Category Archives: Nanaimo
Calls out for artists to design new banners through Nanaimo streets
NANAIMO - The City and Rotary Clubs in Nanaimo are teaming for the latest round of street light banners in the region.Artists are being tasked with representing the work of Rotary in the city over the...
Feb 08, 2020 City crews hang Patrick Belanger's winning banner design from 2016, depicting Newcastle and Protection Islands. (City of Nanaimo)
Newcastle Island ferry service staying afloat with City of Nanaimo help
NANAIMO - A subsidy will ensure the Newcastle Island passenger ferry service operates this year. The City of Nanaimo will give a total of $150,000 over two years to Snuneymuxw First Nation to sustain ...
Feb 07, 2020 The 40-passenger Grey Selkie will operate between Maffeo Sutton Park and Newcastle Island starting March 6, 2020. (Snunyemuxw First Nation)
'It's a tradition we're committed to:' Tubbers Hockey Tournament draws 300 players to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A longstanding annual February hockey tournament has taken over the Nanaimo Ice Centre. The 39th annual Tubbers Hockey Tournament attracted 26 teams in five divisions to play on both facilit...
Feb 07, 2020 Tubbers Hockey Tournament organizer Tim Paugh during the opening day of the 39th annual event in Nanaimo. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Second ride-hailing service approved for Vancouver Island, unknown if coming to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Being able to catch a ride in something other than a taxi in Nanaimo is closer to being a reality.The Passenger Transportation Board announced on Friday, Feb. 7 it approved the company Kabu ...
Feb 07, 2020 Kabu has been approved by the Passenger Transportation Board for operation on Vancouver Island, however it is not known if it plans to green-light cars in Nanaimo (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Park space added in Parksville's Memorial Ave. revamp
PARKSVILLE - The repair and revamp of a favourite downtown corridor in Parksville has branched out to include new features. An additional $60,000 was approved by city council on Feb. 3 to design and e...
Feb 07, 2020 Memorial Ave. in Parksville is set to undergo a massive renovation to replace damaged infrastructure and save 34 trees planted in memory of residents who served in the First World War. (Bill Dean)
Arrest warrants issued for alleged kidnapper
NANAIMO - Police are on the hunt and asking for the public's help finding a man well known to them. John Wilfred Miller John, 44, is wanted on at least eight warrants. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien told Nana...
Feb 06, 2020 John Wilfred Miller John is wanted on numerous warrants and has had previous run-ins with police. (submitted/Nanaimo RCMP)
VIDEO: Beloved downtown Nanaimo barbershop reopens thanks to community support
NANAIMO - The doors are open once again at That 50's Barbershop in downtown Nanaimo after a devastating robbery. A GoFundMe raised more than $7,500 in one day for the shop after it was robbed overnigh...
Feb 06, 2020 That 50's Barbershop owner Dave Lawrence with fresh tools he was able to buy with money raised from an overwhelmingly popular GoFundMe. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Busy Nanaimo Hospital ER receives award for improving care of patients and staff
NANAIMO - Efforts to improve the busiest emergency room on Vancouver Island earned all those involved an award for the first time. It was given to the Nanaimo chapter of the Emergency Department Quali...
Feb 06, 2020 The emergency department at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital received the Continuous Quality Improvement Award for working to make the busy department more efficient and welcoming. (Jo Salken)
'I took her into my arm and gave her a couple of whacks:' paramedics recognize man's life-saving heroics
NANAIMO - The life-saving actions of a man enjoying dinner at a local restaurant have been recognized by BC Emergency Health Services.Dirk Maritz helped dislodge food that was choking Dolores Poirer a...
Feb 05, 2020 Dolores Poirier and Dirk Maritz meet for the first time since Maritz helped dislodge food that was choking Poirier at a Nanaimo restaurant in November. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Priceless tools stolen, sense of safety shattered at downtown Nanaimo barbershop
NANAIMO - A downtown Nanaimo barbershop was robbed twice in less than a week, leaving counters mostly bare of costly equipment. "It's such an invasion of privacy," That 50's Barbershop owner Dave Lawr...
Feb 05, 2020 That 50's Barbershop owner Dave Lawrence doesn't have the clippers and priceless scissors seen here after his store was robbed twice in two days. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)