Category Archives: Nanaimo
Downtown Nanaimo home badly damaged by fire
NANAIMO - A lone occupant and a dog escaped uninjured, however damage to a Selby St. home is significant following a structure fire.Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews were called to a home on Selby near ...
Oct 22, 2026 Thick smoke was seen from kilometres away after a Selby St. home sustained a significant structure fire. (Image Credit: Submitted photo)
Repeatedly ramming Oceanside RCMP vehicle leads to guilty pleas
NANAIMO - A well-known offender entered guilty pleas for a series of crimes, including a high-risk incident in the rural Whiskey Creek area. Craig James Hannon, 30, pleaded guilty to four criminal cod...
Oct 22, 2026 Craig James Hannon awaits sentencing for his latest series of offending. (Image Credit: Oceanside RCMP)
Twenty-seven Nanaimo & mid-Island schools running mock provincial elections
NANAIMO - While general voting day for the provincial election isn't until Saturday, hundreds of ballots are set to be cast over the next few days at local elementary and secondary schools.Student Vot...
Oct 21, 2026 Hundreds of youth across the mid-Island at 27 different elementary and secondary schools, are casting ballots as part of the Student Vote campaign for the 2026 provincial election. (Image Credit: Student Vote/CIVIX)
Ladysmith-Oceanside leads B.C. for advance voting, some in Nanaimo well behind
NANAIMO - Heading into the final day of advance voting for the 2026 Provincial Election, voters in Ladysmith, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach are leading the province. Data from Elections BC shows as o...
Oct 21, 2026 Advance voting has been a popular choice for Ladysmith-Oceanside voters, who lead the province for number of ballots cast through five days. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo on pace for driest October on record
NANAIMO - Unless some fall storms materialize soon, this month is shaping up to be one of the driest in the city's history. Nanaimo normally sees around 102 millimetres of rain in October, but repeate...
Oct 21, 2026 Nanaimo has received less than 10 per cent of its average rainfall for October, typically one of the wettest months in Coastal B.C. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Sentenced Lantzville sex offender claimed he was a vigilante hunter
NANAIMO - Jailed for four months for possessing damaging pictures and videos of exploited young girls, a local offender argued he was trying to hold sex offenders accountable.Mathieu Simard-Desjardins...
Oct 20, 2026 A since-deleted professional bio photo of Mathieu Simard-Desjardins, who was sentenced to four months in prison for possession of child exploitation material. (Image Credit: Submitted image)
Tennis bubble to remain as City of Nanaimo continuing Westwood Lake land purchase
NANAIMO - Following impassioned calls from local user groups, the community's only indoor tennis facility will remain for now. City Councillors voted, during a Wednesday, Oct. 14, in-camera meeting, i...
Oct 20, 2026 The Westwood Tennis Club bubble will remain at Arbot Rd., after City Council opted to preserve the facility during their purchase of the site later this year. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo street banners highlight local military contributions
NANAIMO - Illuminating the impact military service members with ties to Nanaimo is now a central feature in the city's downtown.Dozens of street banners were installed recently in the Front St. and Ch...
Oct 20, 2026 Nearly 30 street banners paying tribute to local military service members are currently in place in downtown Nanaimo. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
BC NDP promises Parksville Urgent & Primary Care Clinic
PARKSVILLE - In a bid to improve healthcare outcomes and availability for those on the mid-Island, the BC NDP are looking to expand clinic availability. Announced Saturday, Oct. 17, the party has prom...
Oct 19, 2026 The BC NDP are promising development of a new Urgent and Primary Care Clinic in Parksville-Qualicum Beach, if the part is re-elected this month. (Image Credit: File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Municipal voter turnout up across Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - More people took the time to cast a ballot in Saturday's municipal election than did four years ago.Following a dismal 23.93 per cent voter turnout in the City of Nanaimo for the 2022 electi...
Oct 19, 2026 There was a steady stream of voters across the mid-Island for the municipal election Saturday, Oct. 17, with turnout up in all four municipalities. (Image Credit: Kyle Ireland/NanaimoNewsNOW)