Category Archives: Nanaimo
'It opens up a lot of doors:' Nanaimo legion awarded grant for accessibility van
NANAIMO - A provincial government grant will help a Nanaimo legion make life easier for many seniors in the community.A $60,000 Ministry of Health grant awarded to the Nanaimo Legion Branch 256 on Eas...
Aug 22, 2019 Legion 256 on East Wellington Rd. in Nanaimo will soon be the only mid-island legion to own a vehicle to help seniors get around the community. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
$5 million lottery ticket sold in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Nanaimo is about to get a major payday. A ticket purchased in the harbour city is a match for the $5 million Wednesday, Aug. 21 Lotto 6/49 draw. The lo...
Aug 22, 2019 Someone who bought a Lotto 6/49 ticket in Nanaimo is now $5 million richer. (Lotto 6/49)
125th annual VIEX to take over Nanaimo's Beban Park
NANAIMO - One of the oldest agricultural fairs in western Canada is celebrating its 125th year.The Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEX) at Beban Park will see a range of rides, entertainment, food truck...
Aug 22, 2019 25,000 people are expected to attend the 125th annual Vancouver Island Exhibition at Beban park in Nanaimo. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Number of working smoke detectors in Nanaimo homes plummets to 5-year low
NANAIMO - Local firefighters are renewing their push for families to test and replace their smoke detectors after discovering a worrying trend. Nanaimo Fire Rescue chief Karen Fry said only 28 per cen...
Aug 20, 2019 Working smoke detectors were found in less than 30 per cent of Nanaimo house fires in 2018. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'I was expecting worse': family relieved after elderly man found in upper Lantzville woods
LANTZVILLE - A family celebration put on hold can resume after volunteers found a man with severe dementia who'd walked away into the dense Upper Lantzville brush just west of Green Lake.Wayne Striles...
Aug 20, 2019 Wayne Strilesky, sitting in the red jacket which kept him warm overnight in the forests near Green Lake. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
UPDATE: 75-year-old man with dementia found in north Nanaimo after urgent search
NANAIMO - An urgent search is over after crews found a missing 75-year-old man who'd walked away from an Upper Lantzville home into a forested area. Wayne Strilesky, 75, was discovered around noon on ...
Aug 19, 2019 Mr. Wayne Strilesky was last seen going into a forested area in north Nanaimo. (Nanaimo RCMP)
400 Nanaimo-area kids learn to be leaders through soccer
NANAIMO - Indigenous youth had fun on their turf learning how to play soccer and be a leader in their community.Several hundred children from Nanaimo and across the mid-island packed the Beban Park so...
Aug 19, 2019 Two youth, who were already pretty comfortable with soccer, learning slick new moves at the Hope and Health event in Beban Park on Monday, Aug. 19. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo runner triumphs on gruelling Inca Trail marathon
NANAIMO - An avid Nanaimo runner has one of the worlds toughest mountain trails under her belt.Kristin Clarke finished the Inca Trail Marathon on Aug. 8 in eight hours and 40 minutes. She was declared...
Aug 18, 2019 Kristin Clarke, who recently found a love of adventure runner, says racing the Inca Trail was the most impossible but rewarding journey. (Inca Trail Marathon/Facebook)
Man hides in washroom stall, climbs into ceiling to rob Nanaimo store overnight
NANAIMO - A heist often seen in movies but rarely real life has caught Nanaimo RCMP's attention. A man was seen by security cameras entering a north-end Nanaimo store around 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1...
Aug 16, 2019 This man stayed locked in a washroom stall for hours before climbing into the vents and crawling out to the loss prevention office within the store. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Tour de Rock mock ride provides glimpse into the future
NANAIMO - Riders and crew will get their first taste of the 2019 Tour de Rock this weekend. The mock tour leaving Nanaimo on Saturday, Aug. 17 allows new riders and crew to familiarize themselves with...
Aug 16, 2019 2019 Tour de Rock riders will get their first taste of this year's event with a mock tour on Saturday Aug. 17. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)