Category Archives: Nanaimo
More than 1,800 toys donated during 11th annual Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive
PARKSVILLE - Hundreds of families will be able to have something under their tree this year. More than 1,800 unwrapped toys were donated Wednesday at the 11th annual Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive.Those toys ...
Nov 27, 2019 Tigh-Na-Mara volunteers receive gifts as guests walk in to the Tigh-Na-Mara Toy Drive. (Lissa Alexander/SOS)
BC Hydro uses giant fan to show dangers of storm season
NANAIMO - BC Hydro is hoping wind will drive home the messaging on just how impactful winter storms can be.Ahead of the winter storm season, the utility presented a large fan that produces winds betwe...
Nov 27, 2019 Hunter (left) and Hayden (right) Louwers demonstrate BC Hydro's wind fan which simulates wind between 40-60km/h. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Island Health takes over Nanaimo Seniors Village due to serious concerns
NANAIMO - Island Health has been forced to step in and take control of a Nanaimo seniors home due to an "unprecedented" number of issues.Nanaimo Seniors Village will now be overseen by seniors care ad...
Nov 27, 2019 The Nanaimo Seniors Village on Uplands Rd. is now run by Island Health, not the company Retirement Concepts, amid concerns of neglect and poor staffing. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo judge spares life of animal at centre of dangerous dog trial
NANAIMO - A nearly three-year-old black German Shepherd will not be put down in response to biting multiple visitors to its Nanaimo home. The decision by Judge Brian Harvey followed a six-day trial in...
Nov 26, 2019 The City of Nanaimo unsuccessfully attempted to have a black German Shepherd named Macey put down. The dog has lived at the Nanaimo pound for more than 15-months after it was seized for a trio of minor biting incidents. (Michael Aubie)
Nanaimo Victim Services to receive half of $100,000 funding requested
NANAIMO - The under-funded Nanaimo Victim Services is receiving some help from the City, but not as much as was hoped. Councillors recently agreed during ongoing budget discussions to fund $50,000 for...
Nov 26, 2019 One new staff member will be added to the non-profit Nanaimo Victim Services, which helps victims of crime recover. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Police track down romance scammer in BC's west Kootenay region
NANAIMO - A man convicted of defrauding several women out of thousands of dollars has been arrested and faces new charges.NanaimoNewsNOW learned Jordan David Shepherd, 36, was arrested earlier this mo...
Nov 25, 2019 Jordan Shepherd, referred to as the romance scammer, was arrested for allegedly breaching the conditions of his probation this summer. He was taken into custody recently in Trail, B.C. (Submitted photo)
Nanaimo department store manager sent to hospital after disturbing assault
NANAIMO - RCMP are investigating a violent assault against a store manager in the parking lot of Nanaimo North Town Centre.Cst. Gary O'Brien said on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 5:45 p.m. the manager and a lo...
Nov 25, 2019 The manager of a north Nanaimo business was sent to hospital after approaching an alleged shoplifter in the evening of Nov. 23. (Nanaimo RCMP)
35-bed emergency shelter reopens as Nanaimo homelessness crisis worsens
NANAIMO - More doors have opened for Nanaimo's homeless as the weather takes a turn for the worse. The 35-bed shelter in St. Peters Hall has re-opened for the second year, starting Monday, Nov. 25. It...
Nov 25, 2019 A 35-bed shelter in St. Peters Hall has re-opened for its second year as the homelessness crisis in Nanaimo worsens. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Absolutely fantastic resources for us:' police service dogs fine tune training
NANAIMO - A pair of RCMP police service dogs (PSD) had the opportunity to learn some new tricks while training this week.PSD's Herc, Hawk and their handlers staged a training session at the Regional D...
Nov 23, 2019 Police Service Dogs Herc (pictured) and Hawk conducted training on Regional District buses on Wednesday, Nov 20. (RDN)
New Nanaimo program helping curb high youth crime rates
NANAIMO - A special 12-week program is helping volatile Nanaimo youth open up, better themselves and comprehend the damaging consequences of their violent actions. The Real Talk program is run through...
Nov 22, 2019 The Real Talk program works to bring down barriers to youth crime and create an open and emotionally frank space for young men to talk. (Shutterstock)