Category Archives: Nanaimo
Pre-construction work advances for Lantzville long term care home
LANTZVILLE - Underground servicing and surface-level work is underway to build a much-needed large long-term care home in Lantzville.Island Health's long-term care home at 6910 Lantzville Rd. at Schoo...
Sep 14, 2026 A revised project completion of the fall of 2029 is in place for the long-term seniors' care home project in Lantzville. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Intersection safety cameras being upgraded, includes Nanaimo devices
NANAIMO - Cameras detecting speeders and/or red-light runners are in for an overhaul. The B.C. government recently announced all 140 intersection safety cameras operating at high-crash sites around th...
Sep 14, 2026 BC's intersection safety cameras are being replaced with higher resolution versions. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
New condos planned along Nanaimo's Bowen Rd. corridor
NANAIMO - A new multi-storey housing development is being proposed along the Bowen Rd. corridor.Forty-six units are planned for 1575 White St., near Pryde Ave., with a mixture of studio and one- and t...
Sep 13, 2026 Four storeys, featuring 46 units, are planned along the Bowen Rd. corridor. (Image Credit: Kumar Architecture Ltd.)
Forty-four new childcare spaces online near Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - A multi-year renovation project to a local pre-school and childcare centre has been pushed over the finish line just in time for the new school year.Beachcomber Education Society, a n...
Sep 13, 2026 Little Oysters Child Care in Fanny Bay has expanded its offering of childcare spaces, with the non-profit society behind the centre accessing provincial and federal funding. (Image Credit: Beachcombers Education Society)
Qualicum Beach provides $400,000 for new medical equipment
QUALICUM BEACH - The Town is providing a big financial boost to help buy medical equipment for a local medical centre.Town Council, in partnership with the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation (...
Sep 12, 2026 The Town of Qualicum Beach is providing $400,000 to help purchase new medical equipment for the Primrose Medical Centre, expected to open this fall. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Candidate nomination period closes for 2026 Municipal Elections
NANAIMO - The opportunity has passed for those seeking to run for Mayoral, Council or Board seats next month, while some decisions have already been made ahead of the vote. The formal nomination perio...
Sep 11, 2026 The candidate nomination period has closed for the 2026 Municipal Election, with a week's processing and withdrawal period now underway ahead of the campaign kicking off Sept. 19. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Lantzville's Minetown Day highlights immense community pride
LANTZVILLE - Home to about 4,000, Minetown Day resembles an event beyond Lantzville's ability to pull off.However, with longstanding and widespread community support from numerous sources, Minetown Da...
Sep 11, 2026 Minetown Day draws a steady stream of people throughout the day. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Former Nanaimo Mountie sentenced for using police status for sexual gain
NANAIMO - A judge ruled a former Nanaimo RCMP officer who pleaded guilty to breach of trust by a public officer, was suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at the time. Provincial court ...
Sep 11, 2026 Former Nanaimo RCMP officer, Cst. Mark Hilland, standing outside Nanaimo Law Courts during a break in his sentencing hearing last month. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Male suspect sought in back-to-back Nanaimo Tim Hortons break-ins
NANAIMO - Mounties are looking for a male suspect following two overnight break-ins at a pair of Nanaimo Tim Hortons locations, with the same man suspected in both incidents.RCMP say shortly after mid...
Sep 11, 2026 Police are looking for a suspect after two separate Nanaimo Tim Hortons locations were hit with overnight break-ins on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and Wednesday, Sept. 9. (Image Credit: Nanaimo RCMP)
Planned Parksville seasonal shelter receives key endorsement
PARKSVILLE - Planning is heating up for a cold-weather, dry, seasonal shelter in Parksville.Parksville City Council voted unanimously for an empty lot behind 632 Pioneer Cres. at Parksville's south en...
Sep 11, 2026 A new shelter space is expected in Parksville on a currently vacant lot in the city. (Image Credit: City of Parksville)