Nanaimo

'The customer is responsible:' astute employees providing thin line of defence against payments to scammers

NANAIMO - The onus remains very much on the individual when looking to determine if they've been caught up in a scam.NanaimoNewsNOW reached out to a number of organizations after a senior couple in Na...

Mar 23, 2022

'It wasn't the same:' eased restrictions allowing Nanaimo pub and bar owners to party like it's 2019

NANAIMO - Local bar and pub owners are starting to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, with St. Patrick's day 2022 being the first major social event without restrictions in over two year...

Mar 22, 2022

Make Gabriola Nanaimo Again: residents make case for provincial electoral boundary shifts

NANAIMO - A three-member panel from the B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission have heard loud and clear: a shift is needed for proper representation of Gabriola Island in Victoria.The Commission held a...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 22, 2022

Unique guitar & music equipment stolen from south Nanaimo garage

NANAIMO - A local musician is left without many tools of their trade after an early morning weekend theft.Collen Middleton's garage at his home in the 500 block of Victoria Rd., near Needham St. was b...

Mar 22, 2022

New auto service training spaces for EV maintenance opening at VIU

NANAIMO - A rise in popularity of electric vehicles is being met by increased education for mechanics who will service and maintain them.The province recently announced an investment of around $160,00...

Mar 22, 2022

Man dies after being found near capsized kayak in Departure Bay

NANAIMO - A man has died after apparently capsizing his kayak.Calls to 911 came in shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 21, after a kayak was seen floating in the water around 200 yards south of ...

Mar 21, 2022

VIDEO: Stairs completed to Ammonite Falls, capping extensive upgrades to popular park

NANAIMO - A new viewing platform and stairs at a popular park are officially open for hikers. The $1.2 million dollar project at Benson Creek Falls Regional Park was done in two phases over recent yea...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 21, 2022

Three week trial scheduled for man accused of killing Nanaimo teenager

NANAIMO - Dates are set for the first degree murder trial of Steven Michael Bacon.Bacon is accused of killing Nanaimo teenager Makayla Chang in 2017, a charge he has previously pleaded not guilty to.D...

Mar 21, 2022

Record demand expected as provincial campsite registration opens

NANAIMO - Records will likely be broken as registration opens for B.C.'s thousands of provincial campsites.Registration opens at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 21 with increased demand expected after two yea...

Mar 21, 2022

Hundreds of pounds of locally donated hockey gear arrives in Nunavut

NANAIMO - Kids on the other side of Canada are benefitting from a huge amount of local donations.Cst. Josh Cook has made good on his promise to take donated hockey equipment from Nanaimo and central V...

Mar 20, 2022