Nanaimo

BC Ferries delays sailing cuts to Gabriola-Nanaimo route after community concern

NANAIMO - Cuts to the number of sailings on the Gabriola to Nanaimo ferry route are now postponed until mid-October. BC Ferries initially proposed nixing two mid-afternoon Saturday and Sunday sailings...

Jun 09, 2020

'You aren't leaving COVID-19 behind:' caution urged for summer travellers

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island remained COVID-19 free throughout the first weekend of June.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said 29 new cases were recorded across B.C. since her last update on F...

Jun 08, 2020

Face coverings to be required on all BC Ferries sailings longer than 30 minutes

NANAIMO - An extra layer of protection will soon be required for BC Ferries travellers. Effective Monday, June 15, all passengers over the age of two, including those in vehicles, must have face masks...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 08, 2020

Nanoose Bay girl turns marine trash into statue for school project

NANOOSE BAY - A local fifth grade student's year-end project was a slam dunk.Ten-year-old Aspengrove School student Coco Reagh collected marine junk to create an over six-foot tall figure of debris.Re...

Jun 08, 2020

'It was a substantial distance:' Nanaimo area man seriously injured in fall on Mt. Arrowsmith

NANAIMO - An estimated 60 metre fall on slippery rocks and hardened snow near Mt. Arrowsmith's summit sent a hiker to hospital with significant head injuries. Alberni Valley Rescue Squad search manage...

Jun 07, 2020

More than $60K raised for Nanaimo food bank after generous family matches donations

NANAIMO - A generous Nanaimo family has reached their goal in matching donations for the Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Food Bank. They offered at the beginning of May to match donations up to $25,000 for ...

Jun 07, 2020

Around one third of Nanaimo-Ladysmith students return after long COVID-19 hiatus

NANAIMO - A sizeable number of local school students returned to classrooms in Nanaimo and Ladysmith during the first week of in-class education.Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools reported around 40 per...

Jun 06, 2020

Just 1 new COVID-19 case province-wide, active cases drops below 200

NANAIMO - A single new COVID-19 diagnosis in the province represents the lowest new case count since March 6, more than two weeks before a provincial health emergency was declared.A joint statement fr...

Jun 05, 2020

Nanaimo represents at peaceful local Black Lives Matter, anti police brutality protest

NANAIMO - The message "Black Lives Matter" was heard loud and clear in Nanaimo. Numerous speakers at the event Friday, June 5 in Maffeo Sutton Park had the crowd of hundreds yelling "Black Lives Matte...

Maria Doty Jun 05, 2020 Maffeo Sutton Park was filled with hundreds of Black Lives Matter supporters. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Nanaimo RCMP searching for local man wanted for assault

NANAIMO - Local RCMP hope the public can help find a man wanted for a pair of alleged assaults against the same woman.John Martin Bates is accused of assaulting a woman by hitting her in the face with...

Jun 05, 2020