Category Archives: Nanaimo
VIU adjourns classes for one week, preparing online instruction
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island University is suspending classes at all its campuses in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic.Despite only one confirmed case on Vancouver Island to date, the university...
Mar 15, 2020 VIU has suspended classes from March 16-20 in response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Online instruction is set to resume the following week. (VIU)
Specialized classroom program in Nanaimo seeing great success
NANAIMO - In six months a specialized mental health and education program has helped Nanaimo students turn their lives around. The Take a Hike program, run in the former Woodlands Secondary School, of...
Mar 15, 2020 Small groups of students in Take-A-Hike classrooms work on schedules suited to their needs with tangible results. (submitted/Take a Hike)
Nine new cases of COVID-19 identified in B.C., more anticipated through adapted testing
VANCOUVER - Health officials in British Columbia say nine new cases of COVID-19 identified has brought the number of confirmed cases in the province to 73.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry an...
Mar 14, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia. (File Photo/Canadian Press)
Funding aimed at further snuffing out Nanaimo's wildfire risk
NANAIMO - A grassroots initiative in Nanaimo is armed with funding to better protect vulnerable neighbourhoods from potential wildfires.The City of Nanaimo received $25,000 to support a series of Fire...
Mar 14, 2020 VIU property just east of the Nanaimo Parkway will be the site of a FireSmart clean-up event this spring. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Long-in-the-works solid waste management plan approved for Regional District of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The goal of diverting more waste from the Cedar landfill is closer than ever. B.C.'s ministry of environment approved on March 5, 2020 the solid waste management plan put forward by the Regi...
Mar 13, 2020 Work can now move ahead to divert 90 per cent of waste in the Regional District of Nanaimo. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Events in Nanaimo, Parksville that have been cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions
Last updated: Tuesday, April 16NANAIMO - COVID-19 and precautionary measures to limit its spread has forced several events to be either cancelled or postponed in Nanaimo and Parksville.Nanaimo Local g...
Mar 13, 2020 Despite few confirmed cases compared to the rest of B.C. and Canada, COVID-19 has forced several events to be postponed or cancelled in Nanaimo and Parksville. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Point-in-time count hopes to accurately portray homelessness crisis in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Outreach workers and service providers were in the field taking surveys of Nanaimo's homeless population in an effort to better understand the crisis they're trying to fix.The second point-i...
Mar 13, 2020 The basement of St. Peter's church was home to a magnet event where those experiencing homelessness received clothes, food, a haircut and more. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Hockey playoffs, national basketball championship at VIU cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
NANAIMO - The spread of COVID-19 has forced the postponement or cancellation of several sporting events in the Nanaimo and Parksville regions.Hockey Canada, in conjunction with BC Hockey, announced la...
Mar 12, 2020 The Nanaimo Clippers and Cowichan Valley Capitals had been due to begin their second round playoff series on Friday, March 13 in Nanaimo. (Gary Dorland)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district cancels international trips due to coronavirus
NANAIMO - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of two major international trips about to be taken by Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools students. A large trip was set for Spain and Portugal...
Mar 12, 2020 Two international Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public School District trips are cancelled in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Public bus service between Nanaimo and Duncan set for approval
NANAIMO - Plans are heating up to link Nanaimo and Duncan by bus.The Regional District of Nanaimo board is scheduled to vote on advancing the initiative later this month, which was endorsed by Cowicha...
Mar 12, 2020 One more 'yes' vote is required from the RDN board to ensure public bus service between Nanaimo and Duncan. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)