Category Archives: Nanaimo
Final advance voting opportunity opens ahead of 2026 Municipal Election
NANAIMO - For the second, and final, time ahead of election day, polls are open for the 2026 Municipal Election. Advance voting opens again on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at a variety of ...
Oct 14, 2026 The second of two advance voting days for the 2026 Municipal Election is Wednesday, Oct. 14, ahead of general election day on Saturday. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Preliminary survey work underway ahead of massive Hammond Bay Rd. project
NANAIMO - Ahead of a major planned infrastructure project getting underway next year, crews are taking some final samples. Over the next few weeks, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13, crews from the Regional ...
Oct 13, 2026 Final prep work ahead of the Departure Bay Forcemain Twinning Project started on Tuesday, Oct. 13, with RDN crews taking samples of the ground under the roadway, with main construction on the project scheduled for early next year. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
BC Conservatives pledge $60M for cath lab at Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - The Conservative Party of BC said if elected this fall, they'll commit $60M to a new cardiac catheterization lab at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. (NRGH) The announcement was made at the...
Oct 13, 2026 If elected in the Oct. 24 provincial election, the BC Conservatives say they will commit $60M toward a cardiac catheterization lab at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Price reductions shifting Nanaimo & Oceanside Real Estate market
NANAIMO - The local Real Estate market is shifting, potentially to the advantage of patient buyers looking for a deal.Data from the Multiple Listings Service (MLS), compiled by search platform Zealty,...
Oct 13, 2026 More Real Estate listings in Nanaimo and across central Vancouver Island are seeing price drops over recent months, as the market continues to adjust. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Know Your Vote: Wants vs needs as Nanaimo community amenities meet core infrastructure
This article is part of a multi-story series looking further into the responses to NanaimoNewsNOW's Know Your Vote survey, our interactive voter information tool for the 2026 Municipal Election in the...
Oct 12, 2026 Community amenities, recreation centres and wants versus needs were pondered by candidates as part of our Know Your Vote survey ahead of the 2026 Municipal Election. (Image Credit: File photos/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Record Beach Fest donation given to Oceanside community groups
PARSKVILLE - It's another record year for one of the region's biggest summer events. The Parksville Beach Festival Society announced their annual community give-back donation on Friday, Oct. 9, made u...
Oct 11, 2026 A record donation is going to two dozen local non-profits and community groups, from the Parksville Beach Festival Society. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo youth sentenced for assaulting vulnerable classmate
NANAIMO - Punching a victim several times in the head and face while walking home from school led to an assault conviction for a young offender. The incident took place on March 13, 2026, involving th...
Oct 10, 2026 A young Nanaimo teenager has been sentenced for assaulting a classmate with severe intellectual challenges. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Revived Nanaimo Ambassador Program focused on leadership, community
NANAIMO - Dormant for nearly a decade, a former pageant competition is being reborn to place the focus squarely on leadership and community involvement. The Nanaimo Ambassador Program is underway, ope...
Oct 10, 2026 A new round of Nanaimo ambassadors are set to be selected in the spring, after the program sat dormant for nearly 10 years. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
Brief wind storm through Nanaimo serves as early season test
NANAIMO - A brief but blustery windstorm through the mid-Island overnight served as the first real test of power infrastructure this fall and winter.While winds didn't warrant issuing of any warnings ...
Oct 9, 2026 Just a handful of outages resulted from a blustery windstorm overnight, but the weather event still served as the first real test of fall and winter preparation efforts from BC Hydro (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Know Your Vote: Balancing tax increases with essential infrastructure & services
This article is part of a multi-story series looking further into the responses to NanaimoNewsNOW's Know Your Vote survey, our interactive voter information tool for the 2026 Municipal Election in the...
Oct 9, 2026 Managing increasing costs for essential infrastructure replacement, with an even increasing ask from local taxpayers is the topic of our second deep-dive into results from our Know Your Vote survey. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)