Category Archives: Nanaimo
Temporary art pays tribute to Nanaimo’s lost Chinatowns
NANAIMO - Key to the formation of Nanaimo's economic, social and cultural identity, a trio of temporary art pieces are reminders of once bustling local Chinese settlements. Errington-based artist Jack...
Feb 25, 2026 The Esplanade/Victoria Cres. area represented Nanaimo's first Chinatown settlement in existence from the 1860's to 1884. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'A dramatic difference:' minimum altitude change at Nanaimo Airport improving landing reliability
NANAIMO - A regulatory change from Nav Canada is already dramatically reducing the number of diversions or missed approaches at YCD.The organization, which operates Canada's civil air navigation syste...
Feb 25, 2026 Reliability for landings in inclement weather is improving at Nanaimo Airport, courtesy a regulatory improvement from Nav Canada and continued lighting and infrastructure enhancements. (Image Credit: File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Despite concerns, Regional District of Nanaimo board approves budget
NANAIMO - A slightly reduced RDN tax rate increase wasn't celebrated by critics of the regional government's latest five-year financial plan. The amended budget includes a 5.7 per cent increase in pro...
Feb 25, 2026 Regional District of Nanaimo board members approved the 2026 budget, and five-year financial plan at a Tuesday, Feb. 24 board meeting. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Prom Closet Nanaimo celebrates 12 years fitting grads with pre-owned formal wear
NANAIMO - With spring only a few weeks away, Prom Closet Nanaimo can help check a potentially expensive and stressful item off the 'to do' list for those about to graduate high school. Celebrating the...
Feb 24, 2026 Prom Closet Nanaimo is celebrating 12 years of helping graduating students find the perfect formal wear for their proms. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
$77M added to Nanaimo public works yard budget
NANAIMO - A substantially increased budget has been tabled for the City's much-discussed public works project, with the vast majority of the funds being borrowed. Nanaimo councillors approved three re...
Feb 24, 2026 The planned replacement and upgrading of the public works yard in Nanaimo (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Review of Port Theatre requested as Nanaimo Council avoid cancelling controversial comedian
NANAIMO - City councillors requested a review of booking procedures, but will not stand in the way of a controversial stand-up comedy show at the Port Theatre. The Port Theatre, which is partially fun...
Feb 24, 2026 The Port Theatre will host a controversial comedian in late March, who has made past, hurtful comments regarding Residential Schools, the killing of protesters and visible minorities. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanoose Bay clam harvesters dig huge fines
NANOOSE BAY - Blatantly illegal shellfish digging at a popular area beach resulted in combined fines of $10,500 against a pair of tourists. The couple, Chao Jan Yu and Li Hua Chen, were sentenced in l...
Feb 24, 2026 A pair of tourists were handed expensive fines for egregiously flouting federal Fisheries Act violations during a June 2024 shellfish harvesting expedition in Nanoose Bay. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'To make sure that we're adaptable' Nanaimo updating sea level rise planning
NANAIMO - Additional work is being done by the City of Nanaimo to more clearly define potential dangers posed by rising sea levels. A 2018 study predicted sea levels would rise by 0.88 meters by the y...
Feb 24, 2026 A King tide inches to within feet of Nanaimo's iconic Frank Ney statue. (Image Credit: City of Nanaimo)
'We're feeling more secure today' Nanaimo tourists stranded in Puerto Vallarta
NANAIMO - Getaway day for a pair of Nanaimo vacationers turned into a holding pattern after fires suddenly sprouted throughout Mexico, following the death of a notorious cartel leader. Kayley, who wis...
Feb 23, 2026 Fires popped up all over Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Sunday, Feb. 22. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
Man attacked by armed 13 and 14-year-old boys in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A vulnerable man minding his own business was severely beaten by a pack of armed youths in Nanaimo's downtown Sunday evening. The apparent random attack happened at about 6:30 p.m. at a bus ...
Feb 23, 2026 A man of no fixed address was severely beaten after being approached by three armed boys between 13 and 14-years-old on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 22, at a bus loop near Port Place Shopping Centre. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)