Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo's Third St. re-opens to traffic after infrastructure upgrade
NANAIMO - A major gateway into downtown is finally back open to vehicular and pedestrian traffic after almost a year of detours. Traffic is moving along Third St. between Howard Ave. and Pine St. afte...
Sep 2, 2026 Following almost a year of detours and delays due to construction, Third St. between Howard Ave. and Pine St. is open again to vehicles and pedestrians. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Campfire ban to be removed ahead of September long weekend
NANAIMO - S'mores are back on the menu, just in time for the final long weekend of the summer. The Coastal Fire Centre will remove its category one open fire prohibition, more commonly referred to as ...
Sep 2, 2026 Campfires are back just in time for the Labour Day long weekend on Vancouver Island, thanks to improved conditions in the backcountry. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Judge credits Nanaimo drug trafficker's 'remarkable' transformation
NANAIMO - A little over two years ago, a hardened, longtime middle-aged criminal reached his rock bottom following his father's intentional fatal overdose.Ian Vernon Cooper was selling highly toxic il...
Sep 2, 2026 Ian Cooper outside Nanaimo Law Courts following his sentencing hearing on Monday, Aug. 31. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Significant rainfall:' Nanaimo likely to avoid brunt of September storm
NANAIMO - Parts of the island should batten down their hatches as the first big fall storm of the year makes landfall Tuesday evening, a few weeks before fall officially begins. Environment Canada iss...
Sep 1, 2026 Wet and windy weather is expected over much of Vancouver Island starting overnight Tuesday, Sept. 1, and into Wednesday, as the first big September storm bears down on Coastal B.C. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Month-long highway enforcement blitz underway
NANAIMO - Police across the province have an increased presence this month attempting to curtail ongoing safety issues: distracted and unrestrained drivers.BC Highway Patrol's five units in the provin...
Sep 1, 2026 Highway enforcement by police across Vancouver Island and the province are targeting distracted and unrestrained drivers throughout the month of September. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Candidate nomination window opens ahead of 2026 Municipal Election
NANAIMO - Candidates interested in running for a variety of elected positions across the mid-Island can now make their intentions official Tuesday, Sept. 1 marks the start of an eleven-day nomination ...
Sep 1, 2026 Around 30 candidates are expected to run for eight positions on Nanaimo City Council this fall, with the candidate nomination window opening Tuesday, Sept. 1. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
RCMP called as cancelled sailings frustrate Nanaimo passengers
UPDATE: Sept 1, 10:00 a.m.: BC Ferries has cancelled the 4:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. sailings out of Nanaimo's Departure Bay for Tuesday, Sept. 1, along with their corresponding return trips from Vancouve...
Aug 31, 2026 Nanaimo RCMP officers were called to Departure Bay ferry terminal Monday evening as a growing crowd of travelers were left frustrated about cancelled sailings. (Image Credit: Submitted image)
180+ new before/after school care spaces coming to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - More before- and after-school childcare spaces are coming across the province. Provincial minister of education Lisa Beare announced in Nanaimo on Monday, Aug. 31, a multi-million-dollar inv...
Aug 31, 2026 Provincial education minister Lisa Beare announces $5 million in funding for new before and after school care spaces across B.C., including 183 new in Nanaimo-Ladysmith. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Be active, build confidence, make friends:' new BMX pump track opened in Cedar
NANAIMO - A new BMX pump track is poised to nurture a new generation of riders on the mid-Island.The Mike Davidson Bike Pump Track, built by the Stevie Smith Legacy Foundation, officially opened to th...
Aug 31, 2026 A new BMX pump track is open in Cedar, further cementing the legacy of some key contributors to the sport in its infancy on the mid-Island. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Just not appropriate:' e-bikes/scooters not welcome at Nanaimo elementary schools
NANAIMO - Police and local school officials are looking to crack down on illegal use of e-scooters to and from the classroom. Seeing an increase in children under the legal age of 14 riding e-scooters...
Aug 31, 2026 School officials in Nanaimo have told parents and caregivers not to let their elementary-aged children bring e-scooters to school, after seeing an increase in students riding them last year. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)