Category Archives: Nanaimo
After months of wild weather, January was back to boring West Coast conditions
NANAIMO - Following a year full of record-setting weather events, the start of 2023 was a bland one in the weather world. Trevor Smith, Environment Canada meteorologist, said the east side of Vancouve...
Feb 08, 2023
IIO investigates Ladysmith motorcycle crash, rider sustains serious injuries
LADYSMITH - An early morning traffic stop resulted in the rider reportedly hitting a curb and crashing on the Trans Canada Hwy.The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) reports the incident occurred...
Feb 07, 2023
'Children safety is number one:' Nanaimo mother shines spotlight on disturbing incident at local pool
NANAIMO - While it's not the kind of attention she desires, a Nanaimo mother vows to be vocal to protect the safety of local children.Janayh Wright attended the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre (NAC) on the aft...
Feb 07, 2023
New turf fields 'another real positive' for well-used Harewood Centennial Park
NANAIMO - Synthetic surfaces providing substantially more playing time for a variety of user groups could be reality by late summer. It's the hope of City of Nanaimo's general manager of parks recreat...
Feb 07, 2023
Contentious Nanaimo harm reduction service closes, NANDU faces unclear future
NANAIMO - A controversial drug consumption service on Nicol St. will officially be no more as of March 1.The site, located at 264 Nicol St. is run by the Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users (NANDU), wh...
Feb 06, 2023
UPDATE: Attempted murder charge laid after road-rage fueled shooting in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A Ladysmith man is formally facing an attempted murder charge after a weekend, road rage-fueled shooting. Local Mounties were called to Northfield Rd., near Boxwood Rd. around 1 p.m. on Sund...
Feb 06, 2023
Significant injuries stem from 'very violent incident' involving axe in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a man in custody who they believe is responsible for what they're calling a "very violent incident" over the weekend.Officers, along with paramedics attended a bus shelte...
Feb 06, 2023
Early settlers slowly being unearthed at eroding Gabriola Island cemetery
GABRIOLA ISLAND - The buried bones of early settlers to the region are gradually coming back to the surface. Remains from upwards of a dozen residents of Gabriola Island in the 1800's are slowly being...
Feb 06, 2023
New Arrowsmith SAR fundraising campaign set to improve safety & bolster bottom line
QUALICUM BEACH - Buying a pair of new vehicles and paying down its mortgage headline the to-do list for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue's annual fundraising campaign.The agency's Rescue Ready effort inte...
Feb 05, 2023
Water Cooler: Parkway interchanges, teenager prevents armed robber from holding up Nanaimo store
NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside. This week's feature deals with a recent attempted r...
Feb 04, 2023