Nanaimo

Several black bears roaming Cinnabar Valley and Extension neighbourhoods

NANAIMO - Numerous reports of human food conditioned bears in rural south Nanaimo have been made to the BC Conservation Officer Service over the past several weeks.Caitlin Bickford with the BC Conserv...

Apr 20, 2022

Nanaimo financing $2.5 million action plan for downtown safety and social disorder

NANAIMO - City councillors gave unanimous support for a new direction in battling growing safety and social disorder issues in the downtown core. The Downtown Nanaimo Safety Action Plan, presented to ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 20, 2022 Social disorder and security issues are being directly addressed through a new action plan combining a series of new and revamped positions and programs. (Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Accused Nanaimo coffee shop murderer declared fit to stand trial

NANAIMO - A man accused of killing an elderly man unknown to him at a Nanaimo Coffee shop has been medically cleared to go on trial.The confirmation was made during a Wednesday, April 20 court appeara...

Apr 20, 2022

Nanaimo women conquer grueling 100 kilometre Utah ultra-marathon

NANAIMO - One year ago Jenna Wickham committed to completing the longest marathon of her life.Not only did she accomplish her goal, Wickham came in first place in her age category at the Zion Ultras t...

Apr 20, 2022

Development advancing to revamp vacant A&B Sound building in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - After sitting dormant for well over a decade, a prominent building in the city's downtown is on track for a substantial face lift.The former A&B Sound building wedged into the confluence...

Apr 19, 2022

'It's all not guilty:' man facing several trials throughout Van Isle

NANAIMO - Facing seven trials this year and more than 20 charges laid against him, Shaun Dean Thicke maintains he hasn't done anything wrong. The 44-year-old is charged with 22 separate offences, incl...

Jordan Davidson Apr 19, 2022

'Life jackets saved their lives:' Nanaimo father-son plucked from chilly waters by whale watchers

NANAIMO - A local man and his teenage son are thankful for a group of whale watchers who scooped them out of the chilly ocean over the Easter weekend.The man and his son were out in a canoe around noo...

Apr 18, 2022

Shifting air masses behind "mixed bag" of wild weather for Nanaimo region

NANAIMO - As the old saying goes, 'if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes'.Residents across the mid-Island have lived the mantra over recent weeks with passages of wet snow, hail, driving wi...

Apr 18, 2022

Windy weather & Easter travellers hamper Nanaimo-Lower Mainland crossings

NANAIMO - A pair of cancelled sailings due to weather has added to an already hectic travel day on the Salish Sea.BC Ferries cancelled the first two round trips between Nanaimo's Departure Bay and Hor...

Apr 18, 2022

'It's just a disaster:' army of volunteers out on annual cull of invasive Scotch Broom

NANAIMO - It's invasive, it's destructive and a passionate group of volunteers are suiting up for their annual war to destroy it.Broombusters have begun their annual cull of the invasive Scotch Broom ...

Apr 18, 2022