Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo student on the cusp of earning place at Olympic-level training program
NANAIMO - Hudson Palmer was perfectly comfortable gliding through the water, but now he's making strides on top of it. The 16-year-old student at Nanaimo District Secondary School, and swimmer turned ...
Sep 26, 2025
SD68 students step up in honour of Terry Fox
NANAIMO - Students punched beyond their weight class to draw attention to the legacy of Canadian Legend Terry Fox. Marking the 45th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope, all 38 schools within Nanaimo L...
Sep 25, 2025
Allegedly impaired driver, travelling south in northbound lanes, involved in late-night Hwy. 19 crash
QUALICUM BEACH - Investigators in Oceanside are looking into the circumstances which led to a significant crash along Hwy. 19 Wednesday night. RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth told NanaimoNewsNOW emergency crews...
Sep 25, 2025
VIDEO: Humpback whale freed from over 450 feet of fishing gear near Nanoose Bay
NANOOSE BAY - A young humpback whale named 'Wiggins' is swimming a lot more freely after a complicated rescue effort. Marine mammal rescue crews from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), along with staf...
Sep 25, 2025
Annual Tour de Rock peloton rolling into Oceanside
PARKSVILLE - Expect a little congestion on area roads and highways over the next few days, but all for a good cause. The annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, raising money for the Canadian Cancer Soci...
Sep 25, 2025
Driver in fatal hit-and-run of 90-year-old Nanaimo woman 'panicked and then drove home'
NANAIMO - A local man is waiting to learn whether or not he'll go to jail for a hit-and-run in Cedar, which left a 90-year-old woman for dead on the side of a road.Justin Kenneth Nicholls, 27, pleaded...
Sep 24, 2025
Campfire and backyard burning bans being lifted for Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - Campfires and backyard burns will once again be permitted in all areas of the Coastal Fire Centre (CFC). Changes come into effect starting at noon on Thursday, Sept. 25. Information officer ...
Sep 24, 2025
Nanaimo's Neck Point parking lot to close for month-long paving project
NANAIMO - The City is preparing to pave a tiny part of paradise for a parking lot, in a bid to make one of the area's most popular parks a little bit easier to visit. Work crews are expected at Nanaim...
Sep 24, 2025
'Peak Saver' program re-opens enrollment for fall and winter seasons
NANAIMO - Saving on electricity bills over the peak fall and winter seasons is the goal of a returning program through BC Hydro.The utility's Peak Saver program offers credits on bills when home habit...
Sep 23, 2025
'A tremendous opportunity:' Snuneymuxw First Nation & Nanaimo Airport sign agreement
NANAIMO - A formal working relationship between Nanaimo Airport Commission (NAC) and Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) includes revenue-sharing and employment possibilities for the Nation. Revealed during...
Sep 23, 2025