Category Archives: Nanaimo
More proactive policing a goal for Nanaimo RCMP detachment
NANAIMO - Increasing capacity for proactive, rather than reactive, policing is among the top priorities for local Mounties this year. Presenting to Nanaimo City Council on Monday, May 4, detachment of...
May 05, 2026 The Nanaimo RCMP detachment is trying to focus more on proactive actions rather than reactive measures, however the volume of calls for service makes the goal challenging to achieve. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Extension granted for longstanding Nanaimo temporary housing complex
NANAIMO - A large central Nanaimo temporary housing facility is scheduled to remain open well into next year. Facing eviction as a result of the pending construction of Nanaimo's Public Works facility...
May 05, 2026 Operational since the fall of 2018, this temporary housing facility will remain in place for much longer than originally anticipated. (Image Credit: Jordan/Davidson)
Sweeping bans coming to Coastal Fire Centre
NANAIMO - An unseasonably extended stretch of warm and dry weather is forcing the hand of BC Wildfire Service officials. Sweeping fire prohibitions for category one through three fires, ranging from c...
May 05, 2026 Unseasonably warm and dry weather means wide-ranging open fire bans, including campfires, are being applied in the Coastal Fire Centre. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
More Nanaimo & Oceanside temperature records tumble as heat wave persists
NANAIMO - For the third time in as many days, the Harbour City has rewritten Environment Canada's record books. The mercury at the Nanaimo Airport monitoring station reached 29.1 degrees Celsius on Mo...
May 05, 2026 More temperature records have fallen to start the week, with Nanaimo breaking its third in a row amid an early May heatwave. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Drive-thru included in new development at Parksville Heritage Complex site
PARKSVILLE - Development is proceeding at a highly visible commercial property following a fire nearly four years ago. Councillors unanimously voted in favour of an amended development permit, with a ...
May 05, 2026 A development permit was issued for a three-building development at 1209 Island Hwy. E. in Parksville, to replace the Parksville Heritage Complex, which burned down in a fire in 2022. (Image Credit: City of Parksville)
'So many people are behind us:' mid-Island animal hospice facing funding shortfall
QUALICUM BEACH - A local vet is agonizingly close to realizing her dream of creating a retirement and hospice home for local dogs and cats.Construction is already underway on a 22-acre property along ...
May 04, 2026 A husband and wife are very close to fully realizing their dream of a palliative care facility for aging animals needing a home in Qualicum Beach, however surprise expenses have left them in limbo just days away from closing. (Image Credit: Bear's Buddies Animal Foundation)
Dover Bay robots charging up for nationals
NANAIMO - An emerging high school robotics club is taking its talents to Toronto after winning regional and provincial competitions. Dover Bay Robotics is charging up for the Skills Canada National Co...
May 04, 2026 Dover Bay Robotics Club members (L-R) Haitao Yuan, Thomas Grounds, Cody Croft and Jack Bannister are preparing for the Skills Canada National Competition in downtown Toronto. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo temperature records tumble amid early May heatwave
NANAIMO - The first weekend of May proved to be one for the record books-literally. Data from Environment Canada showed the monitoring station at Nanaimo Airport registered record temperatures on both...
May 04, 2026 Hot, dry weather across much of the mid-Island has broken a number of temperature records over recent days. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
First residents moving into new downtown Nanaimo rental complex
NANAIMO - A major housing development is welcoming its first residents in the city's downtown. The first phase of a 195-unit, multi-storey rental housing build at the corner of Wallace St. and Wentwor...
May 04, 2026 The first of what's hoped to be hundreds of residents are moving into the TELUS Living building on Wallace St. in downtown Nanaimo, with nearly 200 units available to rent. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Not a very good news story:' warm and dry April a sign of things to come
NANAIMO - Fresh off one of the warmest winters 124 years, the hot and dry conditions appear to be continuing well into the spring. The mean temperature last month was an even 10 degrees Celsius in Nan...
May 03, 2026 The month of April was unusually warm and dry for much of Vancouver Island, conditions which are expected to persist for much of the year. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)