Category Archives: Nanaimo
VIU study seeing if e-bikes are feasible for hilly Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A new study wants to take a closer look at cycling in Nanaimo.VIU masters of community planning student Eleni Gibson is curious if e-bikes could be a viable transportation option and even su...
Oct 15, 2019 VIU masters student Eleni Gibson, who's spearheading a study into e-bike infrastructure and ridership around Nanaimo. (VIU)
Homelessness Action Week aims to inspire, start important conversations in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Conversations about homelessness in the harbour city happen every day but a campaign wants to make sure the right conversations are happening. Homelessness Action Weeks runs from Sunday, Oct...
Oct 15, 2019 Up to 600 people are believed to be experiencing homelessness in the Harbour City this year. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith representation in Ottawa on major national issues
NANAIMO - As part of NanaimoNewsNOW's continuing coverage of the 2019 Federal Election, we reached out to each of the nine candidates running for election in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding with a series...
Oct 14, 2019 Candidates in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding detail how they plan to represent the region in Ottawa on national issues such as the environment and economy. (Wikimedia Commons)
Nanaimo apartment manager fined thousands for illegally removing trees
NANAIMO - The manager of a Nanaimo apartment complex was fined several thousand dollars for illegally chopping down eight trees, bringing to an end a contentious court battle.Nancy Grace was fined $4,...
Oct 14, 2019 Nancy Grace, pictured on the right, was fined $4,000 by a judge for having eight protected trees illegally chopped down in front of the Nanaimo apartment complex she manages. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
Tour de Rock Team raises more than $1.1 million to help end childhood cancers
NANAIMO - The fundraising numbers are in from the 22nd Annual Tour de Rock.In 2019, the group of riders helped raise $1.13 million to help fund pediatric cancer research.The two week trek started on S...
Oct 14, 2019 The 2019 Tour de Rock team included 21 riders from all across Vancouver Island. The group raised more than one million dollars for childhood cancer research. (Tour de Rock Instagram)
Free meal program returning to help Nanaimo's most vulnerable
NANAIMO - A free meal program for Nanaimo's homeless and struggling families has found a new home. Efforts to rebuild Stone Soup are underway on a property behind it's original location near the corne...
Oct 13, 2019 This corner of a yard near the original location of Stone Soup will shortly be used to feed roughly 150 people a night. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man sentenced to 3 years in prison for 'inexplicable' violent attack on woman in Bowser
NANAIMO - A shocking, unprovoked knife attack by a man against a woman in Bowser resulted in a 3-year prison sentence.Shannen (Shay) Lee Clegg, 24, will serve a little over 26 months in a federal peni...
Oct 11, 2019 Shannen (Shay) Lee Clegg will spend the next 26 months in a federal penitentiary for a shocking knife attack against a woman caught on surveillance video. The chilling incident happened on Nov. 14 2017 in Bowser's commercial core. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Parksville mountain bike free-rider killed in crash in Mexico
PARKSVILLE - Canadian mountain bike racer Jordie Lunn has been killed in a trail riding crash in Mexico.The 36-year-old rider, originally from Parksville, was riding with friends in Cabo San Lucas on ...
Oct 11, 2019 Freestyle mountain biker Jordie Lunn, originally from Parksville, has been killed in a trail riding accident in Mexico. (Facebook)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates plans for high-paying, sustainable jobs
NANAIMO - As part of NanaimoNewsNOW's continuing coverage of the 2019 Federal Election, we reached out to each of the nine candidates running for election in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding with a series...
Oct 10, 2019 NanaimoNewsNOW asked the nine candidates for Nanaimo-Ladysmith what their plan is to attract high-playing, sustainable jobs to the region. (RawPixl)
Local candidates grapple with Canada-wide issues at Chamber debate
NANAIMO - The focus remained firmly on big-picture issues, challenges and successes at the major Nanaimo-Ladysmith election debate. For 90 minutes the five invited candidates, Bob Chamberlin (NDP), Je...
Oct 10, 2019 From left: Bob Chamberlin, NDP, Jennifer Clarke, PPC, Michelle Corfield, Liberal, John Hirst, Conservative, Paul Manly, Green (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)