Nanaimo

Detailed biographies: Nanaimo Mayor and Council candidates

NANAIMO - Ahead of advance voting beginning Oct. 7, NanaimoNewsNOW is offering more detail on the candidates running in this month's municipal election.As part of surveying candidates for our Know You...

Pattison Media Oct 4, 2026 NanaimoNewsNOW is offering more information on the candidates running for Nanaimo Mayor and Council positions in the upcoming municipal election. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Job not finished for Nanaimo's Mayoral incumbent

This article is part of a multi-week feature from NanaimoNewsNOW, profiling Mayoral candidates across the mid-Island ahead of the 2026 Municipal Election. For complete election coverage, click here. N...

Pattison Media Oct 3, 2026 Leonard Krog is seeking a third term as Mayor of Nanaimo, running against three challengers on Oct. 17. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Nanaimo elementary school zone speed reduction plan advancing

NANAIMO - Significantly expanding the 30-kilometre-an-hour speed zones in neighbourhoods surrounding seven Nanaimo elementary schools will be considered, likely by the next edition of city council. Th...

Pattison Media Oct 2, 2026 widened speed limit reduction zones are advancing in Nanaimo, with proposals in place for several elementary schools. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

One-term Parksville councillor believes he can make greater impact as mayor

This article is part of a multi-week feature from NanaimoNewsNOW, profiling Mayoral candidates across the mid-Island ahead of the 2026 Municipal Election. For complete election coverage, click here.PA...

Pattison Media Oct 2, 2026 First elected as a Parksville city councillor in 2022, Joel Grenz is pushing to be mayor. (Image Credit: Joelgrenz.ca)

New water feature, extensive maintenance complete as Nanaimo pool to re-open

NANAIMO - Closed for roughly two and a half months, the city's largest aquatic facility is ready to welcome swimmers again. The Nanaimo Aquatic Centre (NAC) will reopen to the public on Monday, Oct. 5...

Pattison Media Oct 2, 2026 A new water feature is installed at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre, and ready to welcome guests beginning Monday, Oct. 5. (Image Credit: City of Nanaimo)

Unlicensed driver avoids criminal record for high risk north Nanaimo crash

NANAIMO - Facing potential deportation, a favourable deal allows a young Indian national in Canada on a work permit to remain in the country following a Hammond Bay Rd. crash earlier this year.Anmolde...

Pattison Media Oct 2, 2026 Anmoldeep Singh's badly damaged Ford Mustang following a preventable crash on Hammond Bay Rd. west of Fillinger Cres. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Former Nanaimo teacher banned after online sting bust

NANAIMO - Arranging a meeting with who he thought was a 14-year-old boy was a costly decision for a former Nanaimo teacher.Carlo Deni Pavan was handed a seven-year teaching ban after he admitted to at...

Pattison Media Oct 1, 2026 Carlo Deni Pavan covers his face after being confronted by an online vigilante hunter. Pavan was banned from teaching for seven years after being caught on video attempting to meet the decoy who claimed he was 14-years-old. (Image Credit: South Island Predator Publishing)

Nanaimo continues progress on plans to prepare for rising sea levels

NANAIMO - Work is continuing on how the City can prepare and respond to rising sea levels. During the Monday, Sept. 28 governance and priorities meeting, the Sea Level Rise Management Plan, known as "...

Pattison Media Oct 1, 2026 The City of Nanaimo is continuing to evaluate the potential local impacts of rising sea levels, and what strategies are recommended to be implemented in the short and long term. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Challengers added for Nanaimo & Oceanside ridings in provincial election

NANAIMO - Opposition parties are continuing to confirm their candidates ahead of the 2026 provincial election.The opposition BC Conservatives have announced three candidates for ridings in Nanaimo, Pa...

Pattison Media Oct 1, 2026 Mid-Island candidates are being confirmed ahead of the upcoming provincial election on Oct. 24. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)

NanaimoNewsNOW launches interactive 'Know Your Vote' tool ahead of local election

NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is looking to provide voters a little more clarity amid a crowded field of local candidates this month. Beginning Thursday, Oct. 1, voters in the City of Nanaimo can use our n...

Pattison Media Oct 1, 2026 NanaimoNewsNOW has launched Know Your Vote, an interactive tool to help voters find candidates who match their views on several issues throughout Nanaimo. (Image Credit: NanaimoNewsNOW)