Category Archives: Nanaimo
UPDATE: Man arrested for allegedly ramming police cruiser in Whiskey Creek
UPDATE: 30-year-old Craig James Hannon was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 19. EARLIER, WHISKEY CREEK - Oceanside RCMP are looking for a 30-year-old man, accused of ramming an Oceanside RCMP vehicle severa...
Feb 18, 2026 An arrest warrant has been issued for 30-year-old Craig Hannon for allegedly ramming a stolen truck into a police vehicle in Whiskey Creek on Feb. 12, 2026. (Image Credit: Oceanside RCMP)
66-units now planned for waterfront Qualicum Beach property
QUALICUM BEACH - A waterfront property under a variety of development proposals for more than 20 years could finally see some forward momentum. Developers envision 66 units across a trio of three-stor...
Feb 18, 2026 A multi-family condo complex is being pitched for a forested lot along the Island Hwy. in Qualicum Beach, the third major project pitched for the waterfront lot. (Image Credit: KP Architecture Ltd.)
RDN top official to retire, plenty of time to find successor
NANAIMO - While the Regional District of Nanamo's chief administrative officer is nearly one year from calling it a career, the RDN is already preparing to find its next leader. CAO Doug Holmes inform...
Feb 18, 2026 The RDN has plenty of time to select its next chief administrative officer. (Image Credit: file photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
UPDATE: Oceanside overnight warming centre opens
UPDATE: Due to the ongoing cold weather, the warming centre at Oceanside Community Church will also be open on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 10:00 p.m., until 8 a.m. Friday morning.RDN Transit will once again...
Feb 18, 2026 The Regional District of Nanaimo is opening an overnight cold weather shelter at the Oceanside Community Church in Errington Wednesday night as temperatures and snow begins to drop. (Image Credit: Google Maps)
High-risk Oceanside home invasion case finally closed
NANAIMO - Approaching four years since a man in a rural Oceanside home was tied up and surrounded by armed assailants, judicial proceedings have at last concluded. Teresa Marie Evenson, 38, was issued...
Feb 18, 2026 Teresa Marie Evenson was sentenced on Friday, Feb. 13 at provincial court in Nanaimo. (Image Credit: Oceanside RCMP)
Province confirms 'initial planning for expansion' at Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - Long overdue upgrades to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) are taking a small, first step forward.Provincial finance minister Brenda Bailey delivered the annual budget in the Legislat...
Feb 17, 2026 Pressure has mounted on the provincial government over several years, in a bid to see construction underway on a new patient tower at NRGH in Nanaimo. (Image Credit: File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Correct an historic anomaly:' Snuneymuxw seeking to vote in Nanaimo municipal elections
NANAIMO - A joint application aims to allow on-reserve Snuneymuxw First Nation members the ability to vote for Nanaimo's mayor and council, as well as take part in municipal assent voting. A Tuesday, ...
Feb 17, 2026 SFN Chief Michael Wyse and Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog address reporters during an announcement regarding hopes for on-reserve SFN members to vote in municipal elections. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Unique contest injects buzz to Nanaimo A&B Sound building revival
NANAIMO - Budding local entrepreneurs are likely tuned into a promotion offering free rent for a year in the Soundworks development. Located at 1 Commercial St., former home of the long-closed A&B...
Feb 17, 2026 An impactful promotion is about to begin as construction progresses on the former A&B Sound building in downtown Nanaimo. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Youth arrested in Victoria & charged after Nanaimo mall shooting
NANAIMO - A 17-year-old youth remains in custody following a shooting outside Woodgrove Centre.The suspect, who cannot be named under the Youth Justice Act, is alleged to have shot a 15-year-old outsi...
Feb 16, 2026 Mounties taped off an area of Woodgrove Centre on Thursday, Feb. 12 after a person was shot the afternoon prior. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo's Beban Park celebrates 50 years with Family Day fun
NANAIMO - Serving as a community gathering hub for the past five decades, it's only fitting this year's Family Day festivities in Nanaimo are staged at Beban Park. The City of Nanaimo is celebrating t...
Feb 16, 2026 Newly constructed Beban Park recreation complex in March 1976, featuring Frank Crane Arena, the pool and social centre. (Image Credit: Nanaimo Community Archives)