Nanaimo

Election 2025: Mid-Island infrastructure funding to support community growth

NANAIMO - How would local MP's advocate for critical infrastructure funding to support an increasing number of people moving to central Vancouver Island?NanaimoNewsNOW invited all 12 candidates runnin...

Apr 16, 2025

Government pays $42M to Snuneymuxw for teytexen settlement

NANAIMO - A historic land settlement has concluded between the federal government and Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN). In a video posted online on Monday, April 15, Chief Michael Wyse confirmed the fede...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 16, 2025

'Reduced fleet capacity:' limited extra Nanaimo sailings planned over Easter long weekend

NANAIMO - Vessel availability will result in some extra crowded vessels in and out of the Harbour City this Easter long weekend. BC Ferries is indicating a reduced fleet capacity due to some annual ma...

Daryl Major Apr 16, 2025

Gas line strikes down across B.C., but Nanaimo leads Island in infrastructure incidents

NANAIMO - It's a good-news-bad-news situation for local residents when it comes to preserving the quality and integrity of underground gas infrastructure. The good news is Fortis BC reports the lowest...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 15, 2025

Nanaimo RCMP search for suspect after downtown stabbing

NANAIMO - Police are looking for a suspect after a stabbing in downtown Nanaimo Monday afternoon sent one man to hospital with serious injuries.Mounties were called to the parking lot of the TD Bank a...

Apr 15, 2025

Intruder beaten with statue by Nanaimo area homeowner

NANAIMO - An offender with a strong employment history turned to crime to feed his addiction, culminating in a high-profile crime wave south of Nanaimo, resulting in a face-to-face encounter with a ho...

Daryl Major Apr 15, 2025

District of Lantzville rolling ahead with new active transportation plan

LANTZVILLE - A comprehensive process is pledged to form an active transportation plan in Lantzville, which a District official believes will vastly improve their chances of landing senior government g...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 14, 2025

Election 2025: Issues Nanaimo & Oceanside candidates would advocate for, regardless of election result

NANAIMO - What local issues and aspects of life on central Vancouver Island are candidates running in the 2025 Federal Election most passionate about? NanaimoNewsNOW invited all 12 candidates running ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 14, 2025

Public healthcare advocates hold Nanaimo event to demand action from federal candidates

NANAIMO - Our public healthcare system is in crisis, and whoever forms the next federal government must take steps to address it. Those calls were made by Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and Hospital E...

Ian Holmes Apr 14, 2025

UPDATE: Police arrest repeat offender wanted by Nanaimo RCMP

NANAIMO - Local RCMP reported on Wednesday, April 16 a wanted man their officers had been seeking has been arrested. Robert Scott Honeyman, 49, has been remanded into custody where he'll remain indefi...

Ian Holmes Apr 14, 2025