Nanaimo

Overnight rain, para-attack crew halts growth on Holyoak Creek fire

NANAIMO - Fire crews have managed to halt the spread of Vancouver Island's largest wildfire so far this season. Dorthe Jakobsen, fire information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre, told NanaimoNews...

Aug 07, 2021

Nanaimo Airport records first rainfall in over 50 days

NANAIMO - The streak is over.After a bone dry stretch of 52 days without measurable precipitation at Nanaimo Airport's monitoring station, showers moving across the region on Friday, Aug. 6 finally st...

Aug 07, 2021

Island Health says 'Walk-In Wednesday' a success in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - An effort to reduce barriers to people getting a COVID-19 vaccination is considered successful by Island Health. The health authority said 293 people walked in to the Beban Park community cl...

Aug 06, 2021

Valuable Fresh Start program expands to provide more kids with school supplies

NANAIMO - It's hoped 2021 will be the biggest yet for an annual fundraiser providing supplies and a snazzy, new hair cut to students before their first day of school. The Fresh Start event, normally h...

Aug 06, 2021

Holyoak Creek fire out of control, grows to 32 hectares in less than 2 days

NANAIMO - The BC Wildfire Service says the Holyoak Creek fire burning in Chemainus River Provincial Park has grown to 32 hectares. A notice from the service late afternoon on Friday, Aug. 6 said firef...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 06, 2021

Thousands more Nanaimo street lights to be converted to LED in coming months

NANAIMO - BC Hydro's wooden poles topped with inefficient orange-glowing street lights in Nanaimo are scheduled to be upgraded by the end of the year.The substantial project involves switching out Hyd...

Aug 06, 2021

Repeat Nanaimo fentanyl trafficker serving back-to-back jail sentences

NANAIMO - A drug trafficker caught red-handed by Nanaimo RCMP was sentenced to an additional three and a half years in jail, less than three months after he was put away for separate local drug offenc...

Aug 05, 2021

New women-led non-profit opening doors and listening to all who need it

NANAIMO - A welcoming space on the ground floor of a downtown Nanaimo landmark is now open for all those looking for someone to talk to. The Rise Bridge Project, spearheaded by women focused on empowe...

Aug 05, 2021

District of Lantzville argues popular dinosaur attraction is illegal

LANTZVILLE - District officials in Lantzville have launched legal action against the owner of a Clark Rd. property, arguing it's home to an illegal amusement park and cannabis dispensary. A lawsuit fi...

Aug 04, 2021

Condition of Nanaimo dirt bike rider improves after serious Rock City Rd. crash

NANAIMO - A man involved in a dirt bike crash on Nanaimo's Rock City Rd. is expected to survive.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien informed NanaimoNewsNOW the man is in stable condition after he lost cont...

Aug 04, 2021