Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo teens damaging homes through new TikTok challenge
NANAIMO - Local Mounties say a senseless social media trend involves young participants attempting to kick down doors from residential homes. Police in Nanaimo have noticed an increasing trend since e...
Jun 25, 2026 Homes in the Departure Bay, Rock City and Cilaire areas of Nanaimo have been targeted in recent weeks and months by a small group of youth pounding, kicking and otherwise damaging doors all in the name of a TikTok challenge. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Habitual Nanaimo liquor store thief sentenced again
NANAIMO - Last summer, a Nanaimo woman, quickly racking up theft convictions, vowed she was tired of her criminal lifestyle and was trying to turn her life around. Nothing changed. Cheyenne Patricia D...
Jun 25, 2026 Six documented thefts by Cheyenne Patricia Davidson have targeted this Jingle Pot Rd. liquor store. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's a starting point:' Nanaimo advances pre-zoning properties for subsidized housing
NANAIMO - City councillors have given their initial endorsement to pre-zone a number of properties in a bid to encourage more social, subsidized housing.Unanimous support was given to the first two re...
Jun 24, 2026 Just over 2,100 properties across Nanaimo are poised to have a new, optional, zoning attached to them in a bid to create more subsidized rental housing in the city. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Driver & youth deemed at fault for Nanaimo e-scooter collision with van
NANAIMO - A 15-year-old local boy was lucky to escape without more serious injuries after a crash involving his e-scooter and a vehicle. The incident happened on Tuesday, June 23, at around 2 p.m. and...
Jun 24, 2026 A 15-year-old riding an e-scooter along Metral Dr. escaped serious injury after a relatively high speed collision with a turning van Tuesday afternoon. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Early summer heatwave smashes long-standing Nanaimo & Oceanside temperature records
NANAIMO - Multiple daily high-temperature records have fallen across Vancouver Island already this week, with some mid-Island communities eclipsing their previous mark by almost five degrees. Temperat...
Jun 24, 2026 A number of mid-Island communities broke high-temperature records on Tuesday, including in Nanaimo, when it hit 32.2 degrees Celsius, a full degree higher than on June 23, 1992. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Access more food than ever before:' new Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes HQ nears completion
NANAIMO - A major financial contribution is helping push a new regional food hub towards the finish line. The new home of Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank, at 1861 East Wellington Rd., wi...
Jun 24, 2026 The recently named Tom Harris Regional Food Centre will be the new headquarters for Nanaimo's Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank, as early as the end of July. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Temperatures will be dropping:' Nanaimo to see break from summer heat
NANAIMO - It might only be a little bit of rain, but every drop will help stave off drought concerns.Following weeks of warm, dry, sunny weather across much of Vancouver Island, a strong high-pressure...
Jun 23, 2026 After some record breaking temperatures over recent weeks, a change is finally in the forecast. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Parksville fire crews quickly handle gas station vehicle fire
PARKSVILLE - Regularly scheduled training allowed Parksville Fire Rescue crews to promptly snuff out a potentially high-risk gas station fire.It happened at the Gas N Go service station on the Island ...
Jun 23, 2026 Parksville Fire Rescue Crews action a vehicle fire near the gas pumps of the Gas N Go service station in south Parksville. (Image Credit: David Bolten)
Parking requirements getting overhaul for new Nanaimo developments
NANAIMO - Changes are coming to off-street parking regulations for all new forms of construction within the Harbour City. The updated regulations will affect the number of vehicle parking spaces requi...
Jun 23, 2026 Big changes are coming to how much parking will be required in new developments in Nanaimo. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Permit awarded for Nanaimo complex care facility
NANAIMO - Much-anticipated permanent housing for those with overlapping complex mental health and substance issues has cleared a critical hurdle. Construction can begin on a three-storey, 22-bed compl...
Jun 23, 2026 Rendering of a proposed 22-bed complex care facility to be built on Boxwood Dr. in Nanaimo. The project recently received a building permit. (Image Credit: BC Housing)