Nanaimo

'People were pretty clear:' decisive pushback to transit exchange as downtown centrepiece

NANAIMO - Support appears to be minimal at best for a new transit exchange to be the crown jewel of "The Hub".Planning remains ongoing on what to do with a section of Nanaimo's downtown core, centred ...

Jan 24, 2022

Innovative green technology fast-tracks long-awaited Nanaimo hotel

NANAIMO - A unique form of exterior siding is helping the Courtyard by Marriott hotel site, beside the Vancouver Island Conference Centre, take shape.Seven hundred and fifty pre-fabricated panels made...

Jan 24, 2022

Qualicum Beach re-examines expanding council

QUALICUM BEACH - People in Qualicum Beach are being asked if they support having additional councillors passing local laws.The Town is inviting public opinion on possibly increasing its size of Counci...

Jan 23, 2022

Water Cooler: Nanaimo's downtown challenges & future for warming centre

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 looks at continued issues in Nan...

Jan 22, 2022

Dock fitting & trials to commence for two-ferry service between Nanaimo & Gabriola Island

NANAIMO - BC Ferries are planning for a major step forward in service connecting Gabriola and Vancouver Islands.The Island Aurora, one of the new hybrid-electric vessels BC Ferries have in their fleet...

Jan 21, 2022

VIDEO: Demolition of burned downtown Nanaimo gas station underway

NANAIMO - A badly damaged building, which quickly turned into a trouble spot for surrounding homes is finally being torn down.Crews began dismantling the Husky gas station on Terminal Ave. in downtown...

Jan 21, 2022

'We cannot eliminate all risk:' province shifts gears away from COVID-19 management staples

NANAIMO - It's not a shift to an endemic, but the latest media briefing from the province's health officer represented a major shift in B.C.'s COVID-19 response.Dr. Bonnie Henry said during a media av...

Jan 21, 2022

School District 68 to implement COVID vaccine mandate for all staff

NANAIMO - Local school board trustees voted in favour of creating a vaccine mandate for all of its employees in district 68.At a Thursday, Jan 20 special board meeting, school board trustees requested...

Jan 21, 2022

New Nanaimo Museum exhibit shining light on local First World War internment camps

NANAIMO - A little-known story about the Harbour City's participation in historic human rights injustices will soon be on full display."Enemy Aliens - Internment in Canada, 1914-1920" at the Nanaimo M...

Jan 21, 2022

"Crewing challenges" force temporary change to Nanaimo-Vancouver ferry service

NANAIMO - BC Ferries are adjusting their schedule in a bid to dart around continued crew issues.Effective Friday, Jan. 28, the company will operate just six sailings from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Ba...

Jan 20, 2022