Nanaimo

'We're on high alert:' prowling cougars have rural Qualicum Beach residents concerned

QUALICUM BEACH - Conservation officers plan to destroy two cougars believed to be responsible for killing a pony and constantly hovering around a sprawling wooded community north of Qualicum Beach.Tro...

Aug 18, 2020

Early reporting, quick response by fire crews has Mt. Benson fire under control

NANAIMO - Quick acting crews successfully knocked down a small brush fire on Mt. Benson.First reported Monday afternoon, Coastal Fire Centre crews quickly surveyed the scene and were able to attack th...

Aug 18, 2020

Fire breaks out atop Mt. Benson, Coastal Fire Centre tackling the blaze

NANAIMO - Coastal Fire Centre crews are battling a fire on Mt. Benson. Dorthe Jakobsen with the CFC confirmed to NanaimoNewsNOW crews attended the fire after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17 after a helic...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 17, 2020

Four new Island Health COVID-19 cases, active cases in B.C. surge past 700

NANAIMO - B.C. has reported its most significant spike in COVID-19 cases in months.The province confirmed 236 new cases of COVID-19 through three reporting periods since the last update on Friday, Aug...

Aug 17, 2020

Hot, dry weekend sparks second lightning storm in as many weeks above Nanaimo skies

NANAIMO - For the second time in as many weeks, the central Vancouver Island region has been centre stage for a significant thunderstorm.Environment Canada said around 1,800 lightning strikes were rec...

Aug 17, 2020

BC Hydro survey shows AC usage soaring, but it comes at a cost

NANAIMO - Air conditioner usage in the province is climbing, while people are paying more than perhaps they need to in order to beat the heat.A BC Hydro survey stated residential air conditioner usage...

Aug 17, 2020

Nanaimo's Loaves and Fishes food bank adjusts to pandemic problems

NANAIMO - Getting creative to meet high demand has been a hallmark of Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank during the COVID-19 pandemic.The organization replaced its primarily elderly volunteer base ...

Aug 16, 2020

Hub City Walls wraps inaugural festival, adding splash of colour to downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A trio of downtown spaces are now adorned with beautiful works of art, courtesy the first ever Hub City Walls festival.Drastically altered due to COVID-19, organizers still pushed on with a ...

Aug 15, 2020

COVID-19 cases trend up elsewhere in B.C. as Island holds steady

NANAIMO - The Salish Sea is proving an effective barrier to COVID-19.Vancouver Island escaped any new confirmed infections of the virus on Friday, as the province announced 84 new cases elsewhere in B...

Aug 14, 2020

Upstairs tenants help limit damage of late night Nanaimo house fire

NANAIMO - Working smoke alarms and a pair of quick-thinking upstairs tenants helped save a home from being consumed by flames.Nanaimo Fire Rescue's Alan Millbank said two people are displaced from the...

Aug 14, 2020