Category Archives: Nanaimo
Officials keep facing hurdles re-establishing Nanaimo Hub
NANAIMO - A glimmer of hope in securing a multi-faceted social services hub for Nanaimo's vulnerable has been dashed as the hunt for alternate sites marches on. Following a suggestion from local MLA S...
Apr 27, 2026 Formally a high-use social service address, 50 Victoria Rd. is now much quieter these days as the arduous search for the next location of The Hub continues. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'A monumental amount of work:' tonnes of invasive species pulled & burned from Gerald Island
NANOOSE BAY - Copious sweat equity is paying off to restore a small island to its natural, pristine site.Over 80 volunteers, almost half of which were high school students from Qualicum Beach and Port...
Apr 26, 2026 Over 600 ”person-loads” of invasive species were cleared and subsequently burned on Gerald Island between April 15-20, with over 80 volunteers working across the six days. (Image Credit: Sam Cutcliffe/BC Marine Trails)
Nanamo's outdoor concert series includes FIFA World Cup viewing party
NANAIMO - A Harbour City tradition aims to strike the right chord once again this year. Concerts in the Park, featuring 14 performance dates across multiple genres, starting this past Wednesday evenin...
Apr 26, 2026 Concerts in the Park will include an action-packed Friday, June 26, where FIFA World Cup 2026 viewing party on large projection screen will be staged at Maffeo Sutton Park. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's not a small thing, your presence here:' over 1,000 flock to second Nanaimo Infusion
NANAIMO - The Americans have come, and come in record numbers.Invited by local couple Tod and Jocelyn Maffin, the second Nanaimo Infusion drew around 1,000 people to Maffeo Sutton Park on Saturday, Ap...
Apr 25, 2026 Visitors and locals pose for the annual 'family photo' at the Nanaimo Infusion event on Saturday, April 25. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign to bolster Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - An annual sweet treat fundraiser in the name of improving regional primary healthcare is back. Tim Hortons' annual Smile Cookie campaign involving specially decorated chocolate chunk cookies...
Apr 24, 2026 Smile cookies at Nanaimo Tim Hortons locations are being sold between Monday, April 27, and Sunday, May 3, in support of the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo's cruise ship season officially underway
NANAIMO - One of the biggest cruise ships to dock in the Harbour City in recent memory has returned.Holland America's MS Noordam pulled into Nanaimo Harbour during the noon hour on Friday, April 24, n...
Apr 24, 2026 The MS Noordam docked in Nanaimo just after 12 p.m. on Friday, April 24, marking the start of cruise ship season in the Harbour City for 2026. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'In the range of 800 to 900 folks' already arriving for second Nanaimo Infusion
NANAIMO - The Harbour City is poised to feel a little extra busy this weekend. Hundreds of visitors from the Island, B.C. and into the United States are arriving for the second annual Nanaimo Infusion...
Apr 24, 2026 A crowd roughly double the size of last year's attendance is expected for the Nanaimo Infusion weekend, beginning Friday, April 24 at Maffeo Sutton Park. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'A little bit of a heightened risk:' shifting winds poised to dry out coastal B.C.
NANAIMO - A change in the weather pattern is prompting an early-season advisory from local fire officials. The Coastal Fire Centre is tracking a spring outflow pattern to establish itself over much of...
Apr 23, 2026 While no fire prohibitions are in place, local officials are advising extra caution this weekend courtesy of an outflow weather pattern bringing warm, dry air to the region. (Image Credit: Dreamtime)
Electric buses to join RDN transit fleet
NANAIMO - Site preparation work is well underway to establish charging hardware for several heavy-duty electric buses for the Regional District of Nanaimo's transit system. A BC Transit news release s...
Apr 23, 2026 An excavator continues with tree-removal to make room for 16 electric bus charging stations between the RDN's north Nanaimo administration building and its neighbouring transit yard. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Major opposition heard in Nanaimo at second Cable Bay public hearing
NANAIMO - A controversial rezoning application for a forested section of land in the Duke Point area held its second public hearing, with every one of the 60+ speakers strongly voicing their oppositio...
Apr 23, 2026 A full crowd once again filled the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo on Wednesday, April 22, to speak at a public hearing regarding a rezoning application at 950 Phoenix Way, near the Cable Bay trail, by the operator of the Harmac Pacific pulp mill. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)