Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nomination packages now available across mid-Island for October election
NANAIMO - A key step ahead of the 2026 Municipal Elections is now underway across the mid-Island. Candidate nomination packages are available across all mid-Island municipalities, with Nanaimo and Lan...
Aug 5, 2026 Nomination packages to run as a candidate in the 2026 Municipal Election are now available across all municipalities on the mid-Island. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo boat barricader pleads guilty, receiving ongoing treatment
NANAIMO - A high-profile accused pleaded guilty to criminal code charges, including a high-profile boat break-in on Nanaimo's waterfront.Marcel Alvin Fontaine, 44, entered guilty pleas at Nanaimo Law ...
Aug 4, 2026 Marcel Fontaine seen on surveillance video footage on-board a tugboat moored at Nanaimo's W.E. Mills Landing marina at Cameron Island. (Image Credit: Submitted)
Nanaimo firefighters answer urgent Clinton mutual aid call
NANAIMO - Four local firefighters, along with a Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) engine, are helping battle the province's biggest active wildfire. An urgent call for help from the BC Wildfire Service was re...
Aug 4, 2026 Four Nanaimo Fire Rescue firefighters were deployed Friday, July 31 to help battle flames and save homes in Clinton. (Image Credit: Nanaimo Fire Rescue)
Motorcyclist travelling 'at an extreme speed' crashes into SUV south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A motorcyclist remains in hospital with significant injuries after crashing into the back of an SUV along the Trans Canada Hwy. The incident occurred shortly after 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4...
Aug 4, 2026 Nanaimo RCMP say an SUV and motorcycle collided by the Nanaimo River Rd. turnoff along the Trans Canada Hwy. earlier Tuesday morning. (Image Credit: Sheila Ie)
Downtown Nanaimo building damaged after garbage can set alight
NANAIMO - Quick response by witnesses, and responding fire crews, limited damage from an apparent act of arson.Fire Rescue crews were called to the A&W Restaurant on Victoria Cres., near Esplanade...
Aug 4, 2026 Flames coming from a trash can, outside a downtown Nanaimo A&W Restaurant early on Tuesday, Aug. 4. (Image Credit: Kevan Shaw)
Commercial fisherman fined $30,000 for 2023 incidents off Nanaimo's coast
NANAIMO - An experienced commercial fisherman was hit with another fine recently for failing to properly log his fishing activities off Nanaimo's coast in 2023. Delta resident Dean Keitsch, 63, was fi...
Aug 4, 2026 Dean Keitsch, 63, was fined $30,000 and had some fishing gear seized after failing to properly log his activities in ocean waters northeast of Nanaimo in May and June of 2023. Pictured is Keitsch's vessel Dark Star from a fisheries investigation in 2020. (Image Credit: Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
New bike park opens in Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - A new addition to a beloved sport and recreation area is officially open.Some of the first riders to take on the new bike park adjacent to Forrest Field showed off their skills on Wednesda...
Aug 3, 2026 A new bike park has opened atop Ladysmith, near Forrest Park. It's the latest addition to a growing recreational complex (Image Credit: Town of Ladysmith)
Nanaimo makes push to restore provincial climate action funding
NANAIMO - With funding not renewed beyond this year, local governments are advocating to maintain a versatile climate action program. Since 2022, the Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) ha...
Aug 3, 2026 The City of Nanaimo has joined a growing list of local governments and organizations lobbying the B.C. government to restore a climate action grant program.
Government funding to help with Parksville Fire Station renovation
PARKSVILLE - A senior government grant is helping green light sorely needed upgrades to the City's fire station.The City of Parksville announced Thursday, July 30, they were the recipient of $7 millio...
Aug 2, 2026 Upgrades to Parksville Fire Station received a major financial boost, with a $7 million grant from senior government funding sources. It means the project can proceed without further impact to taxpayers. (Image Credit: City of Parksville)
Three-storey mixed-use building coming to Nanaimo's Diver Lake
NANAIMO - The vision of a three-storey building on Diver Lake mixing residential units with office space is starting to come together after the approval of a development permit. Located at 3679 Shento...
Aug 2, 2026 A development permit was recently approved for a mixed-use development on Shenton Rd. on the shores of Nanaimo's Diver Lake, combining ground-floor commercial space with residential units above. (Image Credit: City of Nanaimo)