Category Archives: Nanaimo
Top Stories of 2019: The most viral and discussed stories of the year
NANAIMO - From a federal Green party MP getting elected twice to the discovery of Asian hornets and heavy police response at Woodgrove shopping centre, 2019 featured some fascinating local news storie...
Dec 31, 2019 The bizarre sight of a jeep nearly submerged in Pipers Lagoon was among the most view stories of 2019. (NanaimoNewsNOW Staff)
Transit service set to expand to Cassidy, Nanaimo Airport
NANAIMO - Expanded service launching in the new year will better connect areas south of Nanaimo and the airport to the region's existing transit network.The Regional District of Nanaimo will oversee t...
Dec 30, 2019 The Regional District of Nanaimo is expanding transit service to include a regular route to Cassidy and Nanaimo Airport. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Top Stories of 2019: Sexual exploitation of children flood Nanaimo courts
NANAIMO - The courts in Nanaimo in 2019 saw a surge in cases of children being sexually exploited. These disturbing cases by far draw the most furious reactions of any stories our newsroom covers. Spe...
Dec 30, 2019 Numerous disturbing cases involving the sexual exploitation of children were resolved at the Nanaimo court house in 2019. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo Hospital Foundation nears fundraising goal for third surgical suite
NANAIMO - A year of extensive fundraising for the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation is nearing completion.The group set out to raise $1.75 million to fund construction of a new surgical suite a...
Dec 29, 2019 The Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation is fundraising for a third colonoscopy surgical suite at NRGH, in efforts to cut wait times for those needing the procedure. (Nanaimo Hospital Foundation)
Top Stories of 2019: Nanaimo Special Olympian triumphs on world stage
NANAIMO - Despite a high medal count, winning two golds and a bronze at the Special Olympics World Summer Games came second for a Nanaimo athlete. Teen athlete Arianna Phillips is most proud of the pe...
Dec 29, 2019 Arianna Phillips after an emotional reunion with family, friends and supporters when she came back from the World Special Olympics event. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's surprising:' Food bank hands out fewer hampers this holiday season
NANAIMO - Officials are encouraged by a significant drop in the number of people receiving a holiday food hamper from Loaves and Fishes and Community Food.Executive Director Peter Sinclair said 4,100 ...
Dec 27, 2019 The 16th annual Hamperville campaign is a joint effort between Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank and the Salvation Army was a big success. (Submitted-Loaves and Fishes)
Top Stories of 2019: Records and dynasties for Nanaimo athletes
NANAIMO - This year local athletes and teams have once again set a high bar with a number of excellent performances in 2019.Racewalker Olivia Lundman led the way with continued dominance on the track....
Dec 26, 2019 The VIU Mariners women's volleyball team (L) won their second straight national title, Olivia Lundman (C) broke two racewalk records and the inaugural Aiden Webber Memorial Race and Pro-Am (R) drew 200 racers and raised $15,000 for his legacy fund. (Northfield Photography/Lundman/Webber)
Big crowds expected for Nanaimo's 60th annual Boxing Day Polar Bear Swim
NANAIMO - Boxing Day at Departure Bay Beach sees hundreds of people charge the frigid ocean in the name of the Harbour City's most famous mayor.The 60th annual Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim organ...
Dec 26, 2019 Brad Ney's signature whistle and flare gun signalling the start of the 2018 Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim. (Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty)
Top Stories of 2019: wrong-way driver causes double fatal crash
NANAIMO - 2019 began with a gut-wrenching double-fatal crash on the Trans-Canada Hwy. caused by a driver travelling the wrong way while attempting to flee police.Kurtis Timothy, 31, was responsible fo...
Dec 24, 2019 Prolific offender Kurtis Timothy, 31, was driving the wrong way on the Trans Canada Hwy just south of Nanaimo when he collided head-on with another vehicle. Timothy and the driver of an unsuspecting SUV Cliff Bishop, 54, were both pronounced dead on scene. (RCMP)
Salvation Army kettle campaigns tantalizingly close to ambitious goals
NANAIMO - Salvation Army branches in both Nanaimo and Parksville are close to lofty kettle campaign goals heading into the final day of collections.Wrapping Christmas eve, the kettle campaign raises m...
Dec 23, 2019 Salvation Army kettle campaigns in Nanaimo and Parksville are close to the ambitious goals set by organizers. (Salvation Army)