Category Archives: Nanaimo
'It's a pretty big size:' RCMP dismantle drug lab from north Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - A drug bust described as "significant" by the RCMP's Federal Serious and Organized Crime division is ongoing at a home in Nanaimo's north end.The agency's Sgt. Warren Krahenbil told NanaimoN...
Feb 04, 2020 The RCMP's federal serious and organized crime division used a search warrant to enter a Nanaimo home on Hammond Bay Rd. on Tuesday, Feb 4. The agency's Sgt. Warren Kahenbil said a substantial drug processing facility had been located. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Brief wintery burst hits Nanaimo, Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Two days removed from Van Isle Violet predicting a long winter on Sunday's Groundhog Day, Mother Nature has obliged.Environment Canada upgraded their initial special weather statement to a s...
Feb 03, 2020 After record rainfall through January, Nanaimo saw another blanket of snow hit the region on Tuesday. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It was enough to rank it in the top ten:' rain dominates Nanaimo's January weather
NANAIMO - It was a soaker of a January on mid Vancouver Island as a continuous series of storms slammed the region.Environment Canada meteorologist Armel Castellan told NanaimoNewsNOW a whopping 280 m...
Feb 03, 2020 A steady stream of rain came down on Nanaimo throughout the month of January, marking the ninth wettest January in Nanaimo on record. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Early childhood educators in Nanaimo to receive special mentorship through new funding
NANAIMO - New funding from the provincial government is hoped to enhance the quality of early childhood care in Nanaimo and across B.C.The province is providing $2 million which will enable 32 additio...
Feb 03, 2020 BC's Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen announced $2 million in new funding of pedagogist mentors for early childhood educators. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man accused of assaulting mid-island sex trade workers headed to trial
NANAIMO - The lawyer for a Port Alberni man who allegedly assaulted female sex trade workers pleaded not guilty to all charges on behalf of his client.Stephen Bradley Ewing, 40, faces six charges invo...
Feb 02, 2020 Stephen Bradley Ewing has pleaded not guilty via his lawyer to six charges related to alleged sex offences against female sex trade workers on the mid island. (Nanaimo RCMP)
UPDATE: Trans-Canada Hwy between Chemainus and Duncan re-opens after flooding
NANAIMO - Heavy rainfall in the mid island closed the Trans-Canada Hwy. and side roads due to major flooding. Highway 1 was closed in both directions between Henry Rd. in Chemainus and Mays Rd. in Dun...
Feb 01, 2020 Cedar is flooded, as well as the Trans-Canada Hwy. between Chemainus and Duncan and numerous smaller streets throughout the Regional District of Nanaimo. (submitted/Cindy Twitter)
Advocates meet in Nanaimo to tackle lack of supports for urban Indigenous people
NANAIMO - "Our rights go with us, whether we're on-reserve, off-reserve, non-status, status or Metis." Scott Clark, president of the North West Indigenous Council, highlighted that message to a packed...
Jan 31, 2020 Scott Clark, president of the North West Indigenous Council, speaking to a crowded room on Thursday. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Outdoor cannabis farm in Cedar ignites debate at RDN board table
NANAIMO - A legal outdoor marijauna farm planned on property on Quenell Lake in Cedar has left a foul smell among local residents and several Regional District of Nanaimo directors. Following a length...
Jan 30, 2020 RDN directors requested the province to put a moratorium on outdoor cannabis farms arguing they require further study. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Two Nanaimo men charged with human trafficking in Saskatchewan
NANAIMO - Two Nanaimo men were arrested and charged in Saskatchewan for allegedly trafficking two young women. RCMP in Swift Current, Sask. said twins Seyed Kourosh Miralinaghi and Seyed Kamran Mirali...
Jan 30, 2020 Two 19-year-olds from Nanaimo were arrested and charged in Saskatchewan for alleged human trafficking. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Cruise ship visits to Nanaimo double in 2020
NANAIMO - A bounce-back season for Nanaimo's beleaguered cruise ship industry will see more passengers visiting Nanaimo this summer. Three cruise ships will visit the harbour city six times, starting ...
Jan 30, 2020 Explorer of the Seas, a massive mega-cruise ship which docked in Nanaimo in 2017 and 2018. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)