Nanaimo

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...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 04, 2023

Longstanding adult hockey tournament returns to Nanaimo for 40th year

NANAIMO - An annual February hockey tradition in Nanaimo is back following two years of pandemic restrictions scrapping the popular event. The 40th annual Tubbers Hockey Tournament sees 17 teams compe...

Feb 03, 2023

Murder charge laid in connection to Port Place stabbing

NANAIMO - A man is facing a murder charge following a fatal stabbing outside downtown Nanaimo's Port Place Shopping Centre.Sean Carl John Patterson, 38, will answer to a second degree murder charge in...

Feb 03, 2023

Afternoon & evening ferry cancellations possible with strong wind storm approaching

NANAIMO - A wind storm is set to pack a punch, potentially disrupting Friday ferry travel.Environment Canada is calling for wind gusts upwards of 90 kilometres per hour beginning the afternoon of Frid...

Feb 03, 2023

Veteran Mountie believes new drug pilot project will present challenges for Nanaimo RCMP

NANAIMO - Legalizing the possession of small amounts of hard drugs means an adjustment period for police and likely the judicial system, according to the head of Nanaimo RCMP's Municipal Drug Enforcem...

Feb 03, 2023

'We're seeing a growing need for extra services:' additional substance use and mental health resources announced for SD 68

NANAIMO - Incoming supports are aimed at tackling the growing number of local students dealing with mental health and substance use challenges.The provincial Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions a...

Feb 02, 2023

VIDEO: Armed intruder complains after Nanaimo teen responds with swing of a bat

NANAIMO - A would-be robber met stiff resistance when he walked into a local business armed with a knife. The man entered Abbie's Corner Store at 531 Second St. across from Fairview Community School a...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 02, 2023

'More than happy to tuck back into bed:' Van Isle Violet predicts remaining winter weeks

NANAIMO - Snowfall earlier this week might not be the last of the white stuff we see this winter.Van Isle Violet, a marmot serving as Vancouver Island's own interpretation of the traditional groundhog...

Feb 02, 2023

Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District & teachers look to salvage two week spring break

NANAIMO - The possibility of a one week spring break returning for local students remains a very real possibility, but one which is still up for negotiation. During a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 1, Sch...

Daryl Major Feb 02, 2023

Ditching Nanaimo Parkway traffic lights not a priority despite study recommending immediate investment

NANAIMO - Don't expect highly unpopular traffic signals on the Nanaimo Parkway to be removed anytime soon.The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) states recommendations made in a 2021...

Feb 01, 2023