Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo-based firm lands federal forestry funding
NANAIMO - More than $4 million will benefit a local company's ability to establish an advanced robotics facility to construct wooden trusses. The funds to benefit Atlas Engineered Products Ltd. will a...
Apr 10, 2026 Atlas Engineered Products has secured over $4 million in federal funding to establish a high-tech truss building operation. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Walkway vandalism closes popular Nanaimo Beach Estates Park trail
NANAIMO - A popular wooded trail is closed following apparent vandalism to a wooden walkway. City staff were made aware of the damage on Thursday, April 9, involving a small section of the stairs and ...
Apr 10, 2026 Damage from apparent vandalism to the stairs at Beach Estates Park has forced a temporary trail closure. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIU expecting balanced budgets amid years of financial turmoil
NANAIMO - Increasing deficits and impacts from declining international student recruitment are hoped to be in the past for Vancouver Island University.The University announced Wednesday, April 8, it w...
Apr 10, 2026 It's a brighter outlook for Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, with a balanced budget planned for 2026/27, and a small surplus remaining from the current financial year. (Image Credit: VIU)
'More than double:' huge visitor influx expected for second Nanaimo Infusion
NANAIMO - What started as an idea from a viral video in early 2025 continues to grow as a massive tourism and healthcare movement. The second Nanaimo Infusion will take place April 24-26, highlighted ...
Apr 10, 2026 Around 350 visitors, plus many more locals, attended the first Nanaimo Infusion in 2025, with even more expected the second time around. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Evolve e-bikes and scooters launching in Parksville, expanding in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Ahead of the summer tourist season, a popular micro-mobility option is launching in Oceanside. Evolve will add Parksville to its growing list of communities served by their rentable e-bikes ...
Apr 09, 2026 Evolve e-bikes and scooters is launching in Parksville on April 22, with 50 devices planned across the city as part of a pilot project through the summer and early fall. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Canada & B.C. rents continue dropping, but not in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - As average asking residential rents see multi-year lows both nationwide and in B.C., renters in the Harbour City are being asked to pay more. The April report from Rentals.ca and Urbannation...
Apr 09, 2026 Rents in Nanaimo continue to see year over year increases, despite considerable drops in nearly every other Canadian city. (Image Credit: Rentals.ca)
UPDATE: Prolific offender wanted in Nanaimo turns himself in
UPDATE: April 13- The Nanaimo RCMP has reported 50-year-old Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson turned himself in to police less than 24 hours after his photo and information were released.Cst. Gary O'Br...
Apr 09, 2026 Nanaimo RCMP are looking for 50-year-old Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson, who is wanted on several outstanding warrants, including for sexual assault and theft. The photo provided is recent. (Image Credit: Nanaimo RCMP/File Photo)
RDN flagged for alleged toxic sewage outflow at Duke Point
NANAIMO - Excessive levels of toxic fecal matter are among several infractions listed in an advisory notice against the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN). A recent Ministry of Environment and Climate...
Apr 09, 2026 The RDN's wastewater processing facility along the Duke Point industrial strip is considered by the B.C> government to be out of compliance. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
New elementary & expanded primary schools coming to Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - A brand new school building and an expansion to another are coming to support a growing community.A new, seismically-sound and fully accessible 390-seat Ladysmith Intermediate School is be...
Apr 08, 2026 The derelict site of École Davis Road Elementary in Ladysmith will be torn down and replaced with a new, prefabricated, K-7 Ladysmith Intermediate School, with a major expansion also coming to Ladysmith Primary. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Fire decimates Whiskey Creek property
WHISKEY CREEK - A fully engulfed structure fire levelled a rural property east of Cameron Lake, prompting several regional crews to respond. Coombs-Hilliers Volunteer Fire Department (CHVFD) chief Enz...
Apr 08, 2026 A fire on a residential property in Whiskey Creek destroyed several buildings after it broke out in the afternoon of Tuesday, April 7. (Image Credit: Coombs-Hilliers Volunteer Fire Department.)