Nanaimo

'Children safety is number one:' Nanaimo mother shines spotlight on disturbing incident at local pool

NANAIMO - While it's not the kind of attention she desires, a Nanaimo mother vows to be vocal to protect the safety of local children.Janayh Wright attended the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre (NAC) on the aft...

Feb 07, 2023

New turf fields 'another real positive' for well-used Harewood Centennial Park

NANAIMO - Synthetic surfaces providing substantially more playing time for a variety of user groups could be reality by late summer. It's the hope of City of Nanaimo's general manager of parks recreat...

Daryl Major Feb 07, 2023

Contentious Nanaimo harm reduction service closes, NANDU faces unclear future

NANAIMO - A controversial drug consumption service on Nicol St. will officially be no more as of March 1.The site, located at 264 Nicol St. is run by the Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users (NANDU), wh...

Feb 06, 2023

UPDATE: Attempted murder charge laid after road-rage fueled shooting in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A Ladysmith man is formally facing an attempted murder charge after a weekend, road rage-fueled shooting. Local Mounties were called to Northfield Rd., near Boxwood Rd. around 1 p.m. on Sund...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 06, 2023

Significant injuries stem from 'very violent incident' involving axe in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a man in custody who they believe is responsible for what they're calling a "very violent incident" over the weekend.Officers, along with paramedics attended a bus shelte...

Feb 06, 2023

Early settlers slowly being unearthed at eroding Gabriola Island cemetery

GABRIOLA ISLAND - The buried bones of early settlers to the region are gradually coming back to the surface. Remains from upwards of a dozen residents of Gabriola Island in the 1800's are slowly being...

Daryl Major Feb 06, 2023

New Arrowsmith SAR fundraising campaign set to improve safety & bolster bottom line

QUALICUM BEACH - Buying a pair of new vehicles and paying down its mortgage headline the to-do list for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue's annual fundraising campaign.The agency's Rescue Ready effort inte...

Feb 05, 2023

Water Cooler: Parkway interchanges, teenager prevents armed robber from holding up Nanaimo store

NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside. This week's feature deals with a recent attempted r...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 04, 2023

Longstanding adult hockey tournament returns to Nanaimo for 40th year

NANAIMO - An annual February hockey tradition in Nanaimo is back following two years of pandemic restrictions scrapping the popular event. The 40th annual Tubbers Hockey Tournament sees 17 teams compe...

Feb 03, 2023

Murder charge laid in connection to Port Place stabbing

NANAIMO - A man is facing a murder charge following a fatal stabbing outside downtown Nanaimo's Port Place Shopping Centre.Sean Carl John Patterson, 38, will answer to a second degree murder charge in...

Feb 03, 2023