Category Archives: Nanaimo
Drawn-out sentencing hearing for Nanaimo fentanyl dealer hits unexpected road bump
NANAIMO - A complex sentencing hearing for a convicted drug trafficker has gotten more unclear.Michael Damien Byrne, 41, was slated to be sentenced Monday, Dec. 16 in the Supreme Court of B.C. He prev...
Dec 16, 2019 The lawyer for convicted drug trafficker Michael Damien Byrne has applied to have his case transferred to the Drug Treatment Court in Vancouver. (Submitted photo)
Nanaimo RCMP warn of holiday grinches stealing Christmas cheer
NANAIMO - The holiday season is a busy time of the year for everyone, including criminals on the look out for an easy windfall.Many of the crimes committed around the holidays are considered crimes of...
Dec 15, 2019 Nanaimo RCMP are warning holiday shoppers about thieves looking to take advantage of the year's major spending season. (Flickr)
100-years-young: Nanaimo woman reflects on lifetime of change
NANAIMO - A world war, a trans-Atlantic move and finally settling on Vancouver Island - Jessica Church has seen a significant amount of change over the last century.Church celebrated her 100th birthda...
Dec 14, 2019 Jessica Church celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday Dec. 11 at Buttertubs Place in Nanaimo surrounded by her friends and family. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Renowned Nanaimo based film festival sees surge in interest
NANAIMO - This is no fringe festival.25 short films were selected out of a record 227 submissions made to the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival (VISFF) happening Feb. 7 and 8, 2020 at VIU's Malaspi...
Dec 14, 2019 Strong crowds are expected for the 15th annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival, happening Feb 7 & 8, 2020 at VIU's Malaspina Theatre in Nanaimo. (VISFF)
Youth pregnancy rates dropping in Nanaimo, still higher than B.C. average
NANAIMO - The local teen pregnancy rate has steadily dropped in recent years but still far exceeds the provincial average. Provincial data showed 7.3 teenagers in Nanaimo per 1,000 between the age of ...
Dec 12, 2019 Rates of teen pregnancy are steadily dropping in Nanaimo, but are still higher than other parts of the province and mid-island. (Shutterstock)
All clear given after students evacuated in Dover Bay Secondary gas leak
NANAIMO - Students at Dover Bay Secondary School were briefly evacuated due to a Thursday morning gas leak.School District 68 reported a strong smell of gas was detected around 10:30 a.m. and students...
Dec 12, 2019 Students were evacuated from Dover Bay Secondary School on Thursday morning following a suspected gas leak. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
"We haven't had any fire hoses pointed at us:" Island breaks wet weather time out
NANAIMO - Rain in the region on Wednesday was a welcome diversion from what has been a very dry fall and winter.Nanaimo is well down on its precipitation quota for December, having just 9.5 millimetre...
Dec 11, 2019 November saw little precipitation in Nanaimo, with even less falling so far in December. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Three dead including experienced flight instructor in Gabriola plane crash
GABRIOLA - An experienced flight instructor and former TSB examiner has been identified as one of three people who were killed in a plane crash on Gabriola Island Wednesday evening.Friends and family ...
Dec 11, 2019 Alex Bahlsen has been confirmed by family and friends as the pilot of the plane that crashed on Gabriola Island on Tuesday, Dec. 10 (Alex Bahlsen Facebook)
One dead, another injured in lunch-hour crash on Nanaimo Lakes Road
NANAIMO - One person has died and another sent to hospital after a single vehicle crash along Nanaimo Lakes Road on Wednesday afternoon.At approximately 12:30 p.m., a car travelling along Nanaimo Lake...
Dec 11, 2019 One person died, another injured in a single vehicle incident along Nanaimo Lakes Road on Wednesday Dec. 11. (Google StreetView)
Large sewage treatment upgrade in Nanaimo nears completion
NANAIMO -The largest capital project in the Regional District of Nanaimo's history has hit the home stretch, but area residents are warned of a few more growing pains.The $82-million project to add se...
Dec 11, 2019 A large-scale project to improve sewage treatment in Nanaimo is nearing completion. The $82-million initiative serves the City of Nanaimo, Snuneymuxw First Nation and portions of Lantzville (RDN)