Category Archives: Nanaimo
Potential future Nanaimo Hub location identified, multiple roadblocks remain
NANAIMO - Local organizations working with those living rough in the community believe they've found a long-term home for a community hub, but several challenges remain. Representatives from Nanaimo F...
Mar 24, 2026 Multiple people can be seen outside the Nicol St. entrance to The Hub, which does valuable work in connecting people to healthcare and housing supports, but has also had its challenges with social disorder. It will close March 31, 2026 with no replacement location identified yet. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIDEO: 'Gifting me these moments:' Nanaimo woman performs live with Goo Goo Dolls
NANAIMO - A local woman recently had the thrill of a lifetime after being invited on-stage to perform with one of her favourite bands. Sam Hackett, 36, was plucked out of the audience and performed Th...
Mar 24, 2026 Nanaimo resident Sam Hackett (left) performing live with Goo Goo Dolls singer John Rzeznik during the Thursday, March 19 show in Victoria. (Image Credit: Submitted/Sam Hackett)
Nanaimo woman fined after fatal 2024 collision at Woodgrove Centre
NANAIMO - Originally charged with dangerous driving causing death, a local woman will instead pay a fine stemming from a fatal motor vehicle incident in 2024. Jazmin Faye Patenaude, 24, pleaded guilty...
Mar 23, 2026 Jazmin Faye Patenaude walks into the courthouse in Nanaimo on Tuesday, March 17, to appear in connection with a fatal motor vehicle incident at Woodgrove Centre two years prior. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
55+ BC Games gives over $70,000 to Nanaimo organizations
NANAIMO - A major economic boost is being felt locally, thanks to the Harbour City playing host to a major sporting event last fall. The 55+ BC Games took place in Nanaimo in September, where over 2,7...
Mar 23, 2026 Almost $75,000 has been distributed to Nanaimo organizations thanks to the 55+ BC Games legacy funds, after playing host to the games in September. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Tourism Nanaimo hopes to score FIFA World Cup spillover boost
NANAIMO - While the Harbour City is removed from the FIFA World Cup spotlight, Nanaimo's proximity positions the region to benefit, declared Tourism Nanaimo's chief executive officer.Vancouver's seven...
Mar 23, 2026 A FIFA World Cup-themed ad from Tourism Nanaimo pitching a more relaxing climate (Image Credit: Tourism Nanaimo)
Qualicum Beach mayor elated volunteers saved Family Day celebration
QUALICUM BEACH - Aside from a pair of COVID pandemic shutdowns, Family Day has been an annual Qualicum Beach tradition for 50 years. The annual Town of Qualicum Beach-sponsored and volunteer-driven ev...
Mar 22, 2026 Family Day in Qualicum Beach is going ahead, following concerns the popular annual tradition held on the last Sunday of May would have to be cancelled due to a lack of an organizing committee. (Image Credit: Town of Qualicum Beach)
Nanaimo's historic courthouse to undergo overhaul
NANAIMO - Built in 1896, a highly recognizable downtown Nanaimo landmark is being modernized. The City of Nanaimo recently approved a building permit featuring several new additions to the courthouse ...
Mar 21, 2026 The BC Supreme Court building on Front St. will undergo nearly $10 million worth of modernization enhancements. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Pedestrian-involved motor vehicle incident briefly shuts down highway north of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A significant motor vehicle incident briefly closed traffic north of the city.RCMP report a pedestrian was struck along Hwy. 19, near the Shell service station at Lantzville Rd., shortly aft...
Mar 20, 2026 Traffic along Hwy. 19 north of Nanaimo was shut down for around an hour and a half on Friday, March 20, due to a motor vehicle incident involving a pedestrian (Image Credit: Adrienne Miller)
'Hidden homelessness' a concern in count of those living on Nanaimo streets
NANAIMO - It's being described as the bare minimum representation, but a recent count of those unhoused in the city is shedding new light on the scope of the challenges they face. A joint effort by Sn...
Mar 20, 2026 A one-day snapshot of homelessness in Nanaimo has revealed an increasing number of people living rough, as well as more people in precarious housing situations. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
UPDATE: Two arrested following stabbing in south Nanaimo
UPDATE - Nanaimo RCMP report two suspects have been arrested, without incident, in connection to a stabbing on Victoria Rd. on Friday, March 20, thanks in part to assistance from Community Safety Offi...
Mar 20, 2026 Nanaimo RCMP responded to a reported stabbing outside a yoga studio on Victoria Rd. on Friday, March 20, where one man was taken to hospital. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)