Category Archives: Nanaimo
'This is huge for us:' officials excited for Parksville's new water treatment plant
PARKSVILLE - People living in Parksville and Nanoose Bay are now tapping into a more reliable and safer drinking water supply.The $42 million Englishmen River Water Treatment Plant on Herring Gull Way...
Jan 09, 2020 These intake pipes separate water and debris prior to the cleansing process at Parksville's new water treatment plant (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo RCMP arrest prolific drug offender on Canada-wide warrant
NANAIMO - Local RCMP have captured a prolific drug offender during a Wednesday night raid.Officers entered a Chestnut St. home near the Departure Bay ferry terminal and arrested 35-year-old Curtis Jes...
Jan 09, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP, along with the Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team raided a house near Departure Bay Ferry Terminal on Wednesday night, arrested a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. (File Photo)
John Barsby, Georgia Ave. schools placed under 'Hold and Secure' after weapons threat
NANAIMO - Tensions were high at John Barsby Secondary School as concerns surfaced of a man possibly armed with several weapons in the vicinity of the high school. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said police re...
Jan 09, 2020 John Barsby Secondary School, along with George Ave. Elementary were placed under hold and secure orders on Thursday, Jan. 9 after a threat was made (File Photo)
Coroners Inquest ordered into fatal police-involved shooting of man armed with knife in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A coroners inquest will examine the actions of police in the shooting death of a man armed with a knife in Nanaimo in 2016.The BC Coroners Service announced the probe into the death of Craig...
Jan 09, 2020 A BC Coroners Service public inquest will examine the circumstances leading to the death of 49-year-old Craig Andrew Ford in Nanaimo in June, 2016. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
Major film and TV productions choosing more Vancouver Island locations
NANAIMO - Banner years for the Vancouver Island film industry is having ripple effects for communities on the mid-Island.The town of Ladysmith has seen massive boost in interest from producers, highli...
Jan 08, 2020 Ladysmith stood in for key scenes in 'Sonic the Hedgehog' which is due for a 2020 release, part of a purple patch for the small town and its role in Hollywood productions. (Reddit/clearcircle)
Judge rejects bid to outlaw Indigenous cleansing exercise in BC classrooms
NANAIMO - A lawsuit against an educational Indigenous cleansing demonstration in classrooms across the province has been shot down by a B.C. Supreme Court Judge.Justice Douglas Thompson ruled the prac...
Jan 08, 2020 A B.C. Supreme Court Judge rejected a woman's lawsuit which attempted to ban the Indigenous cultural practice known as smudging in schools around the province. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man faces multiple charges after truck rams vehicles, buildings at Country Club Centre
NANAIMO - The man accused of causing thousands of dollars of damage to Country Club Centre and three vehicles has a long criminal history.Crown prosecutors in Nanaimo charged Joshua Tyler Schaeffer, 3...
Jan 08, 2020 Josh Schaeffer has been charged with dangerous driving and mischief stemming from an incident at Country Club Centre on Monday, Jan. 6. (Facebook)
Crews to demolish historic 104-year-old Extension School south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Construction fences and crews removing items from a rural Nanaimo school is bringing up nearly a century's worth of vivid memories in past students. Extension School on Ryder Rd. off Extensi...
Jan 07, 2020 A disposal bin outside Extension School is collecting items from the historic school before it's torn down (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Human, mechanical errors kill hundreds of trout at VIU's Nanaimo campus
NANAIMO - A series of errors at a VIU facility led to the deaths of nearly 400 fish.A cascading series of human and mechanical errors happened in the external trout facility at VIU's Nanaimo campus on...
Jan 07, 2020 Nearly 400 trout died at Vancouver Island University's Nanaimo campus after a series of mechanical and human errors. (File photo)
'I heard a huge crashing noise like an explosion:' Truck causes extensive damage at Country Club Centre
NANAIMO - Eyewitnesses suggest an argument between a truck driver and a friend led to extensive damage at Country Club Centre on Monday Jan. 6.Shortly before 7 p.m., officers were called to the mall a...
Jan 06, 2020 A truck caused major damage to vehicles and buildings following an incident at Country Club Centre on Monday evening. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)