Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo RCMP investigating hit and run at Uplands gas station
NANAIMO - RCMP are seeking information related to a New Year's hit and run at a local gas station.On Jan. 3, a 53-year-old woman sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries as she exited her v...
Jan 15, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP are looking for information related to a hit and run at an Uplands Dr. gas station in early January. (Google Streetview)
Schools close and services shut down due to heavy snow in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Many key services in Nanaimo have closed or shut down for the day as a result of heavy snowfall.School District 68 closed all schools in Nanaimo and Ladysmith Wednesday morning, with Vancouv...
Jan 14, 2020 Several key services in Nanaimo, Ladysmith and Parksville have been closed or cancelled as a result of heavy snow falling on Wednesday, Jan. 15. (Robb McCaghren)
Major decisions on downtown Nanaimo supervised consumption site deferred again
NANAIMO - The issue of evolving downtown Nanaimo's contentious overdose prevention site and easing zoning rules around such facilities is still in bureaucratic limbo. Zoning amendments were asked for ...
Jan 14, 2020 Efforts to turn the overdose prevention site into a supervised consumption site took a small step forward after nearly three years of inaction. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Urn with ashes inside found under Nanaimo bench
UPDATE: Nanaimo RCMP released Wednesday morning, they've located the owner of the urn and are making arrangements for it to be returned.- - - - -NANAIMO - An unusual item was found under a park bench ...
Jan 14, 2020 This urn filled with ashes was found under a bench near the Nanaimo Yacht Club on Saturday. Jan. 11. (Submitted/RCMP)
Nanaimo braces for final punch in year's first winter storm
NANAIMO - Snowfall across the region is expected to get worse before it gets better.Environment Canada metrologists revised earlier estimates and now forecast 10-15 centimetres of snow will fall on Tu...
Jan 14, 2020 Nanaimo's first taste of winter is set to get worse before it gets better according to Environment Canada meterologists. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Snowfall causes transportation woes in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Winter-like conditions have arrived on the mid island for the first time this season, leaving a blanket of snow and numerous driving related challenges. Environment Canada doesn't expect the...
Jan 13, 2020
'It will be a big change:' forecaster warns to brace for a blast of cold weather
NANAIMO - A relatively tame winter is taking a frigid turn with drastically colder than normal temperatures gripping the mid island region.Environment Canada Meteorologist Bobby Sekhon said a substant...
Jan 12, 2020 Environment Canada anticipates temperatures will regularly sit below the freezing mark for the next several days, beginning the evening of Sunday, Jan 12. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Leave it up to me to do that job:' Buccaneers fan relishes super-fan status
NANAIMO - For fans of the VIJHL's Nanaimo Buccaneers, Sash Barbour is a celebrity.The 'Bucs Super-Fan' has been a fixture at games in Nanaimo since 2014, enthusiastically cheering junior B hockey team...
Jan 11, 2020 Sash Barbour (right) and his friends Jason Kemper (left) and Matt Calijouw (middle) loudly and proudly cheer on the Nanaimo Buccaneers at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Public to pick Parksville sand sculpting theme
PARKSVILLE - The public is tasked with choosing the theme for the 38th annual Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition in Parksville this summer.The Parksville Beach Festival Society op...
Jan 10, 2020 Jonathan Bouchard and Jacinthe Trudel of St. Calixte, QC repeated as doubles division champs for their entry 'Believe' at Parksville's 2019 Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
High winds, wet snow affect Nanaimo ferry travel and area highways
NANAIMO - High winds and widespread wet snow have made an impact for travellers in Nanaimo and areas north of the city.BC Ferries cancelled all morning sailings between Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay...
Jan 10, 2020 Areas of Nanaimo saw wet snow fall through much of Friday morning, with high winds cancelling numerous sailings between Vancouver Island and the lower mainland. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)