Nanaimo

Nanaimo eyes Third St. 'sports zone' for 3,000+ seat stadium concept

NANAIMO - The City is doubling down on a corridor of Third St. as Nanaimo's sporting epicentre.Council on Monday, March 29 approved the Larry McNabb Sports Complex as the site of any potential "medium...

Apr 06, 2021

B.C. records more than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases over long weekend

NANAIMO - More than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases were found over the Easter long weekend. A joint statement from the province on Monday, April 5 said 4,040 cases were discovered since Thursday, April 1. T...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 05, 2021

Online booking tool for COVID-19 vaccinations to open on Tuesday

NANAIMO - Phase 3 of B.C.'s immunization plan is rolling out, including a much-sought after online booking tool. The province announced vaccine appointments can be booked online starting at 8 a.m. on ...

Apr 05, 2021

Traffic control cameras replacing aging, prone-to-failure induction loops

NANAIMO - Local intersections are continuing their path into the 21st century with a new way of monitoring and documenting traffic volume.Since coming online in early 2020 at a pair of locations, new ...

Apr 05, 2021

VIU prof. honoured for efforts to preserve history, including Nanaimo's Chinatown

NANAIMO - The efforts to preserve history, specifically Asian-Canadian history, has earned a VIU professor provincial recognition. Dr. Imogene Lim was among the recipients of the Medal of Good Citizen...

Apr 04, 2021

B.C. records more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in two days

NANAIMO - The days leading up to Easter weren't kind for B.C. public health. A joint statement from the province announced 2,090 new cases from April 1 to April 3, averaging slightly over 1,000 cases ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 03, 2021

Weapon goes off during mental health crisis in north Nanaimo home, 1 taken to hospital

NANAIMO - A mental health crisis inside a north Nanaimo home escalated to the point of a weapon going off and hitting someone inside. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien confirmed to NanaimoNewsNOW a weapo...

Apr 03, 2021

Water Cooler: Building permits in Nanaimo & housing the homeless

NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside.This week's feature focuses on complex housing chall...

Apr 03, 2021

Substantial grants target mid island waterfront projects

NANAIMO - COVID tourism stimulus cheques for Qualicum Beach, Parksville and Ladysmith are aimed at improving waterfront amenities in the respective communities. The province's Tourism Dependent Commun...

Apr 03, 2021

NDSS added back to Island Health's COVID-19 school exposure list

NANAIMO - Another local school is back on Island Health's radar.Three exposure events at NDSS from Monday, March 29 through Wednesday, March 31 were confirmed in an evening tweet from SD68 on April 2....

Apr 02, 2021