Nanaimo

Lotto ticket sold in Nanaimo worth $500,000

NANAIMO - Lady Luck continues to favour mid-Island lotto players.Just four days after a Parksville player won $500,000 on a Dec. 23 Lotto Max draw, a ticket sold in Nanaimo has done the same through t...

Dec 29, 2025

'Over 200 appointments' available for holiday blood drive in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Appointments needto be filled for a mobile blood clinic in the Harbour City over the holidays. Staff from Canadian Blood Services will be set up at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre fro...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 29, 2025

Top Stories of 2025: notorious Gabriola Island couple's illegal fishing

NANAIMO - Described by a judge as having "the longest record of fisheries act violations in Canadian history," a Gabriola Island man and his wife were sentenced for multiple fisheries violations this ...

Kyle Ireland Dec 28, 2025

Top Stories of 2025: Conduct, fencing & land purchases make for eventful Nanaimo Council meetings

NANAIMO - While far from the national headlines made some seven to eight years ago, local council discussions and decisions still garnered a lot of attention this year. Citing threats made to staff, i...

Kyle Ireland Dec 27, 2025

Several people rescued 'from smoke and heavy flame' by firefighters at south Nanaimo motel blaze

NANAIMO - Just over a half dozen people were taken to hospital after an early morning fire engulfed a motel. Flames broke out shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 26 at the Value Lodge on Nicol St., ...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 26, 2025

'They're all brave souls:' hundreds expected for Nanaimo polar bear plunge

NANAIMO - A holiday tradition for over 60 years will write another chapter on Boxing Day. Well over 300 people are expected to brave chilly Departure Bay in Nanaimo on Friday, Dec. 26 for the annual F...

Kyle Ireland Dec 26, 2025

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from NanaimoNewsNOW

NANAIMO - There is no doubt 2025 has been an extremely challenging year, not only locally but across Canada and around the world.However today, Thursday, Dec. 25, marks a day for many to pause, be wit...

Dec 25, 2025

'A Christmas miracle:' increased demand matched by donations for Nanaimo charities

NANAIMO - With Christmas only a couple of sleeps away, local charities are wrapping up their annual holiday fundraisers, with a greater demand being seen matched by a generous community.A record numbe...

Dec 24, 2025

Top Stories of 2025: Cell tower proposals approved to fill numerous Nanaimo-area gaps

NANAIMO - With radiation health concerns fading, boosting bars on cell phones locally gained momentum in 2025 Several notable planned cellular towers were approved by City Council this year, including...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 24, 2025

Winning Lotto Max ticket worth $500,000 sold in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - One local lottery player has received an early Christmas gift.Results from the Tuesday, Dec. 23 Lotto Max draw, published by the BC Lottery Corporation, show a ticket sold in Parksville m...

Dec 24, 2025