Category Archives: Nanaimo
Expanded Nanaimo night market returns
NANAIMO - Representing a top Harbour City summer tradition, the Commercial Street Night Market is back. Organized by the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce weekly from June 18 to Aug. 27 on a vehicle...
Jun 18, 2026 The well attended seasonal Commercial Street Night Market is back on Thursday, June 18. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'I punted him:' Nanaimo area woman kicks cougar to protect goat
NANAIMO - Fearing the loss of another valued member of her farm family, a rural Nanaimo woman boldly booted an aggressive juvenile cougar. The high-stakes incident happened on the evening of Saturday,...
Jun 17, 2026 A rural Nanaimo area goat named Donnie was saved by its brave owner after a cougar chased livestock into a barn. (Image Credit: Gina Moore/Facebook)
'Person of interest' sought after shotgun taken from downtown Nanaimo truck
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking to identify a person seen near a vehicle after someone broke a window and stole a shotgun located inside. Between midnight and 11 a.m. on June 6, a Mossberg 500 Mo...
Jun 17, 2026 Police are hoping the public can help identify a person of interest, seen near a vehicle in the early morning hours of June 6 near the Vancouver Island Military Museum. (Image Credit: Nanaimo RCMP)
'We don't believe enough value is there:' skyrocking costs scuttle Hammond Bay roundabout
NANAIMO - Ballooning costs have forced the City to abandon plans for a roundabout on one of the north end's most used traffic corridors.A previously approved roundabout at the corner of Hammond Bay Rd...
Jun 17, 2026 Trying to take advantage of existing construction in the area, a previously approved roundabout on Hammond Bay Rd. at Brickyard Rd. will not proceed due to ballooning costs. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo Port Authority reviewing marina security following repeated boat break-ins
NANAIMO - 2026 has had its share of choppy waters for a local boat owner, whose calls to help calm down crime appear to have the attention of the Nanaimo Port Authority. Andrew Reynolds' large custom-...
Jun 17, 2026 A Nanaimo boat owner, whose been victimized twice this year by break-ins, is pleading for enhanced Nanaimo Marina security. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Snuneymuxw First Nation finalizes purchase of fifth B.C. casino
NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) says it's now official: they are the largest Indigenous-owned hospitality and casino operator in the country, by revenue. On Tuesday, June 16, SFN formalized th...
Jun 16, 2026 Snuneymuxw First Nation is now the largest Indigenous-owned hospitality and casino operator in Canada by revenue, after the purchase of the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond was made official on Tuesday. (Image Credit: SFN)
'Growth-enabling infrastructure:' Nanaimo considering long-term borrowing for sewer upgrades
NANAIMO - The City is looking at ways to extend the life of its sanitary sewer systems, with increased development and climate change pushing the system to capacity. The issues stem from inflow and in...
Jun 16, 2026 The City of Nanaimo is considering a recommendation to upgrade five sanitary trunk catchments around the city, as rain and groundwater push the systems to capacity. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Owner of impactful Nanaimo thrift store retiring
NANAIMO - A second-hand store owner has a rock-bottom sale price for his business, but with no takers it appears Deni's Dynamite Deals will soon shut down. Owner Deni Bezeau, who's approaching his 72n...
Jun 16, 2026 Denis Bezeau hopes to find a buyer to continue the tradition of a second-hand store at 499 Seventh St. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIDEO: intense fire destroys under construction Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - A house being built in Nanaimo's rural East Wellington area burned to its foundations after a fire tore through the partially completed structure. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews responded t...
Jun 15, 2026 No injuries were reported after a house under construction was burned to the ground in Nanaimo's East Wellington neighbourhood on Sunday, June 14. (Image Credit: Submitted/Angela Winkelmans)
Jewelery scammers working multiple areas in Nanaimo and Parksville
NANAIMO - While two people got away without losing money or valuables, another wasn't quite so lucky, prompting a reminder from local Mounties.Three separate incidents involving very similar details w...
Jun 15, 2026 Police in both Nanaimo and Oceanside have had reports of a man and woman attempting to sell fake jewellery or lift, through sleight of hand, a victim's necklace or other items off them. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)