Category Archives: Nanaimo
Crash-prone section of Nanaimo's Hwy. 19A set for reduced speed limit
NANAIMO - Travel along one of Nanaimo's busiest and crash-prone areas is set to become a little slower.Beginning Monday Mar. 16, the Ministry of Transportation will reduce a section of Hwy. 19A from E...
Mar 11, 2020 A section of Hwy. 19A is having its speed limit reduced to 70 kilometres per hour by the Ministry of Transportation, after consultation with RCMP and the City of Nanaimo. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Lighting seen as game changer for Nanaimo's Serauxmen Stadium
NANAIMO - Soon-to-be-installed lighting at Serauxmen Stadium will shine new opportunities for in-demand senior baseball diamonds in Nanaimo.The City expects eight poles, each between 70 and 80 feet hi...
Mar 11, 2020 The City of Nanaimo's Scott Newlands, Art Groot and Mike Strain are coordinating the addition of new LED lighting to allow for late evening games at Serauxmen Stadium. A new scoreboard will also be installed. Crews are slated to begin the job on March 16 and the project is expected to wrap-up in July. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo city council takes forward steps towards plastic bag ban
NANAIMO - It appears to be only a matter of time before shoppers in Nanaimo won't have the option to carry their goods away in plastic bags.Nanaimo councillors unanimously endorsed on Monday a motion ...
Mar 10, 2020 A ban on plastic bags is widely supported by Nanaimo councillors, who voted in favour of reworking existing bylaws and forwarding it to senior government for approval. (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Illness to Campbell River players delays VIJHL playoff series with Oceanside
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) has taken the precautionary measure of postponing the start of its North Division final playoff series due to health concerns.The Oceanside ...
Mar 10, 2020 A minimal amount of players hit the ice in Campbell River for practice on Monday, Mar. 9. Many of the Storm players are under self isolation for flu-like symptoms. (Mark Berry/Campbell River Storm)
Nanaimo RCMP warn about rise of door-to-door fraudsters
NANAIMO - Local police are asking people to be wary of fake door-to-door sales people and trades workers.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said four complaints already lodged to police this month involve...
Mar 10, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP say reports of unlicensed scammers door-knocking to provide a range of services increases this time of year (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)
VIDEO: Burned out husk of Amrikko's building finally demolished
NANAIMO - An eyesore in a beautiful Nanaimo neighbourhood is no more. Crews spent the weekend demolishing the old Amrikko's by the Sea building on Wingrove St. at Departure Bay Rd. The building sat va...
Mar 10, 2020 All that remains of the Amrikkos building is a pile of rubble, which is expected to be completely removed in coming days. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Officials lift boil water advisory in Ladysmith, surrounding area
LADYSMITH - A boil water advisory impacting people in Ladysmith and surrounding area for nearly four days has been lifted.The Town of Ladysmith issued a news released Monday afternoon stating the advi...
Mar 09, 2020 Increased turbidity in the Town of Ladysmith's water supply caused a nearly four-day long boil water advisory (Pixabay)
Province announces first COVID-19 death in Canada, no cases on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - The first fatality of COVID-19 in Canada has been announced.A man living in a Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver passed away Sunday night from complications related to the coronavir...
Mar 09, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry announced more cases of COVID-19 in British Columbia, including the country's first death on Monday, Mar. 9. (CBC)
Bungy jumpers strip away clothes, stigma of mental health struggles
NANAIMO - Clothes, modesty and stigma were among the things shed at a long-standing fundraiser over the weekend south of Nanaimo.The 14th annual Naked Bungy for MHRP (Mental Health Recovery Partners) ...
Mar 09, 2020 Around 88 jumpers took the 150 foot plunge without their clothes at Wildplay, south of Nanaimo. (MHRP)
'Feminism means equality for all:' Nanaimo women and families march through downtown
NANAIMO - Dozens of colourful and clever signs were carried through downtown Nanaimo for the fourth annual women's march. The event, held on International Women's Day, was a chance for supporters to c...
Mar 08, 2020 Michael Oleson and Aurora Allison with their dog Bella showing their support at the Nanaimo Women's March. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)