Category Archives: Nanaimo
'I'm just happy that I answered my door:' Nanaimo woman provides lifesaving first aid
NANAIMO - Describing her actions is instinctual with no thought behind them, a local woman sensed trouble from her door-front surveillance camera early Saturday morning.From being sound asleep to runn...
Jun 3, 2026 Nanaimo's Amy Pye is sharing her story after a 12-year-old boy frantically knocked on her door as the boy's father was in need of immediate medical attention. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Conservation officers alerted after bear 'bluff charged' Nanaimo family
NANAIMO - Members from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) are aware of an aggressive black bear in the Westwood Lake area.Reports were made to both the City of Nanaimo and the BCCOS on Tues...
Jun 2, 2026 Signs are being posted around Westwood Lake park after a black bear aggressively charged at a man and his children on Tuesday, June 2. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Bit on the warm side:' May one of the driest in Nanaimo's history
NANAIMO - The trend of record-setting high temperatures continues on the mid-Island.Coming out of the 19th warmest April in Nanaimo's history, last month saw an average daily temperature of 14.9 degre...
Jun 2, 2026 Last month was once again a weather record-breaker for Nanaimo, cracking the top ten for driest months in the city's history. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
BC's minimum rate jumps, still well below Nanaimo area living wage
NANAIMO - Steadily climbing over the last several years, another minimum wage boost in B.C. is in effect.However, the newly adopted $18.25 minimum wage in place as of Monday, June 1 for most employees...
Jun 2, 2026 B.C.'s minimum wage recently increased to $18.25 an hour from $17.85. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Six arrested south of Nanaimo following lengthy, multi-city highway chase
UPDATE - Nanaimo RCMP report a sixth person was arrested Tuesday in connection to the lengthy chase through the morning hours.Three were released unconditionally, while another three remained in polic...
Jun 2, 2026 Officers block traffic on Timberland Rd. while they search for multiple people following a car thefts in the Comox Valley and subsequent chase down Island on Tuesday, June 2. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo-bound U.S. healthcare workers facing rental housing roadblock
NANAIMO - What's been a growing infusion of healthcare workers to the mid-Island over the last 12 months is facing a notable roadblock: a lack of pet-friendly rentals.Several healthcare workers who ar...
Jun 2, 2026 American healthcare workers, such as Cassandra Lee (second from right), moving to Nanaimo for work are facing major challenges in finding places to live if they want to bring their pets with them. (Image Credit: Cassandra Lee)
New ferry arrives, slated to serve Nanaimo-Gabriola route this summer
NANAIMO - Leading a group of four new vessels built for smaller inter-island routes, a new ferry to serve the Nanaimo Harbour-Gabriola Island route has arrived. Recently built at a Romanian shipyard, ...
Jun 1, 2026 Island xwsaĺux̌ul has arrived in B.C. waters after leading the first of four new Island Class vessels built in Romania to serve inter-island routes. (Image Credit: BC Ferries)
Severe drought conditions affect Nanaimo, surrounding region
NANAIMO - Much of Vancouver Island is already under severe drought conditions, nearly three weeks out from summer. The B.C. drought portal went live last week, with eastern Vancouver Island already at...
Jun 1, 2026 With a warmer and drier-than-average summer expected this year, weather experts are already concerned about how it will impact our watersheds, with much of Vancouver Island already facing drought conditions. (Image Credit: File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Highly unusual:' car pulled from Nanaimo's Westwood Lake
NANAIMO - Nobody was found inside a car submerged at Nanaimo's Westwood Lake. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews were called to Westwood Lake Park on Monday, June 1 just after 10:00 a.m. after a passerby...
Jun 1, 2026 Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to Nanaimo's Westwood Lake shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday, June 1, after someone noticed a vehicle completly submered in the water. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Early summer conditions sees increase to Parksville water conservation
PARKSVILLE - Hot, dry weather recently, and more in the forecast, is forcing the hand of local water watchers. Beginning Monday, June 1, the City of Parksville will move to stage three water restricti...
Jun 1, 2026 Water restrictions in Parksville are increasing, beginning Monday, June 1, with a move to stage three for residents in the city. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)