Nanaimo

VIDEO: Old growth protests to pause after month of highway disruptions in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - For the fourth week in a row, protesters disrupted mid-morning traffic in the city to bring awareness to old growth logging.The Nanaimo chapter of 'Save Old Growth', an offshoot of Extinctio...

Feb 01, 2022

Nanaimo's Harmac Pacific making significant upgrades to reduce carbon emissions

NANAIMO - Millions of dollars will be invested into a major Nanaimo employer to reduce its natural gas consumption.A little over $12 million is committed through the CleanBC Industry Fund to upgrade t...

Jan 31, 2022

Expanded playground opens on Parksville's waterfront

PARKSVILLE - A new addition to a popular destination playground is ready for children to burn off some energy.The City of Parksville announced an upgraded section at the Lions Ventureland Playground o...

Jan 31, 2022

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...

Alex Rawnsley 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