Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo singer earns pair of Juno Awards
HAMILTON, ON - A local singer is continuing to announce his presence on the world stage. Nanaimo's Cameron Whitcomb earned two Juno Awards on Sunday, March 29, including for Breakthrough Artist of the...
Mar 30, 2026 Nanaimo's Cameron Whitcomb accepts the award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2026 Juno Awards on Sunday, March 29. (Image Credit: CBC)
Night work scheduled to complete changes at Mostar/Jingle Pot/Nanaimo Parkway lights
NANAIMO - One more round of night work and a new traffic signal pattern will be active at a Parkway intersection. Following work earlier this month to create a protected leftturn lane from Jingle Pot ...
Mar 30, 2026 Night work is planned for early next month at the Mostar Rd./Jingle Pot Rd. intersection with the Nanaimo Parkway, to update traffic signal patterns. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
FIFA World Cup test event coming to Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - A few months ahead of kickoff of the world's largest sporting event, FIFA is coming to Vancouver Island. Hosted on the grounds of the provincial Legislature in downtown Victoria on Tuesday, ...
Mar 29, 2026 A test event for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to Vancouver Island next week, highlighted by the live stream of three games, including two with major tournament implications. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Major capital plans behind $49.5 million Nanaimo Hospital District budget
NANAIMO - Some considerable capital expenditures in the short and long-term plans are behind a nearly $50 million budget passed this week. Directors on the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District board ado...
Mar 28, 2026 Taxes requisitioned by the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District will help fund major contributions for capital projects on the horizon, including a new cath lab for cardiac care and a patient tower at NRGH. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Shoot you in the face:' Nanaimo man back in jail after threating probation officer
NANAIMO - A familiar local offender will spend more time behind bars after threatening to shoot his probation officer. Kym Robert Arkell, 41, was given 61 additional days behind bars and 12 months pro...
Mar 27, 2026 Kym Robert Arkell, 41, will serve another two months behind bars after threatening to shoot his probation officer in February. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man avoids more jail time for attempted break and enter in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - After serving 291 actual days behind bars, a young man will continue attending treatment instead of more jail time, after he was caught and beaten for attempting to break into a south Nanaim...
Mar 27, 2026 Calvin Anthony Michael, 23, was given credit for time served and avoided additional jail time in relation to an attempted break-in at a Nanaimo home in late 2023, along with a shoplifting offence and numerous breaches of court orders. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Minor boundary change supported by Regional District of Nanaimo board
NANAIMO - Neighbourhood geography has triumphed over lines on a map for 16 properties south of the city.The Regional District of Nanaimo Board gave its unanimous approval on Tuesday, March 24, to a bo...
Mar 26, 2026 Regional District of Nanaimo directors have unanimously supported a minor boundary adjustment, affecting properties geographically connected to South Wellington, but electorally connected elsewhere. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Just be yourself:' aspiring Nanaimo engineer earns prestigious scholarship
NANAIMO - When Kayla Okada heard the news she'd been selected for the prestigious Loran Scholar Award, she'd already mentally prepared herself for disappointment. "I was so shocked, I started crying o...
Mar 26, 2026 Kayla Okada, 18, will study at UBC this fall in its engineering program, with future goals of joining the space exploration industry. She was one of 34 recipients this year of the prestigious Loran Scholar Award. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Several close calls for Parksville homeowners prompts warning from firefighters
PARKSVILLE - Inattentive chefs and overzealous landscapers have kept local firefighters busy in the first three months of the year. Emergency crews were called out to a home on Maple Cres. around 11 a...
Mar 25, 2026 A series of kitchen-related fires from inattentive cooks is prompting a warning from Parksville firefighters, who have attended to an increasing number of similar situations already this year. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
'A little surprising:' wind damage in Nanaimo not expected by meteorologists
NANAIMO - An overnight windstorm was forecast to hit Vancouver Island, but the damage left behind in some areas surprised meteorologists. Environment Canada data shows wind gusts peaked at just 57 kil...
Mar 25, 2026 Strong winds and stronger gusts came somewhat as a surprise for the Nanaimo region Tuesday evening, resulting in damage to multiple areas of the city. (Image Credit: Port of Nanaimo)