Nanaimo

Community transmission of COVID-19 remains below threshold across Island & B.C.

NANAIMO - No change for the Island Health region, but the province provided a detailed look at community transmission of COVID-19 on Thursday.Eighty-nine new cases were confirmed elsewhere in B.C. as ...

Sep 03, 2020

9-year-old girl traumatized after adult exposes himself at Westwood Lake

NANAIMO - A nine-year-old girl was the victim of a sexual predator at Westwood Lake. Nanaimo RCMP said the girl was walking along the trail with her family on Wednesday, Sept. 2 at approximately 6 p.m...

Sep 03, 2020

Server saves man's life at Nanaimo burger restaurant

NANAIMO - What a Nanaimo server at first thought was a joke turned serious and saw her take heroic action. Jillian Baird, a server at Top Notch Burgers in downtown Nanaimo, went to check on a customer...

Sep 03, 2020

8,000 sq. ft. expansion at Country Club Centre to bring cannabis store, Triple-O's restaurant

NANAIMO - More retail space is inbound for a mid-Nanaimo mall. Country Club Centre is expanding with an additional 8,000 square feet of retail space, currently being sectioned off in the parking lot n...

Sep 03, 2020

3 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Island Health

NANAIMO - A high mid-week surge in new COVID-19 cases brought three new to the Island Health region. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix on...

Sep 02, 2020

Suspect in fatal highway crash arrested on 'unrelated matters'

NANAIMO - A five-dayman hunt is now over.RCMP confirmed on Wednesday, Sept. 2 they arrested the man believed to have caused a highway crash on Saturday, Aug. 29 which killed a Ladysmith mother of two....

Sep 02, 2020

Long-planned affordable housing projects for seniors coming to fruition

NANAIMO - New affordable rental homes at two housing projects in Nanaimo will soon be move-in ready.A 57 unit affordable housing project on Mill St. is provided by the Nanaimo Affordable Housing Socie...

Sep 02, 2020

New charging stations to bolster central Island network for electric vehicles

NANAIMO - Electric vehicle owners in the region will soon have a more stable, widespread network to fuel their travels.A Regional District of Nanaimo-led effort involving nearly a dozen other Island m...

Sep 02, 2020

Island RCMP still await suspect in fatal Oyster Bay crash to turn himself in

UPDATE - Police have arrested the man they believe to be responsible for the crash. More information is available here: https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2020/09/02/suspect-in-fatal-highway-crash-arrested-on...

Sep 01, 2020

Island Health COVID-19 cases hold steady, 58 province-wide

NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases for the Island Health region has not increased. The province confirmed 58 new cases on Tuesday, Sept. 1, including one epi-linked case to increase the total numb...

Sep 01, 2020