Category Archives: Nanaimo
More donations and volunteers needed for vital Hamperville Nanaimo campaign
NANAIMO - The Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank needs a boost at its busiest time of year. Executive director Peter Sinclair told NanaimoNewsNOW their food donations are below what's required to f...
Nov 30, 2019 More than 42,000 kg of additional donated non-perishable food is required to pull off the annual Hamperville program in Nanaimo. The 16th annual campaign is a joint effort between Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank and the Salvation Army. (Submitted photo)
Dover Bay, McGirr & NDSS involved in police response to unknown threat
NANAIMO - Three Nanaimo schools were placed under lockdown or hold and secure orders by RCMP Friday, Nov. 29.School District 68 officials confirmed Dover Bay Secondary was placed under lock down proce...
Nov 29, 2019 Nanaimo RCMP placed Dover Bay Secondary School on lock down Friday morning, dealing with an unknown incident. McGirr Elementary and NDSS were also under lock down. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo RCMP shut down 'very active' downtown drug house
NANAIMO - RCMP have delivered a significant blow to local drug dealers. A home along Selby St. in downtown Nanaimo was searched on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Police arrested a 27-year-old man and a 47-year-o...
Nov 29, 2019 Nanaimo RCMP have successfully taken down a well-known drug dealer supply house on Wednesday Nov. 27. (File Photo)
Judge comes down hard on Nanaimo rabbit beater
NANAIMO - A judge took the unusual step of surpassing the Crown's recommended jail sentence for a man who tortured a rabbit in Nanaimo's downtown.Kevin Paul Gartner, 47, was handed nearly 10-months ja...
Nov 28, 2019 Kevin Paul Gartner, 47, violently beat up a rabbit outside the Vancouver Military Museum on May 2, 2018. The 12-minute attack was captured on a pair of surveillance videos. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Wet snow, sudden slush highlight winter highway driving challenges
PARKSVILLE - The wet snow and slush which briefly bombarded the region earlier this week is a timely reminder about the hazards of winter driving. Oceanside RCMP responded to two separate car accident...
Nov 28, 2019 Oceanside RCMP responded to two separate incidents involving cars sliding off the highway after hitting slushy sections along Hwy. 19 on Tuesday, Nov. 26. (Oceanside RCMP)
Ladysmith's festival of lights sparks holiday season
LADYSMITH - An event that attracts tens of thousands from around Vancouver Island is set to flick the switch on the holiday season.The 32nd annual Ladysmith Festival of Lights takes place Thursday, No...
Nov 27, 2019 The annual Ladysmith Light Up is a popular annual holiday tradition, with thousands descending on the small town for a parade and fireworks (CVRD)
More than 1,800 toys donated during 11th annual Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive
PARKSVILLE - Hundreds of families will be able to have something under their tree this year. More than 1,800 unwrapped toys were donated Wednesday at the 11th annual Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive.Those toys ...
Nov 27, 2019 Tigh-Na-Mara volunteers receive gifts as guests walk in to the Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive. (Lissa Alexander/SOS)
BC Hydro uses giant fan to show dangers of storm season
NANAIMO - BC Hydro is hoping wind will drive home the messaging on just how impactful winter storms can be.Ahead of the winter storm season, the utility presented a large fan that produces winds betwe...
Nov 27, 2019 Hunter (left) and Hayden (right) Louwers demonstrate BC Hydro's wind fan which simulates wind between 40-60km/h. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Island Health takes over Nanaimo Seniors Village due to serious concerns
NANAIMO - Island Health has been forced to step in and take control of a Nanaimo seniors home due to an "unprecedented" number of issues.Nanaimo Seniors Village will now be overseen by seniors care ad...
Nov 27, 2019 The Nanaimo Seniors Village on Uplands Rd. is now run by Island Health, not the company Retirement Concepts, amid concerns of neglect and poor staffing. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo judge spares life of animal at centre of dangerous dog trial
NANAIMO - A nearly three-year-old black German Shepherd will not be put down in response to biting multiple visitors to its Nanaimo home. The decision by Judge Brian Harvey followed a six-day trial in...
Nov 26, 2019 The City of Nanaimo unsuccessfully attempted to have a black German Shepherd named Macey put down. The dog has lived at the Nanaimo pound for more than 15-months after it was seized for a trio of minor biting incidents. (Michael Aubie)