Nanaimo

VIDEO: Good Samaritan knocks down boat fire on Nanaimo's waterfront

NANAIMO - A fire was quickly contained on a sailboat docked at the Cameron Island Marina.Nanaimo FIre Rescue (NFR) assistant chief Troy Libbus said a Good Samaritan used an extinguisher to douse flame...

Oct 07, 2022

Copper wire thieves targeting City lights after exhausting other Nanaimo options

NANAIMO - A rise in copper wire thefts from street lights is being noticed by local Mounties.Nanaimo RCMP report a handful of the thefts in recent weeks, involving light standards broken into and copp...

Oct 07, 2022

Re-paving & safety changes to Hwy. 19A substantially complete

NANAIMO - Crews on site of paving and other upgrades along Hwy. 19A in the city's north end are almost done.The Ministry of Transportation told NanaimoNewsNOW work is "approximately 95 per cent comple...

Oct 07, 2022

Multi-vehicle crash shuts down Island Hwy. traffic in central Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A multi-vehicle collision on the Island Hwy. involving at least three vehicles has sent three people to hospital.It happened on Thursday, Oct. 6, roughly 100 metres north of the Northfield R...

Oct 06, 2022

Officially renamed Nanaimo school renews 'spirits' with Snuneymuxw First Nation

NANAIMO - Following adoption by School District 68 trustees in the summer, a school in Nanaimo's Diver Lake neighbourhood has a new name.A large celebration on Thursday, Oct. 6 saw 26-year-old Coal Ty...

Oct 06, 2022

Apparent medical incident sees motorist crash into Nanaimo shopping centre

NANAIMO - A pickup truck damaged the exterior of London Drugs at Nanaimo North Town Shopping Centre following a mid day accident. Calls to 911 on Thursday, Oct. 6 just before 12 p.m. when a dark picku...

Oct 06, 2022

UPDATE: Qualicum Beach African serval cats back in their enclosure

UPDATE: Oct, 11,2022: Two African serval cats whose rural Qualicum Beach owners say were deliberately let out of their cage are now back home. The two servals, Tumaz and Luna, somehow got out of their...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 06, 2022

'That's my future:' NDSS students focus on climate change action with Nanaimo Council candidates

NANAIMO - About 60 students from Nanaimo District Secondary School (NDSS) packed their cafeteria Wednesday morning to ask questions and hear from 6 of the candidates running for Nanaimo City Council.C...

Oct 05, 2022

Long-overdue engagement sessions to plot path for Island libraries

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island Regional Library staff are looking to get a sense of what the future looks like for their member communities.A series of engagement sessions across the Island is already und...

Oct 05, 2022

Advance voting opens ahead of Oct. 15 civic election

NANAIMO - The first of two advance voting opportunities for upcoming General Local Elections to form local councils and school boards takes place province-wide on Wednesday, Oct. 5.Voters must be 18-y...

Oct 05, 2022