Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Drug addiction can attack anyone:' once successful near 60-year-old tries to reverse criminal lifestyle
NANAIMO - An unusual path to a flurry of crimes serves as a warning of the power of drug addiction. While most offenders typically accumulate criminal convictions prior to middle age, the opposite is ...
Nov 12, 2025
Remembrance Day ceremonies held in Nanaimo and across Canada
NANAIMO - A large crowd gathered in downtown Nanaimo on Tuesday, honouring those who gave the supreme sacrifice for our country. Services for Remembrance Day were held at Cenotaphs all over the mid-Is...
Nov 11, 2025
LIVE: Remembrance Day ceremony at Nanaimo Cenotaph
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to again provide a free live-stream of local Remembrance Day services. The program is expected to begin around 10:45 a.m. with a parade down Church St., leading to th...
Nov 11, 2025
Where to pay tribute in Nanaimo & Oceanside this Remembrance Day
NANAIMO - Thousands of people throughout the vast mid-Island region will pay tribute to military personnel who served, and continue to serve, to protect the freedoms will often take for granted every ...
Nov 11, 2025
Nanaimo volunteer recognized for decades of community service
NANAIMO - Roughly 35 years ago, Brian Cornborough stepped up to the plate to volunteer for his children's softball teams. The rather innocuous act of kindness blossomed into many years of community se...
Nov 10, 2025
Cadets pay respects with 24-hour vigil at Nanaimo cenotaph
NANAIMO - Sacrifices made by thousands of people to preserve our freedoms is behind an extended honour guard at Nanaimo's Dallas Square Cenotaph. Members from 205 Collishaw Royal Canadian air and sea ...
Nov 10, 2025
'Take out many of your frustrations:' Nanaimo dodgeball marathon raises money for cancer research
NANAIMO - Balls were flying for a good cause. Members of the Vancouver Island Dodgeball League took over the gym at Island ConnectEd on Jingle Pot Rd. on Saturday, Nov. 8 for the first Island-based Do...
Nov 09, 2025
Federal grant money to help make Lantzville's Huddlestone Park more accessible
LANTZVILLE - Accessible upgrades are coming to a mid-Island park, a primary outdoor gathering and play place in the community. Over $80,000 in federal grant money was awarded to the District of Lantzv...
Nov 09, 2025
'Rain or shine or frost:' Santa scheduled for special Christmas-themed Cedar market
NANAIMO - Organizers are hoping they can pull off something special for the final outdoor market of the year. The Cedar Farmers Market will host their annual Christmas-themed event on Sunday, Nov. 9 f...
Nov 08, 2025
13-year-old Nanaimo skateboarder Japan-bound for World Skate Tour event
NANAIMO - A local skateboarder is preparing for a trip across the Pacific, marking her first major steps towards a spot representing Canada at the Olympic Games. Evie Pritchard, 13, won the Street Ope...
Nov 07, 2025