Category Archives: Nanaimo
Dine About Mid Island returns with large selection for foodies
NANAIMO - A popular campaign aimed at boosting the regional food and beverage scene has no shortage of options for diners to sink their teeth into. Dine About Mid Island, a volunteer-driven initiative...
Jan 21, 2026 Dine About Mid Island runs from Wednesday, Jan. 21 to Monday, Feb. 9 at 44 participating locations between Ladysmith and Qualicum Beach. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW )
Nanaimo woman cashes in from online PlayNow game
NANAIMO - A local woman has her eyes on a house purchase after a surprise lotto win.Identified by BCLC as Holly B., the Nanaimo woman was at home playing games on the corporation's PlayNow website whe...
Jan 21, 2026 Identified by BCLC as 'Holly B.', a Nanaimo woman has won almost $350,000 from a PlayNow.com game. (Image Credit: BCLC)
Whale sightings surge throughout Nanaimo, mid-Island area
NANAIMO - Having lived in landlocked Manitoba for many years, a Nanaimo man embraced the west coast lifestyle upon moving to the Harbour City nearly a decade ago. That included attempting to see whale...
Jan 21, 2026 A breaching humpback whale in the Five Finger Island area off Nanaimo on Jan. 3 (Image Credit: Trevor Smith/Facebook- Neck Point Whale Watch )
Nanaimo councillors green light funding for regional film commission
NANAIMO - An Island organization serving as a main connection between local locations and the bright lights of Hollywood has secured additional funding. Island North Film Commission (INfilm) will rece...
Jan 20, 2026 Nanaimo's Commercial St. was turned into a post-apocolyptic wasteland for the HBO show The Last of Us in spring 2024, one of several productions aided by the Island North Film Commission's work. (Image Credit: Leon Drzewiecki)
Nanaimo's Broken Coast Cannabis wants to sell bud on site
NANAIMO - A local cannabis production and processing facility in Duke Point wants to be able to sell its product on-site. Broken Coast Cannabis recently had a rezoning application before Nanaimo City ...
Jan 20, 2026 Broken Coast Cannabis wants to add a retail store at the current site of their cannabis production and processing facility at 1100 Maughan Rd. in the Duke Point industrial area. Photo is a rendering of the proposed building. (Image Credit: City of Nanaimo/Broken Coast Cannabis)
'Let them do it:' Parksville development with ground-level grocery store clears public hearing
PARKSVILLE - A three-building south Parksville development with residential units on top of a grocery store has cleared the public hearing stage. Located at 1180 Resort Dr., the size-storey multi-fami...
Jan 20, 2026
Child sex material bust sees Nanaimo area man jailed
NANAIMO - A local man with no prior criminal record received a jail sentence after three dozen images of exploited young girls were discovered on his phone.Cody James Clark, 38, was jailed for four mo...
Jan 19, 2026 Cody Clark, 38, was jailed on Friday, Jan. 16 after pleading guilty to possessing child sex abuse/exploitation material. (Image Credit: Submitted )
Nanaimo & Mid-Island population growth slows in latest estimates
NANAIMO - Years after being labelled as one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, population growth in the Harbour City has somewhat slowed.Data from Statistics Canada released on Wednesday, Ja...
Jan 19, 2026 More people are coming to Nanaimo and the surrounding area, albeit at a slower pace than in years past according to Statistics Canada data. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Driver injured in highway crash near Parksville, police seek information
PARKSVILLE - One person was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash along the Island Hwy, prompting a police investigation. The incident occurred on Sunday, Jan. 18 just after 2 p.m....
Jan 19, 2026 A driver was airlifted to hospital Sunday after a crash along Hwy. 19 near the Church Rd. overpass. The incident shut down northbound traffic on the highway for several hours. (Image Credit: Aoiffe Carberry)
UPDATE: Full service resuming Monday afternoon between Nanaimo-Tsawwassen
UPDATE - BC Ferries confirms full service will resume late Monday afternoon between Nanaimo's Duke Point and Tsawwassen via a replacement vessel.The 12:45 p.m. sailing remains cancelled, however depar...
Jan 19, 2026 Some trips between Nanaimo's Duke Point and Tsawwassen were cancelled Monday, due to engine issues with one of their vessels. (Image Credit: File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)