Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Integrated into the landscape:' rental complex planned in Nanaimo's Rock City
NANAIMO - A substantial development is being proposed in the city's north end near Cottle Lake Park, utilizing the natural environment while providing over 100 units of housing.The proposed developmen...
Oct 9, 2026 An ambitious proposal to bring 101 rental units to North Nanaimo on Rock City Rd. was recently reviewed by the city's design panel, which made several recommendations. (Image Credit: dHKarchitects)
'Must be that personal exceptionalism:' distracted driving increases three-fold on Island roads
NANAIMO - A month-long campaign focusing on catching distracted drivers and those not wearing seatbelts has been depressingly productive for local police. Members from BC Highway Patrol say they wrote...
Oct 9, 2026 BC Highway Patrol officers issued nearly triple the number of tickets in September for distracted driving than they did in 2025 to drivers on Vancouver Island. (Image Credit: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
'I'm so shameful:' Nanaimo OPS drug trafficker avoids jail
NANAIMO - Deeply addicted while serving a peer support worker role at Nanaimo's overdose prevention site, a woman with no prior criminal record has been sentenced following high-profile arrests at her...
Oct 8, 2026 Sara Koshman has reason to smile following a tumultuous downfall due to trauma and drug use. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Driver, residents uninjured as car smashes through back fence of Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - Police say the driver of a white Acura is extremely lucky not to have been injured after a late-evening crash in the city's south end. Calls to 911 were made just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, ...
Oct 8, 2026 A driver was uninjured after he lost control of his vehicle along Bruce Ave., near Tenth St., and crashed into the backyard of a family home. (Image Credit: Sean Staples)
Voter information on it's way for 2026 provincial election
NANAIMO - While advance voting in the ongoing municipal election began this week, voters also need to prepare for the upcoming provincial election. The Oct. 24 vote to elect new Members of the Legisla...
Oct 8, 2026 Elections B.C. is doing double duty this month, preparing for the provincial election while advance voting in the municipal election is already taking place. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Darker mornings coming for Nanaimo students without seasonal time change
NANAIMO - The absence of the typical 'fall back' of the clocks in early November is set to make for some dark mornings on local roads. Announced in March, B.C. will no longer change the clocks twice a...
Oct 8, 2026 No seasonal time change is set to create some different conditions for kids heading to school this fall and winter. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Child exploitation bust sees Nanaimo man jailed
Editor's note: This article contains details of child sex abuse material. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A local man with no prior criminal record is now a registered sex offender af...
Oct 7, 2026 Aiden Joseph Mooney was jailed following a sentencing hearing at Nanaimo Law Courts on Wednesday, Oct. 7. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Too early to tell:' health officials encourage vaccinations amid uncertain flu season
VICTORIA - Provincial health officials are encouraging those at risk of severe respiratory illness to protect themselves ahead of the fall and winter flu season. Medical health officer Dr. Bonnie Henr...
Oct 7, 2026 Those across B.C., particularly people more susceptible to respiratory illness, are encouraged to get flu shots heading into an uncertain fall and winter flu season. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/LM Otero)
Advance voting opens in 2026 Municipal Elections
NANAIMO - The first votes in this year's municipal elections are being cast this week. Advance voting opens Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with polling locations dependent on which municipa...
Oct 7, 2026 The first of two advance voting days is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. across multiple locations on the mid-Island. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Second Parksville all-candidates forum focusing on local economic development
PARKSVILLE - A focus on business and non-profit growth, as well as overall economic development is expected in an all-candidates forum this week.After water supply concerns and taxes accounted for a v...
Oct 6, 2026 Candidates for Mayor and Council in Parksville are due back on the stage at the Jensen Centre Thursday night for the second of two forums hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)