Nanaimo

Boat motor theft season officially kicks off in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - The theft of a large motor from an unattended boat marks the beginning of an unfortunate crime season. A large 250hp outboard motor was stolen off a display boat in the M&P Mercury Sales...

May 29, 2020

Cathedral Grove too busy to re-open with other B.C. parks

NANAIMO - One of Vancouver Island's premiere attractions won't be open to the public for the near future. Macmillan Provincial Park, which is the larger park around the beloved Cathedral Grove, remain...

May 29, 2020

Farmers market restrictions relaxed, no new COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - The Island Health region has been without a new, active case of COVID-19 in over three weeks.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed none of the nine new cases of the novel coro...

May 28, 2020

Vancouver Island overdose advisory extended for second time

NANAIMO - Island Health officials are seeing an "unprecedented" response to an overdose advisory but it's not the one they'd hoped. Medical health officer Dr. Paul Hasselback told NanaimoNewsNOW subst...

Maria Doty May 28, 2020

RDN replacing handyDART buses to improve customer accessibility

NANAIMO - Vastly improved service for public transit riders with physical disabilities is coming to mid Vancouver Island.Daniel Pearce the RDN's director of transportation services told NanaimoNewsNOW...

May 28, 2020

No new COVID cases confirmed for Vancouver Island as state of emergency extended

NANAIMO - A new case of COVID-19 hasn't been confirmed on Vancouver Island for three weeks. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix on Wednesda...

May 27, 2020

100-pound gargoyle stolen from Nicol St. home

NANAIMO - A stone gargoyle at a Nicol St. home didn't live up the legend they help ward off bad spirits. The 100-pound gargoyle with a 2.5 foot wingspan was stolen sometime overnight on Wednesday, May...

May 27, 2020

Cancelled wedding for Nanaimo couple leads to creative, sky-high solution

NANAIMO - A local couple tied the knot in the most unique of circumstances, while connecting with family thousands of kilometres away.Brayden Boyd and Michelle Fonseca had organized a July destination...

May 27, 2020

Nanaimo Council approves increased density for emerging north end urban node

NANAIMO - A growing collection of multi-family housing units in Nanaimo's north end is poised for further densification, despite opposition from local residents. In a narrow 5-4 vote on Monday, May 25...

May 27, 2020

Tourism operators navigate COVID-19 restart through homegrown support program

NANAIMO - Few industries have been hammered as hard by COVID-19 than tourism, however a support program is helping navigate local businesses through the pandemic.In April, Tourism Vancouver Island lau...

May 26, 2020