Category Archives: Nanaimo
Community shares hopes and concerns for East Wellington Park
NANAIMO - Developing a park on East Wellington Rd. is one step closer to reality. An open house about the park just south of Cathers Lake was held on Saturday, Jan. 18 to consult the community about w...
Jan 21, 2020 There are many options available about how to best use the East Wellington Park location. (City of Nanaimo)
VIDEO: Magnet arrives for second MRI at NRGH
NANAIMO - A 12,000 pound gift was delivered to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. The heavy magnet for the hospital's second MRI machine was hoisted into a new addition near the emergency ward early o...
Jan 21, 2020 The magnet for NRGH's second MRI weighs 12,000 pounds. (submitted/Dominic Abassi)
Nanaimo mom wins $500K after playing lottery for 1 1/2 weeks
NANAIMO - A local mother is the latest to win big on a lottery ticket purchased in Nanaimo. Crystal Giesbrecht bought a lottery ticket with some friends when the Lotto Max jackpot was $70 million. She...
Jan 21, 2020 Nanaimo mother Crystal Ciesbrecht, who won the lottery after playing for only a week-and-a-half. (submitted/BCLC)
'Completely overwhelmed with fire:' Parksville firefighter returns from Australian tour of duty
PARKSVILLE - A local Coastal Fire Centre officer is back home following a stint battling historic wild fires down under.Kevin Cochrane returned home to Parksville on Jan. 9 after a 38-day deployment t...
Jan 20, 2020 Fire crews in eastern Australia continue to deal with catastrophic wildfires that have burned millions of hectares since late 2019. (Ross Nunn/Queensland Fire and Emergency Services)
VIDEO: Driver handed DUI after fiery car crash and explosion in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man won't be allowed behind the wheel of a car for 90-days after a fiery single-vehicle crash. Nanaimo Fire Rescue and RCMP arrived at the scene early Monday morning after two City workers...
Jan 20, 2020 Flames shoot high into the air after a series of explosions to a car involved in a single-vehicle crash on 10th St. in Nanaimo. One occupant was in the vehicle, which went off-road near Bruce Ave. on Monday, Jan. 20 at around 1:30 a.m. (Submitted photo).
Quarterway Liquor store robbery suspect arrested and charged
NANAIMO - Charges have been laid against a man who allegedly robbed a Nanaimo liquor store with a gun and threw a female clerk to the floor.Nanaimo RCMP report Chase Peter Goodale, 28, was arrested in...
Jan 20, 2020 Chase Peter Goodale, 28, was arrested and charged following a daytime robbery at the Quarterway Liquor Store on Bowen Road on Jan. 15. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Downtown Nanaimo garbage & needle clean-up program provides purpose and hope
NANAIMO - A new needle and trash clean-up initiative is the opportunity a Nanaimo woman believes will turn her life around.Misty Potzkai, 35, is one of eight people employed through Clean Sweep, an in...
Jan 19, 2020 Misty Potzkai posts a garbage bag to a pole on Wesley St. The Nanaimo woman is chartering a new path in life with help through a part-time job cleaning up garbage and needles in downtown Nanaimo (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's a great tool:' Crime Stoppers Month showcases program's success in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A volunteer driven crime-fighting group in Nanaimo has been punching well above its weight class for a long time.January is recognized nationally and by the City of Nanaimo as Crime Stoppers...
Jan 19, 2020 RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien called the local crime stoppers program an "invaluable service" in the ongoing fight to maintain community safety. Nanaimo and District Crime Stoppers is volunteer run and completely independent from the Nanaimo RCMP. (NDCS)
City of Nanaimo crews attack snow-packed drains to ease flood threat
NANAIMO - Warming temperatures following a week-long deep freeze with heavy snowfall has City of Nanaimo crews busy clearing storm drains to prevent flooding.Wayne Roulston, the City's general foreman...
Jan 17, 2020 Michael Olson (left) and Jag Sekhon clear one of several Rock City Rd. storm drains Friday, January 17. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
$300k project aims to stop norovirus outbreak at Van Isle oyster farms
NANAIMO - A new project hopes to prevent anyone from getting sick due to Vancouver Island's delicious oysters.VIU faculty member Dr. Timothy Green is tasked with developing an early-warning detection ...
Jan 17, 2020 New funding hopes to help identify norovirus in the waters along Vancouver Island and stop people from getting sick. (The Canadian Press)