Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo sets record highs for snowfall during winter storms
NANAIMO - The snowfall blanketing the region since Sunday night will go into the record books.Nanaimo Airport set new benchmarks on both Tuesday, Jan. 14 and Wednesday, Jan. 15 for snowfall within a 2...
Jan 16, 2020 Nanaimo Airport recorded new highs for snowfall on Jan. 14 and Jan. 15 as a large storm system made its way through the region. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Second straight snow day for Nanaimo public schools
NANAIMO - Public schools in Nanaimo and Ladysmith are closed for a second straight day.There are various private school closures in the area as well, including Aspengrove and Nanaimo Christian.VIU clo...
Jan 15, 2020 Schools in District 68 will not be in session on Jan. 16. Vancouver Island University is shutdown but will make a call on afternoon classes at 10:30 a.m. (NNN Staff)
Tourism VI follow new path to increase First Nations-related visits to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - In an effort to advance reconciliation and tourism for local First Nations the island's first Indigenous Tourism Specialist has been hired.VIU graduate Jolleen Dick is a member of the Hupaca...
Jan 15, 2020 VIU grad Jolleen Dick has been hired for the role of Indigenous Tourism Specialist. One of the most important upcoming events she'll be involved in is Tribal Journeys 2020 hosted by the Snuneymuxw First Nation. (Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre)
Mural festival bringing colour to downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - More eye-catching art and recognition of innovative artists are coming to Nanaimo.The first ever Hub City Walls festival was announced Wednesday, Jan. 15. It's a 10-day festival in early Aug...
Jan 15, 2020 Artist Lys Glassford, one half of the Humanity in Art duo, putting finishing touches on a piece at the Urban Art Gallery. (Humanity in Art/Facebook)
BC Ferries cancel afternoon sailings on all Island to Mainland routes
NANAIMO - BC Ferries have cancelled a large number of Island to mainland sailings in anticipation of high winds in the region.The company has cancelled sailings between Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay...
Jan 15, 2020 BC Ferries have cancelled a slew of trips between Nanaimo and the lower mainland in anticipation of high winds due Wednesday afternoon and evening. (BC Ferries website)
Nanaimo RCMP investigating hit and run at Uplands gas station
NANAIMO - RCMP are seeking information related to a New Year's hit and run at a local gas station.On Jan. 3, a 53-year-old woman sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries as she exited her v...
Jan 15, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP are looking for information related to a hit and run at an Uplands Dr. gas station in early January. (Google Streetview)
Schools close and services shut down due to heavy snow in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Many key services in Nanaimo have closed or shut down for the day as a result of heavy snowfall.School District 68 closed all schools in Nanaimo and Ladysmith Wednesday morning, with Vancouv...
Jan 14, 2020 Several key services in Nanaimo, Ladysmith and Parksville have been closed or cancelled as a result of heavy snow falling on Wednesday, Jan. 15. (Robb McCaghren)
Major decisions on downtown Nanaimo supervised consumption site deferred again
NANAIMO - The issue of evolving downtown Nanaimo's contentious overdose prevention site and easing zoning rules around such facilities is still in bureaucratic limbo. Zoning amendments were asked for ...
Jan 14, 2020 Efforts to turn the overdose prevention site into a supervised consumption site took a small step forward after nearly three years of inaction. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Urn with ashes inside found under Nanaimo bench
UPDATE: Nanaimo RCMP released Wednesday morning, they've located the owner of the urn and are making arrangements for it to be returned.- - - - -NANAIMO - An unusual item was found under a park bench ...
Jan 14, 2020 This urn filled with ashes was found under a bench near the Nanaimo Yacht Club on Saturday. Jan. 11. (Submitted/RCMP)
Nanaimo braces for final punch in year's first winter storm
NANAIMO - Snowfall across the region is expected to get worse before it gets better.Environment Canada metrologists revised earlier estimates and now forecast 10-15 centimetres of snow will fall on Tu...
Jan 14, 2020 Nanaimo's first taste of winter is set to get worse before it gets better according to Environment Canada meterologists. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)