Category Archives: Nanaimo
Gabriola man dies while scuba diving in waters off Island
GABRIOLA ISLAND - Mounties say the death of a 66-year-old scuba diver is not considered suspicious but rather a tragic incident. Police report on Wednesday, May 20 at around 5 p.m., reports came in re...
56m ago A 66-year-old man has died in a scuba diving accident on Wednesday near the Degnen Bay marina on the southeastern corner of Gabriola Island. It was the first of three water-related incidents in the area Wednesday night. (Image Credit: Google Maps)
New Nanaimo Salvation Army mobile kitchen delivering hot meals
NANAIMO - A new vehicle is transforming the way the Harbour City's Salvation Army branch is working in the community. After using a makeshift and renovated refrigeration truck for several years, the N...
4h ago This emergency response truck assigned to the Nanaimo Salvation Army branch allows a varied menu of hot, nutritious breakfasts to be prepared and delivered to people five days a week. (Image Credit: BC Salvation Army)
'Environmentally unsound:' Parksville mayor's motion to ban drive-thrus fails
PARKSVILLE - A zoning amendment to prohibit drive-thrus in any new commercial builds was defeated, after a split vote among councillors.The motion for City of Parksville Staff to create a zoning amend...
17h ago A motion by Parksville mayor Doug O'Brien to ban drive-thrus in all new commercial bills was defeated by a tie vote at a recent council meeting. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Weekends in jail concludes lengthy Nanoose Bay wrong-way driver case
NANAIMO - More than seven years after causing a head-on crash on Hwy. 19, the offending driver has at last taken responsibility for his actions. An alcohol impaired Maverick John Millen, 32, was drivi...
19h ago Maverick John Millen was handed a 90-day intermittent jail sentence to be served on weekends after crashing an SUV while travelling the wrong way on a divided section of Hwy. 19 in Nanoose Bay. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Oceanside woman receives three broken ribs after collision with dirt bike riders
QUALICUM BEACH - A local woman is nursing three broken ribs and other injuries after being knocked off her bicycle and into a ditch over the weekend. The 63-year-old was riding along the 1100 block of...
20h ago Police are looking to identify a dirtbike rider who collided with a 63-year-old cyclist along Meadowood Way on Sunday, knocking them to the ground before leaving the scene. (Image Credit: Google Maps)
Two drown in separate incidents at Nanaimo's Departure Bay
NANAIMO - Two people have drowned in what RCMP are saying were separate incidents on Wednesday night, prompting major search effortsMounties received a check-well-being call at around 6 p.m. on Wednes...
23h ago Two people have drowned in separate incidents in Nanaimo on Wednesday, May 20, with one incident sparking a large search effort. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Recruitment and retention incentives behind new NDHF campaign
NANAIMO - After developing a deeply impactful and lasting legacy of ensuring local healthcare staff have the equipment they need to do the job, the Nanaimo District Hospital Foundation is charting a n...
May 21, 2026 Recruitment of healthcare workers to Nanaimo is behind the latest campaign from the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation in their attempts to make the central Island as attractive as it can be to prospective medical professionals. (Image Credit: NDHF)
'Something we've really enjoyed:' Island residents bidding farewell to Snowbirds
COMOX - Time is running out to see the Canadian Forces Snowbirds for the foreseeable future.The federal government announced Tuesday, May 19, the squadron would be grounded after this year's air show ...
May 20, 2026 Thousands gathered along the Nanaimo waterfront last August to watch the Snowbirds perform, in what would turn out to be their last appearance in Nanaimo for upwards of a decade. Their aging Tutor jets are being retired after the end of the 2026 air show circuit. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Transit safety to be examined amid Nanaimo exchange revamp
NANAIMO - A closer look at safety on board local transit vehicles and at bus stops across the region is due in the coming months.Regional District of Nanaimo directors discussed the issue Tuesday, May...
May 20, 2026 The safety of those on board, as well as those waiting for a bus, is poised to be looked at in the coming months, after a number of high-profile incidents in the last year. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Allegedly impaired driver arrested after crashing through Nanaimo sushi restaurant
NANAIMO - Several people required treatment for minor injuries after a vehicle crashed into a downtown restaurant over the May long weekend.The incident at Nana Sushi on the corner of Victoria Cres. a...
May 19, 2026 A car drove through the front of Nana Sushi on Monday, May 18, however no-one was seriously injured. One person, a Nanaimo man in his late 40s, is facing impaired driving charges. (Image Credit: Greg LePage)