Category Archives: Nanaimo
'The longest ride of my season so far:' Mock Tour tests readying riders
NANAIMO - The first major test for this year's Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock riders is set to come Saturday. Dubbed 'Mock Tour', 23 riders along with support staff will complete a round trip beginning ...
Aug 14, 2026 The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock riders for the 2026 event will get a new test on Saturday, Aug. 15 with a full mock tour ride from Nanaimo to Duncan and back, accompanied by their fleet of support staff. (Image Credit: Tour de Rock)
NNN's Last 10: A time capsule for Nanaimo's future
NANAIMO - In celebrating 10 years of NanaimoNewsNOW, our team didn't want to just focus on the past but instead take a look ahead to the future. Over recent weeks, we've taken a look back at 10 ways N...
Aug 14, 2026 As part of our look back at the last 10 years of NanaimoNewsNOW coverage, we wanted to look forward at how the city might change in the coming decade. (Image Credit: City of Nanaimo)
Wildfire smoke set to drop mid-Island air quality
NANAIMO - After largely avoiding any wildfire-related impacts so far this summer, skies are set to be smoky locally over the coming days.Air quality forecasts for the Nanaimo region, along with projec...
Aug 14, 2026 Forecasts from Environment Canada, the provincial Air Quality Index, and other sources all call for an increase in wildfire smoke across the mid-Island over the weekend. (Image Credit: FireSmoke.ca)
Mid-Island beach cleanup organization aims for policy reform
NANAIMO - A newly formed local chapter of a global movement is trying to make a splash against beach trash.Surfrider Foundation Mid Island has completed half a dozen cleanups of beachfront areas and r...
Aug 14, 2026 Volunteers gather at Pipers Lagoon Park for a March 14 cleanup event. (Image Credit: Surfrider Foundation Mid Island)
Nanaimo Mountie pleads guilty to breach of trust following off-duty sexual encounter
NANAIMO - A local Mountie has pleaded guilty to breach of trust after engaging in sexual activity with a vulnerable woman.Cst. Mark Tyler Hilland, 47, of the Nanaimo RCMP will be sentenced at a later ...
Aug 13, 2026 Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Mark Tyler Hilland during a break in court proceedings on Thursday, Aug. 13 shortly after pleading guilty to a breach of trust charge from an incident in July 2024. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Speeding Nanaimo teenager facing possible charges after early morning crash
NANAIMO - A 13-year-old local youth is facing possible criminal charges after stealing their parent's vehicle and speeding through the community.At around 2 a.m. on July 25, an RCMP officer driving no...
Aug 13, 2026 A speeding vehicle, captured going 118 kilometres per hour in a 50 zone on Terminal Ave., was driven by a 13-year-old girl from Nanaimo, who stole her parents' vehicle. (Image Credit: Google Maps)
'A big step up:' Nanaimo Clippers adding video wall to Frank Crane Arena
NANAIMO - Clipper fans will get a new, high-definition look at their team this season while sitting in the stands at Frank Crane Arena. The BC Hockey League team has entered into a four-year agreement...
Aug 13, 2026 Crews are installing a 20' x 10' video wall at Frank Crane Arena this week, which is expected to add to the fan experience during Nanaimo Clippers games this season. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Crews to demolish old Ladysmith school
LADYSMITH - Former cole Davis Road Elementary is being torn down, which will be the future site of new nearly 400-seat school. Demolition crews arrived this week on Parkhill Terrace to begin the tear-...
Aug 13, 2026 Construction gates are up and crews are about to begin tearing down École Davis Road Elementary on Parkhill Terrace in Ladysmith's south end. The school was closed in June 2014. (Image Credit: Town of Ladysmith)
Country-wide cycling tour for Parkinson's comes to the mid-Island
NANAIMO - An annual bike ride across Canada raising funds for those living with Parkinson's disease is criss-crossing Vancouver Island this week.Parkinson Canada's Spinning Wheels Tour involves teams ...
Aug 12, 2026 Members of the Parkinson Canada Spinning Wheels Tour will be coming through Nanaimo on Wednesday, Aug. 12, part of an over 400-kilometre trip in B.C. to raise money and awareness for Parkinson's disease. (Image Credit: Spinning Wheels Tour 2025)
Repeat Nanaimo flasher charged with two more indecent public acts
NANAIMO - A man well-known to police is once more accused of exposing himself to women in public.Mark Nieuwejaar, 65, faces two counts of committing an indecent act in a public place after allegedly e...
Aug 12, 2026 Mark Niewenjaar, pictured here from 2017, was previously sentenced twice for committing indecent acts in a public place and now faces two additional charges from alleged incidents earlier in August. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW & CHEK News)