Category Archives: Nanaimo
Driver pleads guilty to chaotic Gabriola Island impaired driving incident
NANAIMO - A highly intoxicated driver tried to re-start his flipped truck, then confronted emergency responders as they tried to help. John Eric Turk, 55, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and was se...
Apr 23, 2026 John Turk's flipped truck off Gabriola Island's Spruce Ave. (Image Credit: Gabriola Island RCMP)
'We decided to do our part:' Nanaimo elementary students planting thousands of trees
NANAIMO - Almost 3,000 more trees will be planted across Canada and around the world, thanks to dedicated local students.In honour of Earth Day, students from Mountain View Elementary held an assembly...
Apr 22, 2026 Students from Nanaimo's Mountain View Elementary spearhead a five-year-long fundraising campaign to plant nearly 3,000 trees worldwide in honour of Earth Day. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Bright green eyes shining:' cougar suspected in multiple Parksville livestock deaths
PARKSVILLE - A handful of properties in a rural part of Parksville remain on high alert after multiple encounters with what's believed to be a cougar.The nature of the situation was first discovered i...
Apr 22, 2026 The Truffle Farm in Parksville says they've had multiple animals killed, as have surrounding properties, in recent days thanks to a cougar preying on livestock. (Image Credit: Virginia Brietzke)
Shoreline cleanup advocates push for awareness & change
NANAIMO - An international environmental organization is using Earth Day as a platform to expand on the value of longstanding grassroots shoreline cleanups. Conducted since 1994 across Canada, Ocean W...
Apr 22, 2026 There numerous citizen-led shoreline cleanup projects available throughout the mid-Vancouver Island region waiting for volunteers. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
'It's going to change a lot:' new video wall coming for Nanaimo NightOwls season
NANAIMO - Fans cheering on the home side at Serauxmen Stadium this summer will get a new, high-definition look at the action. The Nanaimo NightOwls have announced an agreement with an Island-based bus...
Apr 21, 2026 A new video wall is set to be a fixture at Nanaimo NightOwls games this summer, providing fans an enhanced game experience at Serauxmen Stadium. (Image Credit: Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Occupants injured, pets killed in Nanaimo house fire
NANAIMO - A local home may be a write-off following a damaging house fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded on Sunday, April 19 at 9:20 p.m. to a north Nanaimo home on Fillinger Cres. at Heritage D...
Apr 21, 2026 Aftermath of a damaging north Nanaimo house fire reported on the evening of Sunday, April 19. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
UPDATE: Man accused of hitting police vehicles in Whiskey Creek arrested again
UPDATE: May 14, 2026 - Oceanside RCMP reports 30-year-old Craig James Hannon has been arrested.Court records show Hannon is currently in custody.April 21, 2026: PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have issued...
Apr 21, 2026 An arrest warrant has been issued for 30-year-old Craig Hannon for allegedly removing his ankle monitor as he faces several charges for an incident in Whiskey Creek where several police vehicles were rammed. (Image Credit: Oceanside RCMP)
Parksville seniors & students paired for new video podcast series
PARKSVILLE - Sharing stories across generations is the focus of a new locally-produced video podcast series. Boosted by a $12,000 grant from the TELUS Storyhive program, local freelancer Clinton Nelli...
Apr 21, 2026 Local seniors living at the Berwick community were partnered up with Parksville-area high school students for a new video podcast series funded by the TELUS Storyhive project. (Image Credit: Clinton Nellist)
Suspected impaired driver drifts off Nanaimo highway, hits hydro line
NANAIMO - A lone occupant driver was escorted from a crash scene in handcuffs after barreling his car off a straight stretch of central Nanaimo highway. Emergency crews were called on Monday, April 20...
Apr 20, 2026 One person was taken into custody following a single-vehicle rollover on the Island Hwy. across from Brookes Landing Shopping Centre in Nanaimo around 12:30 on Monday, April 20. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIDEO: Fire destroys RV at Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre
NANAIMO - A motorhome was gutted by mid-day fire in the parking lot of Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) responded to the parking lot northwest corner outside of Save-on-Foods on M...
Apr 20, 2026 A motorhome caught fire in the Save-on-Foods parking lot at Nanaimo's Woodgrove Centre Monday, with no injuries reported. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)