Category Archives: Nanaimo

NANAIMO - No injuries were reported following an afternoon fire at a business on Stewart Ave. along Nanaimo's waterfront.On May 26 just before 3 p.m. emergency crews were called to a structure fire at...

NANAIMO - Despite delays in other projects and several key steps yet to be completed, the provincial government re-committed to opening a new Island cancer centre.Premier David Eby, alongside health m...

QUALICUM BEACH - It was proof positive impaired drivers are a risk on the road any time of day.Officers from B.C. Highway Patrol set up a checkpoint near the Hwy. 4 and Hwy. 19 interchange, south of Q...

ERRINGTON - With his concerned father and brother anxiously looking on, rescuers hoisted a man stuck on Little Mountain during a late-night climb that went awry. It happened on Tuesday, May 23 with Ar...

NANAIMO - A local rowing enthusiast will take a few laps around Long Lake to help a Nanaimo club replace heritage canoes destroyed in a fire.A suspicious fire on November 24, 2022, destroyed two voyag...

NANAIMO - A substantial e-bike rebate program is being introduced province-wide, starting on June 1.Adults will be able to claim rebates ranging between $350 and $1,400 based on the purchaser's income...

NANAIMO - It's a new dawn for Rutherford Elementary school in the city's north end. The Board of Trustees for School District 68 unanimously approved the school's re-opening, pending some conditions, ...

NANAIMO - An increased police presence on local waters coincides with a marked jump in the number of boaters enjoying the ocean and area lakes.Cst. David Kokesch with the RCMP's West Coast Marine said...

NANAIMO - A program feeding students in School District 68 is increasingly relied upon by students to ensure their stomachs aren't empty during the school week. Since 2018 the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School...

UPDATE - The City of Nanaimo tells NanaimoNewsNOW water service was restored for affected residents around 3:30 p.m. while the road will open around 7 p.m.Travellers are asked to still use caution in ...