Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Wake-up call:' open liquor found during Nanaimo grad night traffic stop
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are reminding young drivers the laws around impaired driving still apply during grad season.On Saturday, June 6, around 11 p.m., Nanaimo RCMP clocked a car at 136 kilometres p...
Jun 9, 2026 RCMP are reminding recent grads to find a safe ride home after a vehicle filled with young adults was pulled over for excessive speeding, with open liquor inside and a driver who had been drinking. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Popular Parksville summer street market expands
PARKSVILLE - An already large downtown summer street market has just gotten bigger.Summer by the Sea Street Market, running weekly starting Tuesday, June 9, through August 25, primarily on Craig St., ...
Jun 9, 2026 Huge crowds are expected for the annual Summer by the Sea Street Market in downtown Parksville. (Image Credit: Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce)
'Create meaningful moments:' hairstylist teaching dad's to do their daughters hair
LADYSMITH - A mid-Island hairstylist wants to help dads learn how to do their daughter's hair properly, creating a memorable bonding experience without the growing pains. Kate Kuzminski has been styli...
Jun 8, 2026 Dads, brothers, uncles, and any father-figures have a chance to learn basic hairstyling techniques for the young girls in their lives at a class in Ladysmith on Sunday. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Pre-fabricated expansion completed at Nanaimo's Wellington Secondary
NANAIMO - Up to 150 new student seats will soon be available at Wellington Secondary School through the completion of a campus addition. A detached, pre-fabricated classroom building was officially un...
Jun 8, 2026 A new addition at Wellington Secondary School is complete but won't open to students until the start of the new school year in September. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo pastor & wife lose $6K in banking fraud
NANAIMO - "He says in a lower voice, 'my friend you've been talking to for two hours has just scammed you for $6,000.'" It was a moment which followed a nearly two-hour phone call during the morning o...
Jun 8, 2026 A Nanaimo pastor and his wife lost $6,000 via a phone-based banking fraud, which saw scammers pose as CIBC staff reporting suspicious transactions on their credit card and debit accounts. The scam came to light when those on the other end of the phone confessed their sins. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Full week of events planned as Nanaimo Pride kicks into high gear
NANAIMO - A full slate of all-ages events is planned as the Harbour City shows its pride.Beginning Monday, June 8, with a Heated Rivalry-themed trivia night, and continuing to the annual street parade...
Jun 8, 2026 Thousands are expected to participate in this year's Nanaimo Pride Week festivities, beginning Monday with a trivia night and wrapping Sunday, June 14 with the annual parade through city streets. (Image Credit: Nanaimo Pride Society)
Three-year funding injection bolsters Rutherford Elementary library
NANAIMO - Starting from nearly nothing just 12 months ago, a local elementary school is preparing for a huge influx of books and other materials to their library. Rutherford Elementary School was one ...
Jun 7, 2026 A huge boost to the library budget for Rutherford Elementary is coming from a Foundation grant, helping the school speed up the rebuilding of its collection. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo marine research hub hosts thousands
NANAIMO - An open house at one of the west coast's primary marine research facilities was evidently a hit with the public. Fisheries and Oceans Canada estimated over 3,000 people turned out for the fa...
Jun 6, 2026 Science technician was busy sharing what fish-aging is all about at a recent Pacific Biological Station open house. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo's jobless rate remains one of highest in Canada
NANAIMO - While the Nanaimo area's unemployment rate ticked slightly downward, new Statistics Canada data showed the Harbour City has one of the highest jobless rates in the country among larger urban...
Jun 5, 2026 Slightly reduced in May, Nanaimo's unemployment rate still remains high at 8.5 per cent. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Bear banger in Campbell River prompts extensive police response through mid-Island
NANAIMO - Specialized units rushed through the mid-Island Friday morning, en route to Campbell River for an eventual false alarm.Upwards of 15 vehicles from the south Island were spotted by morning co...
Jun 5, 2026 Mounties from across Vancouver Island were deployed to Campbell River on Friday, for what was reported as gunshots being fired and a kidnapping. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)