Category Archives: Nanaimo
Orange Shirt Day front and centre in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Orange will be common colour theme in many Nanaimo schools and workplaces on Monday.Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30 recognizes victims and survivors of Canada's disgraceful residential school h...
Sep 29, 2019 Orange Shirt Day has increased in momentum over the past few years. The event recognizes victims and survivors of Canada's residential schools. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
Tour de Rock set to roll through Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The 22nd Annual Tour de Rock is set to make its way through the Harbor City on Sunday, Sept. 29. The team of riders mostly consisting of first responders from all over Vancouver Island are i...
Sep 29, 2019 The team of Tour de Rock riders are in week two of the trek from Port Alice to Victoria. (Tour de Rock Instagram)
89-years-young: age is no barrier for gracious Nanaimo senior
NANAIMO - He zigs and zags down north Nanaimo's Blueback Rd. on his longboard, thinking how lucky he is to be alive in Canada.While Gunter Gutsche is 89-years-old, he has no problem smoothly rolling d...
Sep 28, 2019 Gunter Gutsche is a fixture in the Blueback Rd. area of Nanaimo's north-end. The soon-to-be 90-year-old finds serenity and freedom on his longboard. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'We're fed up:' Cedar residents form plan to fight property crime
NANAIMO - A group of Cedar residents vow to make their community safer in the wake of rising property crime and frustration levels.A recent community meeting drew roughly 80 people to the Wheatsheaf S...
Sep 28, 2019 Roughly 80 frustrated Cedar residents attended a Sept. 24 meeting to discuss how to combat the area's property crime problem. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said crimes such as thefts from properties and vehicles are concerns many people in Nanaimo have (submitted photo)
Nanaimo senior looking for precious glove from his father
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo senior is on a desperate search for a missing prized memento gifted to him by his father nearly 80 years ago.Nanaimo RCMP say Geoffrey Collins, 92, lost one of two brown leather gl...
Sep 27, 2019 92-year-old Geoffrey Collins of Nanaimo is missing a distinctive brown leather glove given to him by his father nearly 80-years ago. (Submitted/RCMP)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates find common ground on myriad of hot-button issues
NANAIMO - A highly sought after battleground riding was under the microscope of younger voters as Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates put their values forward in a debate hosted by VIU.The Thursday Sept. 26 ...
Sep 27, 2019 Five of the eight candidates in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding took to the stage on Thursday Sept. 26 at an all-candidates debate hosted by VIU. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Federal NDP pledge affordable housing strategies during Island campaign stops
NANAIMO - Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh concluded a whirlwind day on Thursday Sept. 26 with a town hall meeting in Nanaimo.Joined by Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidate Bob Chamberlin, Singh spoke passiona...
Sep 26, 2019 Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh spoke to a packed room at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo on Thursday Sept. 26. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'He's very lucky:' police arrest man in Nanaimo thought to be armed with real gun
NANAIMO - Police say a high-risk arrest involving a young man armed with BB guns could have turned out much worse.RCMP swarmed the Hammond Bay/Rutherford Rd. area Thursday, Sept. 26 just before noon i...
Sep 26, 2019 Nanaimo RCMP arrested an 18-year-old man on this field after believing he was armed with a real gun. The takedown happened Thursday, Sept. 26 just before noon. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Offender with long rap sheet jailed for several mid island crimes
NANAIMO - A prolific offender with more than 50 convictions to his name vowed he's appeared in court for the last time.Christopher James Mitchell, 30, pleaded guilty to four offences for a single-day ...
Sep 25, 2019 Prolific offender Chris Mitchell, 30, was sentenced to 18-months jail for several crimes in Chemainus and Nanaimo in June, 2017. He'll serve a further 82 days behind bars due to credit for time already served in custody. (Facebook)
RCMP report rise in crimes of opportunity in north Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An area of the city somewhat sheltered from petty thefts has seen a recent increase in crimes of opportunity.Many of the property crimes in Nanaimo's north end involved simple theft from unl...
Sep 25, 2019 RCMP say reports of residential and vehicle break-and-enters in Nanaimo's north end have increased. (Facebook/Thieving Nanaimo)