Category Archives: Nanaimo
Coastal Fire Centre lifts final fire ban after light summer
NANAIMO - The 2019 summer fire season is seemingly in the books for the Coastal Fire Centre.The category two fire ban is lifted at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Fires measuring between two and three me...
Sep 18, 2019 The Coastal Fire Centre is rescinding its ban on category two fires, effective noon Wednesday Sept. 18 (Pixnio)
United Way kicks off fundraiser for Island's most vulnerable
NANAIMO - A vital fundraising campaign supporting countless area social programs is now under way.United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island (UWCNVI) launched their 2019 workplace campaign at a ...
Sep 18, 2019 Approximately 200 people attended the United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island's kickoff breakfast for their 2019 Workplace Campaign in Nanaimo. (Daryl Major/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man jailed after ramming stolen truck into police cruiser south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A prolific offender has been sentenced for a shocking string of crimes in the Nanaimo area, including bulldozing over a police car.Majore Jackson, 34, was sentenced to two years in provincia...
Sep 17, 2019 Majore Jackson was sentenced for driving this stolen truck through an unmarked RCMP cruiser following a police chase in Yellow Point on April, 25, 2018 (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo search and rescue changes course, now staying put in existing building
NANAIMO - A new agreement means Nanaimo Search and Rescue won't have to worry about a finding a new home for 25 years. Nanaimo SAR and the City have entered into a 25-year co-management agreement for ...
Sep 17, 2019 Nanaimo Search and Rescue is now more fully on the path to renovating their existing operating space on Fourth St. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Warmer waters set to dictate coastal fall forecast
NANAIMO - After a few years of unsettled and at times damaging weather on BC's coast, fall 2019 could see the area move in a new direction.Environment Canada forecasters are expecting a change in the ...
Sep 16, 2019 An anomolously warm patch of surface water in the northeastern Pacific Ocean is set to drive a warmer, drier fall forecast. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'I'll be able to spoil my kids:' Nanaimo pair wins big
NANAIMO - A trip to Disneyland and a new recording studio is now suddenly in the near future for a Nanaimo pair. Jesse Logan and Teresa Winters Day bought a winning Lotto 6/49 together when they purch...
Sep 16, 2019 Jesse Logan and Teresa Winters Day are Nanaimo's newest millionaires. (BCLC)
Parents are top school zone speed violators in Nanaimo: RCMP
NANAIMO - RCMP are concerned about just who is going too fast through school zones during the first half of September.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien reports 22 fines issued so far with a sad trend eme...
Sep 16, 2019 Nanaimo Mounties report sadly parents make up the majority of school zone speeders early in the school year. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Terry Fox Run in Nanaimo showcases marathon spirit
NANAIMO - Showers failed to dampen spirits for the 39th annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research, held Sunday Sept. 15 at Bowen Park. Approximately 200 people took part, choosing either a two or five ...
Sep 15, 2019
Nanaimo-based society helping clean BC coasts and track trash
NANAIMO - Everyone knows plastics in the ocean is bad and no one likes to see it wash up onshore. After seeing so much marine debris and garbage land on the west coast of Vancouver Island, a group of ...
Sep 14, 2019
Arrest warrant issued after Nanaimo romance scammer allegedly breaches probation
NANAIMO - An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Nanaimo man well known for duping several woman out of more than $13,000.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said Jordan David Shepherd, 36, is want...
Sep 13, 2019 An arrest warrant was issued for Jordan David Shepherd On Sept. 12 for a probation breach in the VIctoria area. (Submitted photo)