Category Archives: Nanaimo
Debit coming to BC Ferries ticket booths for thousands of Nanaimo customers
NANAIMO - Debit will soon be available for passengers taking roughly three million BC Ferries trips from Nanaimo terminals. BC Ferries announced Monday morning debit is being rolled out for all routes...
Mar 02, 2020 Debit will soon be available at BC Ferries ticket booths for the roughly three million trips taken from Nanaimo terminals. (File photo/BC Ferries)
'It's going to be a massive event:' inaugural soap box derby scheduled for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Add another event to an already packed summer schedule of things to do in Nanaimo.The inaugural Hub City Soap Box Derby is scheduled for May 30 and 31 on Fitzwilliam St., involving people of...
Mar 02, 2020 A soap box derby is scheduled for May 30 & 31, 2020 on Fitzwilliam St. in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter neighbourhood. Ironically the Men's Centre and Alair homes were both planning their own soap box derby's and decided to join forces for a single event. (submitted photo)
Storybook Dads program helping father figures in prison stay connected
NANAIMO - Reading a book to your child is a special moment treasured by parents. Unfortunately it's an opportunity many have lost due to being incarcerated. A volunteer-based program by the Nanaimo Re...
Mar 01, 2020 This CD and book will be sent to a child who can then hear their dad read the book to them, even though their dad is currently in prison. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Seedy Sunday event helping Nanaimo gardens grow and thrive
NANAIMO - An annual seed swap event has taken root in Nanaimo. Roughly 1,000 people are expected at the Seedy Sunday event hosted by Nanaimo Foodshare on Sunday, March 1 at Nanaimo District Secondary ...
Feb 29, 2020 A seed swap event in Nanaimo has taken root and will see roughly 1,000 people. (Nanaimo Foodshare Society)
VIDEO: Nanaimo Airport unveils $14M expansion
NANAIMO - The ever-growing Nanaimo Airport now has vastly expanded security screening capacity and a large new lounge for passengers waiting to take off. Airport staff unveiled the large new lounge an...
Feb 28, 2020 The new Nanaimo Airport lounge can fit twice as many people and expaned security means lines are shorter. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Wounded Warriors arrive in Nanaimo to share positive message
NANAIMO - A local runner taking part in the Wounded Warrior run knows how devastating post-traumatic stress disorder can be. Paramedic Mark Blachuras took roughly a month off work around this time in ...
Feb 28, 2020 Wounded Warriors Steve Deschamps (left), Mark Blachuras (centre) and Jackie Cummings on the road leaving Nanaimo in the 2019 run. (submitted/John W. Penner)
City approved record volume of residential development in Nanaimo in 2019
NANAIMO - The numbers are in and Nanaimo officially gave the go-ahead on more construction projects by value in 2019 than any other year previous.Over $445 million worth of residential development was...
Feb 27, 2020 A major residential construction project on Uplands Dr. was the crown jewel in a record year for the City of Nanaimo's development permit approval office. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIDEO: Area students face off in challenging skills and trades competitions
NANAIMO - Hundreds of elementary and high school students pushed their skills to the limit in a wide variety of competitions. Roughly 500 students from Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Duncan and Powell River desc...
Feb 27, 2020 Robotics was one of many skills on display as area high school students competed at SkillsBC competitions at VIU on Thursday, Feb. 27. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Province spending $200,000 for one-day overdose and emergency response conference in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Teams from all over B.C. directly responsible for tackling the ongoing overdose crisis will meet in the harbour city. Members from each of the 35 community actions teams across B.C. will att...
Feb 27, 2020 Members of the 35 community action teams across B.C. will meet in Nanaimo to share their experiences. (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Woman jailed for vehicle break-ins, identity theft in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A law-abiding woman until her late 30's who became consumed by a life of drugs and crime is off to jail for the next four months.Michelle Jessica McCallum, 42, pleaded guilty and was sentenc...
Feb 26, 2020 Michelle Jessica McCallum, 42, pleaded guilty to five charges and was sentenced for breaking into vehicles in Nanaimo and stealing ID. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)