Category Archives: Nanaimo
Maintenance work zapping power to some Nanaimo-area BC Hydro customers
NANAIMO - Scheduled maintenance work is shutting off the lights to a sizable number of Nanaimo-area BC Hydro customers. A brisk run of ongoing system upgrades on the mid-Island is the source of the di...
Mar 16, 2026 System maintenance work in the Nanaimo area will lead to power disruptions to over 1,500 Nanaimo-area BC Hydro customers over the next two weeks. (Image Credit: BC Hydro)
80+ BC Curling Championship comes to Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - A group of athletes are proving age is only a number when it comes to playing the sport you love. The Qualicum & District Curling Club on Memorial Ave. are hosting the 2026 BC 80+...
Mar 15, 2026 The Qualicum & District Curling Club is hosting the 2026 BC 80+ Curling Championship on March 18-19, the first event of its kind on Vancouver Island. (Image Credit: Qualicum & District Curling Club on Facebook)
WestJet fined $70,000 after late-night cancellation of Calgary-Nanaimo flight
NANAIMO - National air carrier WestJet is facing a notable fine following complications for a February 2025 flight between Calgary and Nanaimo. The Canadian Transportation Agency levied the $70,000 fi...
Mar 14, 2026 A cancelled WestJet Encore flight from Calgary to Nanaimo has cost the company $70,000 in administrative fines after passengers were not provided suitable accommodations, food or drinks. (Image Credit: Liam Allport)
Changes recommended for RDN board voting formula, in place since 1982
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is considering a change in how they determine the number of board members and their voting power, with future population growth in mind. During the Mar...
Mar 14, 2026 The Regional District of Nanaimo is considering a change to its voting formula, which determines the number of directors and the weight of their votes, as they consider population growth in the near and distant future. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Diversifying forestry markets, new aid program discussed during minister visit
NANAIMO - BC's minister in charge didn't mince words while addressing highly challenging times for the province's forestry sector. Ravi Parmar, who represents the Langford-Highlands riding, toured Nan...
Mar 13, 2026 Ravi Parmar and Sheila Malcolmson spoke at length with local reporters on Friday, March 13 at Nanaimo's VIU campus regarding challenges and aid funding for workers impacted by B.C.'s battered forestry sector. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Multiple people targeted in pair of random Airsoft pistol attacks in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking for more information after two separate incidents involving airsoft pistols fired from vehicles toward unsuspecting victims. Nanaimo RCMP were called on Thursday, ...
Mar 13, 2026 No one was injured when Airsoft BB's were fired, and a drink was thrown, at people waiting outside the Queens in downtown Nanaimo late Thursday night. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nine deaths in Nanaimo due to unregulated street drugs in January
NANAIMO - The BC Coroners Service says 150 people died from toxic drugs across the province in January, down 10 per cent from the same month last year. Despite continuing the overall trend of deaths l...
Mar 13, 2026 The BC Coroners Service says nine people died in Nanaimo due to toxic street drugs in January, part of 150 deaths province-wide. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Alleged Nanaimo prowler denied bail
Editor's note: the following article contains details of alleged criminal offending which may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - A judge shot down a man's interim relea...
Mar 13, 2026 David Robert Hope was ordered to remain in jail after a failed bail application earlier this week at Nanaimo Law Courts. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Over 130 arrested, 51 charged, drugs & weapons seized after months-long operation in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Provincial funding and diligent work from local Mounties removed a large cache of drugs and weapons from local streets. Officers from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU), as...
Mar 12, 2026 Weapons, drugs, cash and more were seized by Mounties over a multi-month operation in Nanaimo, putting a considerable dent in the local drug trafficking trade. (Image Credit: Nanaimo RCMP)
Nanaimo Minor Hockey U18 T1 Clippers primed for provincials
NANAIMO - Following a dominant regular season and playoffs on Vancouver Island, the U18 Tier 1 Clippers are off to northeastern B.C. The regional Nanaimo-based team advanced to the provincial U18 T1 c...
Mar 12, 2026 The U18 T1 Clippers celebrate after defeating Juan de Fuca to win the Vancouver Island league championship. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)