Category Archives: Nanaimo
Mole mobile returns to Nanaimo for free skin cancer screenings
NANAIMO - Dermatologists on wheels are returning to the mid-Island this weekend to provide free skin cancer screenings in honour of May being Melanoma Awareness month. Put on by Melanoma Canada, toget...
May 08, 2026 The Mobile Mole clinic is back on the mid-Island this weekend, offering free, drop-in skin checks for skin cancer. (Image Credit: Mole Mobile on Facebook)
Nanaimo remains among dwindling number of cities with increasing rents
NANAIMO - The tide appears to be turning for renters nationwide, with the Harbour City lagging behind much of the country. Rentals.ca published their May 2026 National Rent Report, showing a 4.7 per c...
May 08, 2026 Rental rates in Nanaimo continue to see year-over-year increases, despite a growing number of Canadian cities and communities seeing substantial drops. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
'One of my bucket list items:' Nanaimo RCMP rider lining up for 2026 Tour de Rock
NANAIMO - Cst. Josh Waltman acknowledges the training is difficult, but his struggles on two wheels are nothing compared to kids battling severe illness and the impact on their families. Waltman, a me...
May 08, 2026 Cst. Josh Waltman of the Nanaimo RCMP detachment will represent the mid-Island during the 2026 Tour de Rock, beginning mid-September. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Steady donations for 'home away from home' beside Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - Following last fall's ground-breaking ceremony with $7 million already in the bank, over $1 million has since materialized for a vital pending amenity. Construction crews have made significa...
May 08, 2026 Construction firm Tectonica is the primary contractor building Jesse's House on the grounds of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
$1.25M in pedestrian upgrades coming to Parksville's Alberni Hwy.
PARKSVILLE - Major pedestrian improvements are coming to city's main entrance off the Alberni Hwy. A tender worth $1,251,305 was recently awarded to In the Dirt Contracting Ltd. to do major sidewalk a...
May 07, 2026 Pedestrian upgrades are coming to the Alberni Hwy. in Parksville, including a new sidewalk, crosswalks and more, with a price tag of over $1.2M. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Oceanside man sentenced for possessing over 12,000 child sex abuse images
Editors' note: this story contains details of graphic sexual abuse against children. Reader discretion is advised.NANAIMO - An Oceanside man will spend the next 10 months behind bars after pleading gu...
May 07, 2026 Christopher Thomas Patrick Dos Santos, 64, was sentenced to 10 months in jail and two years' probation after thousands of child sexual abuse and exploitation materials were found on devices in his Nanoose Bay home in 2024 and 2025. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Low-density housing sought as select Eaglecrest properties hit the market
QUALICUM BEACH - One of the first plots of land in the newly acquired Eaglecrest subdivision is up for sale through the Town.Five lots along Eaglecrest Dr., either side of Blind Bogey Dr., are being a...
May 06, 2026 The Town of Qualicum Beach has begun putting segments of the recently acquired Eaglecrest golf course lands up for sale, for the purposes of low-density housing in the subdivision. (Image Credit: Eaglecrest Golf Club)
'Stay put:' missing man starts fire to get help along Nanaimo Lakes Road
NANAIMO - A lost driver recently had to use any resource he could to call for help after becoming stranded in unfamiliar backcountry.An 83-year-old man was reported missing south of Nanaimo on Monday,...
May 06, 2026 An 83-year-old man travelling from his home in Seattle to Nanaimo, became the subject of a missing persons case after his car became stranded along Nanaimo Lakes Rd. The man started a small fire to get the attention of nearby workers. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Province testing national emergency alert system Wednesday
NANAIMO - Expect a brief alert on radios, televisions, and smartphones Wednesday afternoon.The provincial government, in coordination with provinces and territories across the country, are testing the...
May 06, 2026 The province is conducting a test of its emergency alert system on Wednesday, May 6, at 1:55 p.m. (Image Credit: BC Government)
Speed tickets surge at high-crash north Nanaimo intersectionÂ
NANAIMO - Speeding through a busy Nanaimo intersection was evidently too tempting for hundreds of motorists, despite well-advertised warning signage. A record number of 314 speeding fines were issued ...
May 06, 2026 North Nanaimo's Island Hwy/Hammond Bay/Aulds intersections monitors both speed and red light violators. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)