Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Nothing to brag about:' RCMP cracking down on dangerous Nanaimo road users
NANAIMO - Creating dangerous driving conditions, annoying neighbours, and blocking emergency vehicles are a few of the reasons local Mounties are stepping up patrols for street racers and reckless bik...
Jul 9, 2026 Nanaimo RCMP is fed up with street racers and motorcyclists riding dangerously, disturbing residents, and creating hazardous conditions across the city, including the Nanaimo North Town Centre parking lot.
IMAX and recliner seating now available at Nanaimo theatre
NANAIMO - A local theatre is ready to welcome back movie-goers to take in its upgraded and more comfortable theatre settings. Landmark Cinemas, which operates the Avalon theatre at Woodgrove Centre, h...
Jul 8, 2026 Nanaimo's Landmark Cinemas theatre in Woodgrove Centre has completed its interior renovations, adding reclining seats in every theatre, along with an IMAX screen and this blue theatre room enhanced with Laser Ultra technology. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Prolific Nanaimo property offender wanted, again
NANAIMO - One of Nanaimo's most persistent and prolific thieves is once again a wanted man.A provincial court judge issued an arrest warrant for Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson, 51, on Monday, July 6...
Jul 8, 2026 Chronic offender Peter Ludvigson is wanted for missing a court appearance this week. Tuesday's bench warrant allows police to hold him in custody until his next court appearance. (Image Credit: Nanaimo RCMP)
RDN considers fines to combat contaminated curbside bins
NANAIMO - Fines have never been issued before in the 10-year history of the Regional District of Nanaimo's automated curbside collection program, but that could change. At the very least, increased in...
Jul 8, 2026 The June 24 fire burned the Waste Connections of Canada recycling building on Springhill Dr. in rural Parksville. An lithium-ion battery was deemed the probably source following an investigation from the Errington and Parksville fire departments. (Image Credit: RDN)
Contentious Englishman River area development revised
PARKSVILLE - A proposed housing development in the Englishman River area of Parksville has cleared a regulatory hurdle after eliminating apartments from the plan. A zoning and development bylaw amendm...
Jul 7, 2026 An ambitious proposal to bring up to 330 living units across multiple buildings to 1465 Greig Rd. in Parksville has cleared a regulatory hurdle, with councillors getting another look at the project in September. (Image Credit: Waterfront Properties Corp.)
Speeding, noise enforcement requested in Nanaimo's Departure Bay
NANAIMO - Safety concerns along a busy and challenging corridor have been presented, however it's unknown how the City of Nanaimo will formally respond.In particular, the Departure Bay Beach stretch w...
Jul 7, 2026 A Nanaimo resident recently called on City Council to do more to vehicles speeds and excessive noise in the busy Departure Bay area. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Wildfire sparked north of Duncan, minimal growth overnight
UPDATE: As of 1:54 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, the wildfire near Mt. Prevost is now classified as 'being held' at 2.23 hectares.NORTH COWICHAN - A wildfire sparked north of Duncan on Monday remains burni...
Jul 7, 2026 A small wildfire north of Duncan smolders with smoke billowing near Mt. Prevost, which is being attacked on the ground and from the air. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service)
Non-profit to pick Nanaimo family for home ownership dream
NANAIMO - A Habitat for Humanity home is in for a makeover along with a new family. Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island (Habitat MVI) opened a month-long application process on Monday, July 6, f...
Jul 7, 2026 Habitat for Humanity MVI volunteers are sprucing up 651 Second St. in the coming weeks before the home is awarded to another family to get a break in the expensive housing market. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Hunter fined/banned for altering license in Nanoose Bay
NANAIMO - Compliance checks by a conservation officer in Nanoose Bay cost a Parksville man a hefty fine and a hunting ban.Aaron Adam Illes, 48, pleaded guilty to altering a license or permit late last...
Jul 6, 2026 Parksville's Aaron Illes pleaded guilty to altering dates on species tags during a compliance check in Nanoose Bay late last September. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Really exciting:' Coco Cafe takes over concession duties at Nanaimo's Hullo terminal
NANAIMO - A popular cafe south of Nanaimo is expanding, bringing its unique service closer to the high seas. Coco Cafe on Cedar Rd., known for employing people with varying abilities, has officially t...
Jul 6, 2026 Coco Cafe, a well-loved establishment in Cedar known for mostly employing people with diverse abilities, has taken over operations of the concession stand for Hullo Ferries, located inside a silver Airstream trailer near the Hullo terminal. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)