Nanaimo

Multi-family development pitched for Nanaimo's Rocky Point area

NANAIMO - An area filled with primarily single-family homes appears destined for a bit more density.The City of Nanaimo's Design Advisory Panel (DAP) heard a recent presentation regarding a proposed t...

Oct 15, 2023

VIDEO: $50k+ raised to ensure Nanaimo brain injury survivors 'not only survive but thrive'

NANAIMO - Despite it being the Halloween season, screams heard over the Nanaimo River Friday afternoon were not of the spooky variety. Whether for team-building, comradery or playful peer pressure, ov...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 14, 2023

Man pleads guilty to fatal Chase River impaired driving wreck, awaits jail sentence

NANAIMO - A local man will learn in the coming weeks how long he'll spend behind bars for causing a fatal crash in Chase River.Colin Joseph Harold Hewitt, 51, pleaded guilty in provincial court in Nan...

Oct 13, 2023

Generous Parksville Beach Festival donations leads to record amount going to local groups

PARKSVILLE - Donations poured into this year's Parksville Beach Festival Sand Sculpting Competition like never before.Organizers from the summer staple event in Oceanside presented $79,800 in cheques ...

Oct 13, 2023

Several spooky-themed events for mid Islanders, if you dare

NANAIMO - The mid Island area is home to many place where people can get an extra spooky scare this Halloween season. NanaimoNewsNOW felt it was only appropriate on Friday the 13th to outline some of ...

Daryl Major Oct 13, 2023

Rutherford Elementary confirmed for September 2025 re-opening

NANAIMO - There remains an extensive 'to-do' list, but the clock is now officially ticking on re-opening a north end school to combat school capacity.School District 68's business committee endorsed t...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 12, 2023

High court shuts down Hells Angels attempt to hear appeal of three B.C. clubhouse seizures, including Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A trio of former Hells Angels clubhouses forfeited to the BC government to be sold will almost certainly still go ahead.An application by the Hells Angels to appeal the forfeiture of three o...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 12, 2023

VIDEO: Mental health crisis at Nanaimo motel closes traffic on Terminal Ave., one man arrested

NANAIMO - A 31-year-old man was taken into custody after an extended standoff at a downtown motel. Police were called to the Castaway Motel just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12 for a check well-b...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 12, 2023 One person was taken into custody following a standoff outside a Nanaimo motel Thursday morning. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Costume borrowing event for kids takes place in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A complementary Nanaimo based costume borrowing service is designed to make Halloween more accessible and sustainable. The second annual Costumes for Kids Event happens Saturday, Oct. 14 at ...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 12, 2023

'Really an incredible event:' partial solar eclipse visible from Nanaimo, weather permitting

NANAIMO - Astronomers and star-gazers alike will be up early this weekend to take in a partial solar eclipse.Astronomy professor at Vancouver Island University Dr. Gregory Arkos said the show will sta...

Oct 11, 2023