Category Archives: Nanaimo
Prolific offender back in Nanaimo police custody after latest alleged crimes
NANAIMO - A man well known to police and the criminal justice system is back behind bars awaiting a court date. Local Mounties arrested 36-year-old Jessie Andrew Joseph Savidant without incident on Ma...
Jun 03, 2026 Jessie Andrew Joseph Savidant, seen here from a 2021 police supplied image, is back in custody after allegedly stealing a vehicle and using a stolen credit card earlier this year in Nanaimo. (Image Credit: Nanaimo RCMP)
Snowbird alumni call for program scaling back, instead of cancellation
NANAIMO - A group of alumni pilots and technicians is hoping to change the mind of the federal government regarding the future of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.The program is due to be suspended at th...
Jun 03, 2026 Alumni pilots and technicians from the Canadian Forces Snowbirds are calling for a review of a government decision to pause the popular program for several years, while new planes are ordered. (Image Credit: CF Snowbirds)
'I'm just happy that I answered my door:' Nanaimo woman provides lifesaving first aid
NANAIMO - Describing her actions is instinctual with no thought behind them, a local woman sensed trouble from her door-front surveillance camera early Saturday morning.From being sound asleep to runn...
Jun 03, 2026 Nanaimo's Amy Pye is sharing her story after a 12-year-old boy frantically knocked on her door as the boy's father was in need of immediate medical attention. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Conservation officers alerted after bear 'bluff charged' Nanaimo family
NANAIMO - Members from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) are aware of an aggressive black bear in the Westwood Lake area.Reports were made to both the City of Nanaimo and the BCCOS on Tues...
Jun 02, 2026 Signs are being posted around Westwood Lake park after a black bear aggressively charged at a man and his children on Tuesday, June 2. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Bit on the warm side:' May one of the driest in Nanaimo's history
NANAIMO - The trend of record-setting high temperatures continues on the mid-Island.Coming out of the 19th warmest April in Nanaimo's history, last month saw an average daily temperature of 14.9 degre...
Jun 02, 2026 Last month was once again a weather record-breaker for Nanaimo, cracking the top ten for driest months in the city's history. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
BC's minimum rate jumps, still well below Nanaimo area living wage
NANAIMO - Steadily climbing over the last several years, another minimum wage boost in B.C. is in effect.However, the newly adopted $18.25 minimum wage in place as of Monday, June 1 for most employees...
Jun 02, 2026 B.C.'s minimum wage recently increased to $18.25 an hour from $17.85. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Six arrested south of Nanaimo following lengthy, multi-city highway chase
UPDATE - Nanaimo RCMP report a sixth person was arrested Tuesday in connection to the lengthy chase through the morning hours.Three were released unconditionally, while another three remained in polic...
Jun 02, 2026 Officers block traffic on Timberland Rd. while they search for multiple people following a car thefts in the Comox Valley and subsequent chase down Island on Tuesday, June 2. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo-bound U.S. healthcare workers facing rental housing roadblock
NANAIMO - What's been a growing infusion of healthcare workers to the mid-Island over the last 12 months is facing a notable roadblock: a lack of pet-friendly rentals.Several healthcare workers who ar...
Jun 02, 2026 American healthcare workers, such as Cassandra Lee (second from right), moving to Nanaimo for work are facing major challenges in finding places to live if they want to bring their pets with them. (Image Credit: Cassandra Lee)
New ferry arrives, slated to serve Nanaimo-Gabriola route this summer
NANAIMO - Leading a group of four new vessels built for smaller inter-island routes, a new ferry to serve the Nanaimo Harbour-Gabriola Island route has arrived. Recently built at a Romanian shipyard, ...
Jun 01, 2026 Island xwsaĺux̌ul has arrived in B.C. waters after leading the first of four new Island Class vessels built in Romania to serve inter-island routes. (Image Credit: BC Ferries)
Severe drought conditions affect Nanaimo, surrounding region
NANAIMO - Much of Vancouver Island is already under severe drought conditions, nearly three weeks out from summer. The B.C. drought portal went live last week, with eastern Vancouver Island already at...
Jun 01, 2026 With a warmer and drier-than-average summer expected this year, weather experts are already concerned about how it will impact our watersheds, with much of Vancouver Island already facing drought conditions. (Image Credit: File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)