Category Archives: Nanaimo
Evolve e-bikes and scooters launching in Parksville, expanding in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Ahead of the summer tourist season, a popular micro-mobility option is launching in Oceanside. Evolve will add Parksville to its growing list of communities served by their rentable e-bikes ...
Apr 09, 2026 Evolve e-bikes and scooters is launching in Parksville on April 22, with 50 devices planned across the city as part of a pilot project through the summer and early fall. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Canada & B.C. rents continue dropping, but not in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - As average asking residential rents see multi-year lows both nationwide and in B.C., renters in the Harbour City are being asked to pay more. The April report from Rentals.ca and Urbannation...
Apr 09, 2026 Rents in Nanaimo continue to see year over year increases, despite considerable drops in nearly every other Canadian city. (Image Credit: Rentals.ca)
UPDATE: Prolific offender wanted in Nanaimo turns himself in
UPDATE: April 13- The Nanaimo RCMP has reported 50-year-old Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson turned himself in to police less than 24 hours after his photo and information were released.Cst. Gary O'Br...
Apr 09, 2026 Nanaimo RCMP are looking for 50-year-old Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson, who is wanted on several outstanding warrants, including for sexual assault and theft. The photo provided is recent. (Image Credit: Nanaimo RCMP/File Photo)
RDN flagged for alleged toxic sewage outflow at Duke Point
NANAIMO - Excessive levels of toxic fecal matter are among several infractions listed in an advisory notice against the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN). A recent Ministry of Environment and Climate...
Apr 09, 2026 The RDN's wastewater processing facility along the Duke Point industrial strip is considered by the B.C> government to be out of compliance. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
New elementary & expanded primary schools coming to Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - A brand new school building and an expansion to another are coming to support a growing community.A new, seismically-sound and fully accessible 390-seat Ladysmith Intermediate School is be...
Apr 08, 2026 The derelict site of École Davis Road Elementary in Ladysmith will be torn down and replaced with a new, prefabricated, K-7 Ladysmith Intermediate School, with a major expansion also coming to Ladysmith Primary. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Fire decimates Whiskey Creek property
WHISKEY CREEK - A fully engulfed structure fire levelled a rural property east of Cameron Lake, prompting several regional crews to respond. Coombs-Hilliers Volunteer Fire Department (CHVFD) chief Enz...
Apr 08, 2026 A fire on a residential property in Whiskey Creek destroyed several buildings after it broke out in the afternoon of Tuesday, April 7. (Image Credit: Coombs-Hilliers Volunteer Fire Department.)
'A really high risk:' increase in seatbelt tickets locally causing concerns
NANAIMO - Distracted driving and not wearing seatbelts remains an issue in the province, and Vancouver Island is no exception. BC Highway Patrol members spent the month of March focusing on drivers no...
Apr 08, 2026 The BC Highway Patrol continued to see Island drivers distracted by cell phones and not wearing seatbelts during an enforcement blitz last month. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Province helps fund Oceanside EV company's portable charging project
PARKSVILLE - An Oceanside electric vehicle company has received a big financial boost to develop technology to charge EVs in rural areas. Canadian Electric Vehicles (CanEV), located at 1530 Springhill...
Apr 08, 2026 The B.C. government is providing nearly $3.5M for pilot-scale projects of new technologies, with a Parksville-based electric vehicle company receiving over $100,000. (Image Credit: Canadian Electric Vehicles)
'It's everywhere:' ongoing global conflicts increasing local pricing pressure
NANAIMO - Increasingly high fuel costs are causing both direct and indirect complications for pocketbooks in the region. While regular gasoline has hovered around 200 cents per litre over the last two...
Apr 07, 2026 The price for a litre of diesel fuel has spiked in recent weeks, with few signs of it letting up. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Gas line hit during Third St. roadworks in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A small number of homes near the city's downtown had their gas service shut off following a line break. Road crews working along the 400 block of Third St. near Howard Ave. called 911 just a...
Apr 07, 2026 Crews on a road rehabilitation project on Third St. in Nanaimo accidentally hit a natural gas line on Tuesday morning, prompting a quick response from firefighters and Fortis BC. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)