Category Archives: Nanaimo
Scammers forging grocery vouchers from Oceanside non-profit
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside scammers have been caught using fake food vouchers at local grocery stores, illegally replicated from a local charity.In early April, Oceanside RCMP were contacted by the unname...
May 19, 2026 Scammers fraudulently duplicated grocery vouchers from an Oceanside non-profit recently, using them to get thousands of dollars worth of food and other items from local grocery stores. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Offender threatened to kill Nanaimo gas station attendant
NANAIMO - Fast action from local Mounties led to the arrest of an erratic, armed man in Nanaimo's north end. James Denis Picard, 44, received a time-served jail sentence recently at Nanaimo Law Courts...
May 19, 2026 James Denis Picard was sentenced earlier this month for the attempted robbery of the Chevron gas station in North Nanaimo. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Comox group conducting first-of-its-kind fundraiser for Nanaimo Cancer Centre
NANAIMO - For the first time ever, a Comox Valley-based organization is chipping in for a much-needed healthcare project down Island. Members of the Auxiliary Society for Comox Valley Healthcare are m...
May 18, 2026 Members from the Auxiliary Society for Comox Valley Healthcare are actively fundraising for equipment at the Nanaimo Cancer Centre, due to the facility's benefit to those living on the north Island. (Image Credit: BC Cancer Foundation)
E-bike battery explosion prompts major Nanaimo RCMP response
NANAIMO - What's believed to be an e-bike battery exploding caused a partial highway shutdown and a considerable response from Mounties.Reports of an explosion came from the 900 block of Terminal Ave....
May 17, 2026 Police in Nanaimo closed off traffic along Terminal Ave. between St. George Ave. and Cypress Ave. on Sunday morning to conduct an investigation into an explosion heard early in the morning. (Image Credit: Kyle Ireland/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo's Archdeacon Brian Evans given federal honour for veteran work
NANAIMO - A well-known and long-serving local Archdeacon was recently given a federal honour for his years of commitment to helping veterans. The Venerable Archdeacon Brian Evans was awarded the Minis...
May 16, 2026 (L-R) The Archdeacon Brian Evans presented with the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation by Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Jill McKnight, alongside Base Cpt. Kevin Whiteside, fellow awardee retired Lt. Commander Paul Seguna, and Victoria MP Will Greaves. (Image Credit: Submitted)
More beach accessibility mats rolling out in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Additional options are now available to make Nanaimo's popular waterfront areas more accessible, including at Maffeo Sutton Park. Sway-a-Lana Lagoon is the sixth site for the evolving Mobi-M...
May 15, 2026 A freshly installed Mobi-Mat is now in place at Sway-a-Lana Lagoon at Maffeo Sutton Park. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Alleged Port Alberni arsonist nabbed
PORT ALBERNI - Mounties in the Alberni Valley have arrested one person after two suspicious fires in the community.RCMP report a 38-year-old man is facing two counts of arson after being found connect...
May 15, 2026 A 38-year-old man is facing two arson charges in relation to brush fires which sparked in Port Alberni on Wednesday, May 13. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
'Very appreciative:' Arrowsmith SAR legacy fund created after surprise land gift
QUALICUM BEACH - The passing of a long-time Oceanside resident several years ago has left an incredible, selfless legacy in the region. Jack McLean, a former RDN director and long-time community advoc...
May 15, 2026 A new legacy fund has been created through the sale of property left to Arrowsmith Search and Rescue by a long-time community advocate. (Image Credit: Arrowsmith Search and Rescue)
City of Nanaimo loses appeal over $640K payment to fired CFO
NANAIMO - The City of Nanaimo will remain responsible for paying damages to a fired former chief financial officer.The B.C. Court of Appeal, on Wednesday, May 13, found a 2023 decision by the B.C. Hum...
May 14, 2026 The City of Nanaimo's appeal of a 2023 Human Rights Tribunal ruling has been rejected, after the B.C. Court of Appeal agreed there were elements of racial bias in the 2018 firing of former CFO Victor Mema (Image Credit: File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'We can't drink data:' Green leader pushes for pause on data centres during Nanaimo visit
NANAIMO - A pending data centre on East Wellington Rd. drew the ire of the BC Green Party leader. Emily Lowan was at Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park on Thursday, May 14, where she called for a moratorium...
May 14, 2026 BC Green Party leader Emily Lowan (2nd from left) was in Nanaimo on Thursday, May 14, calling for no more data storage centres of any kind to be built without more research into their potential harms. She was joined by Nanaimo Councillors Hilary Eastmure (R) and Paul Manly, as well as local advocate Kathryn Barnwell. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)