Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Speed is being looked at:' driver killed in early morning downtown Parksville crash
PARKSVILLE - One person has been killed in an early morning highway crash.RCMP report the single-vehicle incident occurred around on Saturday, July 25 at around 4:30 a.m. along the Island Hwy. W in do...
Jul 25, 2026 One person has died following an early morning crash along Hwy. 19A in Parksville. Police say speed is believed to be a contributing factor. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Time Capsule: How will Nanaimo change in the next 10 years?
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is celebrating 10 years of covering local news across the mid-Island.Already this week, our team has focused on looking back at some of the ways the city and region have chang...
Jul 25, 2026 NanaimoNewsNOW is looking for your input on a time capsule, predicting Nanaimo's next ten years. (Image Credit: NanaimoNewsNOW Illustration)
Nanaimo hospital perinatal unit gets unexpected boost
NANAIMO - A surprise funding jolt is building on efforts to modernize perinatal care at Nanaimo hospital. Supplied by non-profit organization Canada Cycles for Kids, several cyclists on a cross-countr...
Jul 25, 2026 An unexpected funding injection of over $50,000 from a group of fundraising cyclists is supporting perinatal care at Nanaimo hospital. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Provincial funding helps expand VIU skilled-trades training
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island University is getting new skilled-trades training seats via additional provincial funding.Sixty-four seats will be added this coming school year, part of a provincial commit...
Jul 24, 2026 More spaces are coming to Nanaimo's VIU campus for its trade programs, via provincial funding (Image Credit: Vancouver Island University)
NNN's last 10: Tragedy, trials and justice in Nanaimo courtrooms
NanaimoNewsNOW is celebrating 10 years of serving Nanaimo and the mid-Island, by looking at the ways our region has changed in the last decade.NANAIMO - Expanding into digital journalism enabled Nanai...
Jul 24, 2026 As Nanaimo grows, complex societal issues such as severe crime are among challenges facing the city. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'I'm playing great golf:' Nanaimo golfer qualifies for U.S. Amateur Championships
NANAIMO - A series of top finishes, including winning a 124-year-old tournament earlier this month, is driving Matt Wilson up golf's amateur rankings.Wilson won the prestigious B.C. Men's Open Amateur...
Jul 24, 2026 Nanaimo's Matt Wilson took out the B.C. Amateur Championship in Burnaby earlier in July, qualifying him for the Canadian championships. The win came immediately after he'd qualified, via a tournament in Chicago, for the prestigious U.S. Amateur Championships in August. (Image Credit: Submitted Photo/Golf BC)
Nanaimo senior killed after being hit by SUV on Departure Bay Rd.
NANAIMO - A man in his late 70s standing on the side of Departure Bay Rd. died after he was hit by an SUV late Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Departure Bay. Rd. at Argyle Ave. just...
Jul 24, 2026 Departure Bay Rd. in Nanaimo was closed for several hours in both directions, following a motor vehicle incident around 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 23. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Improving what we've got:' future upgrades to Nanaimo park discussed at open house
NANAIMO - The long saga of planned improvements to a park along Nanaimo's Long Lake took another step towards becoming a reality.An open house was held at Loudon Park on Thursday, July 23, giving resi...
Jul 24, 2026 Residents had a chance to look at and provide feedback on conceptual plans to upgrade Loudon Park, located along the southern shore of Nanaimo's Long Lake. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
NNN's last 10: Nanaimo hospital on the road to recovery
NanaimoNewsNOW is celebrating 10 years of serving Nanaimo and the mid-Island, by looking at the ways our region has changed in the last decade.NANAIMO - Following years of calls for improvement, the h...
Jul 23, 2026 Vancouver Island residents have been calling for improvements to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital for years, and while some major strides have been taken, more work needs to be done. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man accused of sexually assaulting 17-year-old girl at Nanaimo Aquatic Centre
NANAIMO - Police arrested a man for an alleged sexual assault in the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre steam room.Nanaimo RCMP state the 43-year-old man was apprehended and released on conditions on Friday, July...
Jul 23, 2026 A 43-year-old man was arrested for an alleged recent sexual assault at Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)