Category Archives: Nanaimo
'A little bit of a heightened risk:' shifting winds poised to dry out coastal B.C.
NANAIMO - A change in the weather pattern is prompting an early-season advisory from local fire officials. The Coastal Fire Centre is tracking a spring outflow pattern to establish itself over much of...
Apr 23, 2026 While no fire prohibitions are in place, local officials are advising extra caution this weekend courtesy of an outflow weather pattern bringing warm, dry air to the region. (Image Credit: Dreamtime)
Electric buses to join RDN transit fleet
NANAIMO - Site preparation work is well underway to establish charging hardware for several heavy-duty electric buses for the Regional District of Nanaimo's transit system. A BC Transit news release s...
Apr 23, 2026 An excavator continues with tree-removal to make room for 16 electric bus charging stations between the RDN's north Nanaimo administration building and its neighbouring transit yard. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Major opposition heard in Nanaimo at second Cable Bay public hearing
NANAIMO - A controversial rezoning application for a forested section of land in the Duke Point area held its second public hearing, with every one of the 60+ speakers strongly voicing their oppositio...
Apr 23, 2026 A full crowd once again filled the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo on Wednesday, April 22, to speak at a public hearing regarding a rezoning application at 950 Phoenix Way, near the Cable Bay trail, by the operator of the Harmac Pacific pulp mill. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Driver pleads guilty to chaotic Gabriola Island impaired driving incident
NANAIMO - A highly intoxicated driver tried to re-start his flipped truck, then confronted emergency responders as they tried to help. John Eric Turk, 55, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and was se...
Apr 23, 2026 John Turk's flipped truck off Gabriola Island's Spruce Ave. (Image Credit: Gabriola Island RCMP)
'We decided to do our part:' Nanaimo elementary students planting thousands of trees
NANAIMO - Almost 3,000 more trees will be planted across Canada and around the world, thanks to dedicated local students.In honour of Earth Day, students from Mountain View Elementary held an assembly...
Apr 22, 2026 Students from Nanaimo's Mountain View Elementary spearhead a five-year-long fundraising campaign to plant nearly 3,000 trees worldwide in honour of Earth Day. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Bright green eyes shining:' cougar suspected in multiple Parksville livestock deaths
PARKSVILLE - A handful of properties in a rural part of Parksville remain on high alert after multiple encounters with what's believed to be a cougar.The nature of the situation was first discovered i...
Apr 22, 2026 The Truffle Farm in Parksville says they've had multiple animals killed, as have surrounding properties, in recent days thanks to a cougar preying on livestock. (Image Credit: Virginia Brietzke)
Shoreline cleanup advocates push for awareness & change
NANAIMO - An international environmental organization is using Earth Day as a platform to expand on the value of longstanding grassroots shoreline cleanups. Conducted since 1994 across Canada, Ocean W...
Apr 22, 2026 There numerous citizen-led shoreline cleanup projects available throughout the mid-Vancouver Island region waiting for volunteers. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
'It's going to change a lot:' new video wall coming for Nanaimo NightOwls season
NANAIMO - Fans cheering on the home side at Serauxmen Stadium this summer will get a new, high-definition look at the action. The Nanaimo NightOwls have announced an agreement with an Island-based bus...
Apr 21, 2026 A new video wall is set to be a fixture at Nanaimo NightOwls games this summer, providing fans an enhanced game experience at Serauxmen Stadium. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Occupants injured, pets killed in Nanaimo house fire
NANAIMO - A local home may be a write-off following a damaging house fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded on Sunday, April 19 at 9:20 p.m. to a north Nanaimo home on Fillinger Cres. at Heritage D...
Apr 21, 2026 Aftermath of a damaging north Nanaimo house fire reported on the evening of Sunday, April 19. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
UPDATE: Man accused of hitting police vehicles in Whiskey Creek arrested again
UPDATE: May 14, 2026 - Oceanside RCMP reports 30-year-old Craig James Hannon has been arrested.Court records show Hannon is currently in custody.April 21, 2026: PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have issued...
Apr 21, 2026 An arrest warrant has been issued for 30-year-old Craig Hannon for allegedly removing his ankle monitor as he faces several charges for an incident in Whiskey Creek where several police vehicles were rammed. (Image Credit: Oceanside RCMP)