Nanaimo

Paving work to begin through Parksville, including notable Hwy. 4 disruption

PARKSVILLE - Paving projects are poised to disrupt some traffic through the community over the next two and a half weeks.Projects which were originally scheduled in the fall and winter months are bein...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 13, 2025

Neurodiverse storytelling journey continues for busy Nanaimo mom

NANAIMO - May Sosa appears to have the storytelling bug, having now produced several children's books with the singular aim of emboldening neurodiverse children. Sosa, profiled by NanaimoNewsNOW last ...

Apr 12, 2025

Never-ending: Nanaimo university students show off interconnected custom designs

NANAIMO - The request was a simple one: move a ball from one place, to another...then do it over, and over and over again.Students in Vancouver Island University's Engineering Transfer Diploma course ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 12, 2025

'Want some clarity:' AAP's headline local government discussions in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Coastal mayors and councillors have converged on the Vancouver Island Conference Centre with the hope of unified messaging eventually leading to B.C. government policy adjustments. Reps from...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2025

Proposed Nanaimo data centre passes design review

NANAIMO - A large scale data centre envisioned for a presently rural lot west of the Nanaimo Parkway cleared its latest hurdle. Around a dozen recommendations were made by the City's Design Advisory P...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2025

Rings, watches, and gold teeth: Nanaimo Women Helping Women holding jewelry donation drive

NANAIMO - A group of dedicated local women are looking to take your old jewelry off your hands and use it to help women in need. The Nanaimo Women Helping Women (NWHW) group is holding their gold and ...

Daryl Major Apr 11, 2025

'They've saved a lot of lives:' Nanaimo CSOs seeing high volume of calls for service

NANAIMO - Having just wrapped their second full year of operation, calls for service to the City's Community Safety Officers continue to flood in.New data presented Wednesday, April 9 showed the unit ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 10, 2025

Ladysmith couple found guilty of animal cruelty after nearly 200 animals seized from property

LADYSMITH - A couple must pay a fine and are forbidden from owning or breeding animals for a decade after nearly 200 animals in distress were removed from their property by the BC SPCA. Rhees William ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 10, 2025

Final list of candidates confirmed by Elections Canada

NANAIMO - An official candidates list for the upcoming April 28 federal election has been released.As anticipated, the federal riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith has a number of returning candidates from the...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 09, 2025

Revamped Fairwinds marina opens, housing development continues

NANOOSE BAY - A modernized, newly re-opened marina tucked into Schooner Cove represents the latest in many pending additions to the area. Georgia Desjardins, vice president of development for Seacliff...

Apr 09, 2025