimo Indigenous youth boxing program reshapes lives
NANAIMO - A group of Indigenous youth are learning life skills while building their physical, spiritual, and mental well-being through the sport of boxing. Twenty-year-old Nanaimo resident Walter Fred...
Apr 11, 2024
Forested land south of Nanaimo returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - A large section of land south of Nanaimo city limits has been returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) by the province as part of continuing reconciliation efforts.The 212 hectares of land ...
Jan 11, 2024
Society loses injunction application to continue operating Ladysmith marina
LADYSMITH - A non-profit's bid to continue its nearly 40-year run of developing and operating Ladysmith's community marina is over. BC Supreme Court justice Warren Millman rejected a Ladysmith Maritim...
Jan 03, 2024
'Our team is like a family:' Nanaimo team to wear Orange Jersey Project jerseys
NANAIMO - Wins have been piling up for the Nanaimo U13 Tier 1 Clippers this season, and so has the team's identity off the ice. The Nanaimo Minor Hockey club is participating in the Orange Jersey Proj...
Dec 17, 2023
Redevelopment of Howard Johnson property in downtown Nanaimo remains on hold
NANAIMO - Progress is again halted on a major redevelopment in the city's downtown core.A proposed residential and commercial complex is set to feature a hotel, over 750 residential units, retail spac...
Dec 08, 2023
'It's insane to be totally honest:' Pink Salmon return in droves to Big Qualicum River
QUALICUM BEACH - A river typically filled with salmon has been taken to a new level on mid-Vancouver Island, featuring a historic year for one particular species.Roughly 101,000 mature Pink Salmon ret...
Nov 10, 2023
'It's very gratifying:' rehabilitation efforts paying off at fish-bearing Departure Creek
NANAIMO - Significant signs of life are visible in an urban Nanaimo creek where fish sightings were once rare. While challenges persist, advocates are encouraged about the present and hopeful for the ...
Oct 19, 2023
'Everything I've dreamt has come true:' monument honouring residential school survivors finds new permanent home
NANAIMO - A powerful, unique monument shedding light on harms inflicted on residential school victims will be unveiled in a prestigious setting. Kwakiutl master carver Stan Hunt's nearly 20-foot high ...
Sep 15, 2023
Shed destroyed, minor damage to home in fire on SFN #1 reserve
NANAIMO - A quick response from Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) helped limit the damage of a fire at a property on Canoe St. in south Nanaimo. NFR Cpt. Scott Mitrenga told NanaimoNewsNOW on scene a shed qui...
Sep 13, 2023
Cargo vessel cleared to leave Nanaimo following recent spill, shoreline clean-up continues
NANAIMO - While officials don't know how much fuel from a docked cargo ship spilled into Nanaimo's harbour late last month, no negative impacts to wildlife have been reported so far.An update on a mul...
Aug 04, 2023