Category Archives: Nanaimo
Larger dry grad planned for Nanaimo and Ladysmith students
NANAIMO - Following its resurrection last year, volunteer organizers are preparing for a bigger, and better dry grad for local students this June.The entire Beban Park complex will be fenced off and s...
May 2, 2026 The entire Beban Park complex will be devoted to Nanaimo Dry Grad celebrations on June 26, helping graduating students end their high school phases on the best possible note. (Image Credit: Nanaimo Dry Grad)
Fire heavily damages Parksville car dealership
PARKSVILLE - Crews responded to a significant fire impacting a Parksville car dealership on Island Hwy. East. Parksville Fire Rescue was called to Winchelsea Motors on the Highway at McVickers St. on ...
May 2, 2026 A fast response from Parksville Fire Rescue limited the damage of a severe fire at a used car dealership just south of Parksville's downtown. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
Nanaimo steel manufacturer advancing expansion plans
NANAIMO - Already Vancouver Island's largest commercial steel manufacturer, a Nanaimo company is moving forward with an ambitious growth strategy despite turbulent geopolitical headwinds.Niik Steel, l...
May 1, 2026 Niik Steel's fabrication plant transforms raw beams into custom designed and cut structural pillars for a variety of commercial and institutional building uses. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
United Way BC wants to make menstrual products as accessible as toilet paper
NANAIMO - United Way BC (UWBC) is once again collecting menstrual products for those in need, with last year's donations unable to match the high demand. The Period Promise Campaign starts on Friday, ...
May 1, 2026 United Way BC's 2026 Period Promise campaign starts on Friday, May 1, and runs until the 30. (Image Credit: Submitted/United Way BC)
Three cats killed, no other injuries in south Nanaimo house fire
NANAIMO - A morning house fire has claimed the life of three cats and badly damaged a south end home. Calls to 9-1-1 came around 10:10 a.m. on Friday, May 1, regarding a home on Haliburton St. between...
May 1, 2026 A family home on Haliburton St. was badly damaged by fire Friday morning, while three pets inside the home did not survive. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Revisions requested following marathon Cable Bay public hearings
NANAIMO - After nearly 12 hours of public hearing submissions across three days, a proposed rezoning application will go back behind closed doors for further discussions.A third public hearing session...
May 1, 2026 Discussions will continue between Nanaimo Forest Products, City staff and other stakeholders after a marathon three-day, 11 and a half hour public hearing was adjourned Thursday, April 30 without a vote on third reading of a proposed zoning amendment. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'A year with some water challenges:' seasonal restrictions in effect across Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Seasonal water restrictions are now in effect, with more likely on the way in the weeks and months ahead.Most areas of the Regional District of Nanaimo, including the City of Nanaimo, City o...
May 1, 2026 Seasonal water restrictions are in place for most of the mid-Island with areas like Nanaimo, Lantzville, Parksville and Nanoose Bay all at stage two. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Nanaimo OPS drug bust results in guilty pleas, primary accused faces lengthy jail sentence
NANAIMO - Late guilty pleas cancelled a pending BC Supreme Court trial following a high-profile drug and weapons bust with arrests made at a local overdose prevention site. Gerid James Gregory-Allen a...
Apr 30, 2026 Both the people involved in a drugs and weapons bust outside the Albert St. overdose prevention site in downtown Nanaimo have entered guilty pleas, with at least one likely to spend considerable time in jail for their role. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's a lot of fun:' Curious ComicCon promoting literacy with free event
NANAIMO - It's time to dust off your stormtrooper helmet and polish your Bat boots, as the 2026 edition of Curious ComicCon is on this weekend in Nanaimo. Celebrating their ninth year hosting vendors,...
Apr 30, 2026
Nanaimo-based prolific offender demonstrates corrective action
NANAIMO - Last summer, an offender was walking out of Vancouver Island Walmart stores with hundreds of dollars' worth of unpaid merchandise. Austin Carlson-McPherson vows he's a changed man who's high...
Apr 30, 2026 With well over 30 criminal code convictions to his name, a Nanaimo man has shown strong rehabilitative signs in custody and a residential treatment setting. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)