Category Archives: Nanaimo
VIDEO: Beloved downtown Nanaimo barbershop reopens thanks to community support
NANAIMO - The doors are open once again at That 50's Barbershop in downtown Nanaimo after a devastating robbery. A GoFundMe raised more than $7,500 in one day for the shop after it was robbed overnigh...
Feb 06, 2020 That 50's Barbershop owner Dave Lawrence with fresh tools he was able to buy with money raised from an overwhelmingly popular GoFundMe. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Busy Nanaimo Hospital ER receives award for improving care of patients and staff
NANAIMO - Efforts to improve the busiest emergency room on Vancouver Island earned all those involved an award for the first time. It was given to the Nanaimo chapter of the Emergency Department Quali...
Feb 06, 2020 The emergency department at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital received the Continuous Quality Improvement Award for working to make the busy department more efficient and welcoming. (Jo Salken)
'I took her into my arm and gave her a couple of whacks:' paramedics recognize man's life-saving heroics
NANAIMO - The life-saving actions of a man enjoying dinner at a local restaurant have been recognized by BC Emergency Health Services.Dirk Maritz helped dislodge food that was choking Dolores Poirer a...
Feb 05, 2020 Dolores Poirier and Dirk Maritz meet for the first time since Maritz helped dislodge food that was choking Poirier at a Nanaimo restaurant in November. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Priceless tools stolen, sense of safety shattered at downtown Nanaimo barbershop
NANAIMO - A downtown Nanaimo barbershop was robbed twice in less than a week, leaving counters mostly bare of costly equipment. "It's such an invasion of privacy," That 50's Barbershop owner Dave Lawr...
Feb 05, 2020 That 50's Barbershop owner Dave Lawrence doesn't have the clippers and priceless scissors seen here after his store was robbed twice in two days. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Drunk driver sentenced to 30 months in prison, driving prohibition for fatal Boxwood Rd. crash
NANAIMO - The man drunk behind the wheel of a sports car who crashed in 2018 and killed a father will spend two-and-a-half years in a federal prison.Travis Eric Fox, 28, was sentenced Wednesday aftern...
Feb 05, 2020 28-year-old Travis Eric Fox during a break in his sentencing hearing in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Feb 5. His guilty plea to dangerous driving and impaired driving charges led to a two-and-a-half year prison sentence. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Smoke alarms, security systems save two Nanaimo homes from fire
NANAIMO - Fire Rescue are crediting early warning systems for their ability to save two Nanaimo homes from being destroyed by fire on Tuesday, Feb. 4.Crews were called to the 2200 block of Leighton Rd...
Feb 05, 2020 Home security systems and functioning smoke alarms are being credited for saving a pair of Nanaimo homes on Tuesday, Feb. 4. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Advocates concerned about rise of private assisted living beds on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - A troubling situation has developed on Vancouver Island for seniors relying on assisted living. A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives showed the number of publicly su...
Feb 05, 2020 Advocates are concerned about the growing number of privately-paid and for-profit care options for seniors. (Island Health)
Metral Dr. set for ambitious overhaul, providing better access for cyclists
NANAIMO - Detailed designs are being nailed down to improve the safety and flow of all road users on a busy north Nanaimo road.The City is embarking on an $11.3 million project to upgrade Metral Dr. b...
Feb 04, 2020 The entire stretch of Metral Dr. will be vastly overhauled over the next two years, featuring sidewalks and bike lanes on both sides of the busy road. (City of Nanaimo)
Disaster assistance available to mid island flooding victims
NANAIMO - Those putting their lives back together after a devastating rain storm and localized flooding in rural areas can now turn to the province. Disaster Financial Assistance is now available for ...
Feb 04, 2020 Many roads in Cedar flooded, like this scene from Akenhead Rd. on Satuday. (submitted/Ron Jones)
'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)