Category Archives: Nanaimo
Invasive plants under attack at pair of collection events in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - People hoping to properly get rid of damaging invasive plants free of charge are in luck.The City of Nanaimo is marking Invasive Plant Awareness Month in the province by hosting a pair of dr...
May 02, 2020 Numerous clusters of Scotch Broom are visible at Linley Point Gyro Park where an invasive plants collection event takes place Saturday, May 2 from 10 am to 2 p.m. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Environment Canada expects warmer than normal summer for mid-island region
NANAIMO - An Environment Canada projection could be viewed as softening the blow of having to spend the summer social distancing. Meteorologist Doug Lundquist expects a warmer than average summer on m...
May 01, 2020 Recent scenes like this on Little Mountain near Parksville could be more regular occurrences. Environment Canada expects mid Vancouver Island is in line for a warmer than usual May, June and July. (Jo Dzierza)
Vancouver Island starts month of May with 121 confirmed COVID-19 cases, more than 90 recovered
NANAIMO - The number of active or resolved cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island continues to climb steadily. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced one new case on the Island in Friday,...
May 01, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry flanked by health minister Adrian Dix. (Gov't of B.C./Flickr)
"It's definitely safe:' Island Health concerned about immunization cancellations
NANAIMO - Island Health is reassuring people their public health units remain safe places to get necessary shots.South Island medical health officer Dr. Dee Hoyano said it appears COVID-19 is the main...
May 01, 2020 Island Health reassures the public staying up to date with immunizations is safe at their facilities. The regional health authority reports cancellations to receive various vaccines have risen during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Backpack of drug paraphernalia found at downtown Nanaimo car crash
NANAIMO - Police say a motorist wanted no part of being pulled over, instead crashing minutes later into a Front St railing.The crash happened on Thursday, April 30 just before 4 p.m. Cst. Gary O'Brie...
May 01, 2020 A Pontiac Sunfire barreled across the oncoming lane and hit the railing which protects the Indigenous canoe display at Georgia Park on Front St. (Erik Burkitt)
Crews resurfacing Inland Island Hwy. between Parksville and Bowser
PARKSVILLE - An extensive project is seeing a 40 kilometre stretch of Highway 19 on mid Vancouver Island smoothed.A Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) statement to NanaimoNewsNOW sai...
May 01, 2020 Crews are actively resurfacing the slow lanes of the Inland Island Highway between Parksville and Bowser. (MOTI)
No new COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island, 48 during all of April
NANAIMO - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island did not rise on Thursday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced there are still 120 active or recovered cases of the...
Apr 30, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry noted Thursday, April 30 marked the 100th day since B.C. made its first statement on COVID-19. (Flickr/Gov't of B.C.)
Emergency Response Centre opening in June in Nanaimo with 35 shelter spaces
NANAIMO - A City of Nanaimo facility is being turned into a suitable space for those experiencing homelessness to self-isolate. An Emergency Response Centre will be established in the Community Servic...
Apr 30, 2020 Part of the Community Services Building will be converted into an Emergency Response Centre with 35 spaces available for those experiencing homelessness starting June 1. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Missing pilot in Canadian military helicopter crash originally from Nanaimo
NANAIMO - One of five people considered missing off the coast of Greece after a military tragedy is from Nanaimo. Captain Kevin Hagen was on board the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter which crashed into the ...
Apr 30, 2020 Kevin Hagen, a pilot originally from Nanaimo, is one of five missing after their helicopter crashed off the coast of Greece. (Gov't of Canada)
Nanaimo man arrested following attempted robbery & stabbing attack
NANAIMO - A man who is well-known to police now faces multiple charges after allegedly stabbing and attempting to rob a woman early Wednesday morning.Police responded to a house on Glenayr Dr. around ...
Apr 30, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP responded to an attempted robbery and stabbing in the early hours of Wednesday, April 29 along Glenair Dr. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)