Category Archives: Nanaimo
Downtown Nanaimo garbage & needle clean-up program provides purpose and hope
NANAIMO - A new needle and trash clean-up initiative is the opportunity a Nanaimo woman believes will turn her life around.Misty Potzkai, 35, is one of eight people employed through Clean Sweep, an in...
Jan 19, 2020 Misty Potzkai posts a garbage bag to a pole on Wesley St. The Nanaimo woman is chartering a new path in life with help through a part-time job cleaning up garbage and needles in downtown Nanaimo (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's a great tool:' Crime Stoppers Month showcases program's success in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A volunteer driven crime-fighting group in Nanaimo has been punching well above its weight class for a long time.January is recognized nationally and by the City of Nanaimo as Crime Stoppers...
Jan 19, 2020 RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien called the local crime stoppers program an "invaluable service" in the ongoing fight to maintain community safety. Nanaimo and District Crime Stoppers is volunteer run and completely independent from the Nanaimo RCMP. (NDCS)
City of Nanaimo crews attack snow-packed drains to ease flood threat
NANAIMO - Warming temperatures following a week-long deep freeze with heavy snowfall has City of Nanaimo crews busy clearing storm drains to prevent flooding.Wayne Roulston, the City's general foreman...
Jan 17, 2020 Michael Olson (left) and Jag Sekhon clear one of several Rock City Rd. storm drains Friday, January 17. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
$300k project aims to stop norovirus outbreak at Van Isle oyster farms
NANAIMO - A new project hopes to prevent anyone from getting sick due to Vancouver Island's delicious oysters.VIU faculty member Dr. Timothy Green is tasked with developing an early-warning detection ...
Jan 17, 2020 New funding hopes to help identify norovirus in the waters along Vancouver Island and stop people from getting sick. (The Canadian Press)
Female clerk assaulted by armed man during day-time robbery attempt in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A liquor store clerk was faced with a gun and thrown to the floor during the attempted armed robbery.The brazen attempt happened on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 3:40 p.m. after a lone male suspect ...
Jan 16, 2020 A male suspect threatened a female clerk at the Quarterway Liquor Store with a gun, prior to throwing her to the ground. The assailant jumped into the passenger seat of a silver four-door Toyota Sedan, which police said took off northbound on Bowen Rd. The brazen crime happened Wednesday, Jan 15 at 3:40 p.m. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo sets record highs for snowfall during winter storms
NANAIMO - The snowfall blanketing the region since Sunday night will go into the record books.Nanaimo Airport set new benchmarks on both Tuesday, Jan. 14 and Wednesday, Jan. 15 for snowfall within a 2...
Jan 16, 2020 Nanaimo Airport recorded new highs for snowfall on Jan. 14 and Jan. 15 as a large storm system made its way through the region. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Second straight snow day for Nanaimo public schools
NANAIMO - Public schools in Nanaimo and Ladysmith are closed for a second straight day.There are various private school closures in the area as well, including Aspengrove and Nanaimo Christian.VIU clo...
Jan 15, 2020 Schools in District 68 will not be in session on Jan. 16. Vancouver Island University is shutdown but will make a call on afternoon classes at 10:30 a.m. (NNN Staff)
Tourism VI follow new path to increase First Nations-related visits to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - In an effort to advance reconciliation and tourism for local First Nations the island's first Indigenous Tourism Specialist has been hired.VIU graduate Jolleen Dick is a member of the Hupaca...
Jan 15, 2020 VIU grad Jolleen Dick has been hired for the role of Indigenous Tourism Specialist. One of the most important upcoming events she'll be involved in is Tribal Journeys 2020 hosted by the Snuneymuxw First Nation. (Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre)
Mural festival bringing colour to downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - More eye-catching art and recognition of innovative artists are coming to Nanaimo.The first ever Hub City Walls festival was announced Wednesday, Jan. 15. It's a 10-day festival in early Aug...
Jan 15, 2020 Artist Lys Glassford, one half of the Humanity in Art duo, putting finishing touches on a piece at the Urban Art Gallery. (Humanity in Art/Facebook)
BC Ferries cancel afternoon sailings on all Island to Mainland routes
NANAIMO - BC Ferries have cancelled a large number of Island to mainland sailings in anticipation of high winds in the region.The company has cancelled sailings between Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay...
Jan 15, 2020 BC Ferries have cancelled a slew of trips between Nanaimo and the lower mainland in anticipation of high winds due Wednesday afternoon and evening. (BC Ferries website)