Category Archives: Nanaimo
Arson suspected as early morning fire destroys vehicle, damages building
NANAIMO - An early morning fire torched a vehicle in the Brechin Hill neighbourhood.Fire Rescue and RCMP were called out to a residential parkade in the 600 block of Poplar St. on Monday, Jan. 31 just...
Jan 31, 2022
Routine traffic stop reveals $40,000 in drugs, cash and replica firearms
NANAIMO - The traffic stop of a man well known to local Mounties yielded a substantial bust.Officers pulled over a vehicle at the 7-Eleven parking lot on the corner of Townsite Rd. and Terminal Ave. a...
Jan 31, 2022
Juggling act: How Nanaimo Search and Rescue handles its increasing call volume
NANAIMO - An increasing number of call outs is further testing the response and skill set of local search and rescue crews.Already deployed over recent months to help evacuate residents amid rising ri...
Jan 31, 2022
'It's really a mystery:' Nanaimo-tagged Canada goose spotted in Chicago
NANAIMO - Why did the chicken cross the road?No-one knows, but the bigger question for VIU biologists with a focus on banding, tagging and tracking local Canada geese is why did the goose cross the co...
Jan 30, 2022
Water Cooler: Transforming Nanaimo's downtown core
NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside.This week's feature contains two letters surrounding...
Jan 29, 2022
Public hearing dates rescheduled for high profile Nanaimo developments
NANAIMO -Following delays caused by the pandemic, people will have an opportunity to formally offer their opinions on two substantial development proposals at opposite ends of Nanaimo.The City establi...
Jan 29, 2022
Over $600k in gaming grants helping environmental, educational programs across central Island
NANAIMO - Multiple mid-Island organizations are sharing in over $10.5 million in provincial gaming grants geared towards conservation, education and emergency response.Thirteen groups from Nanaimo, Ga...
Jan 28, 2022
Family Day eyed as potential target to lift some COVID-19 restrictions
NANAIMO - B.C.'s provincial health officer is staying true to her word suggesting the province is on the right side of COVID-19's fifth wave.During a media briefing on Friday, Jan. 28, Dr. Bonnie Henr...
Jan 28, 2022
Nanaimo man charged with murdering fellow inmate in Alberta
NANAIMO - A local man behind bars in an Alberta prison is now accused of murder following the death of another inmate.Ashley Laird Baird, 38, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jeffr...
Jan 28, 2022
Two people seriously injured in south Nanaimo home shooting
NANAIMO - Two people sustained serious injuries after a shooting at a home in south Nanaimo. Several RCMP officers, Nanaimo Fire Rescue and BC Emergency Health Services were called to a home on Needha...
Jan 28, 2022