Category Archives: Nanaimo
'It just makes total sense:' Nanaimo firefighters poised to receive enhanced medical training
NANAIMO - Firefighters in Nanaimo are in line for increased training to boost their ability to help patients during pre-hospital care.City councillors endorsed spending roughly $66,000 as part of next...
Nov 19, 2019 Nanaimo Firefighters will likely receive enhanced training to better serve patients during pre-hospital care. (NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo taxes set for five per cent jump as budget talks begin
NANAIMO - 2020 City of Nanaimo budget discussions have a high starting point with a five per cent increase of property taxes and user fees. The projected increase for 2020 contains a 4.2 per cent incr...
Nov 18, 2019 The City of Nanaimo is beginning deliberations of its 2020-2024 Financial Plan Review, and is eyeing a potential 5.2 per cent tax increase in 2020. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Court case begins as Christian Port Alberni mother tries to stop smudging in classrooms
NANAIMO - A lawsuit against the Indigenous practice of smudging in classrooms could have major repercussions for reconciliation efforts in B.C. Port Alberni mother Candice Servatius is suing the Alber...
Nov 18, 2019 Whether the traditional act of smudging is a religious or cultural exercise is being debated in a Nanaimo court this week. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)
Bush cameras installed to deter backcountry vandals and thieves
PORT ALBERNI - A Vancouver Island forestry giant has turned to concealed bush cameras in response to thieves, vandals and illegal trash dumpers.Mosaic Forest Management vice president Domenico Iannidi...
Nov 17, 2019 One of an unknown number of hidden bush cameras planted on Mosaic Forest Management lands in response to property damage and illegal dumping. (Submitted photo)
Nanaimo sisters trigger feeding frenzy for snack cracker business
NANAIMO - A business that started in a single home oven has led two sisters from Nanaimo into the Dragons' Den.Eve Laird and Sarah Cartwright appeared on the CBC show Oct. 24, pitching their business ...
Nov 16, 2019 Eve Laird (left) and Sarah Cartwright (right), sisters originally from Nanaimo, recently appeared on CBC's Dragons Den seeking partners for their snack cracker business (Dragons Den/CBC)
Under-funded Nanaimo Victim Services asking for two new positions to combat burnout and tough conditions
NANAIMO - "There's only so much we can ask of our volunteers and let me tell you, it's a difficult job."Cheryl Zapotichny, program manager with RCMP Victim Services, explained to Nanaimo councillors t...
Nov 16, 2019 Nanaimo-based Victim Services helped nearly 900 people in 2018 with the ramifications of the crimes they fell victim to. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Eye-catching permanent art coming to Maffeo Sutton Park
NANAIMO - The already beautiful Maffeo Sutton Park will soon have even more to enjoy. The City of Nanaimo is requesting proposals for permanent art in the waterfront park. Temporary art which is repla...
Nov 15, 2019 A piece of permanent art will be installed in Maffeo Sutton Park alongside temporary art pieces like the one pictured. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
New VIU president pledges to reconciliation, inclusivity efforts
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island University has entered a new era with the appointment of a new President and Vice-Chancellor.Dr. Deborah Saucier was officially installed during a ceremony held by Snuneymux...
Nov 15, 2019 Dr. Deborah Saucier (centre) was officially installed as VIU's second President and Vice-Chancellor at a ceremony at Snuneymuxw First Nation (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Great Nanaimo Toy Drive kicks off to help 1,200 kids in need of Christmas joy
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo community is banding together once more to make sure no children go without a present under the tree this holiday season. The 37th annual Great Nanaimo Toy Drive kicked off on Th...
Nov 14, 2019 Santa throwing the first of many toys into a donation bin for the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Police probe 'awful acts' by Nanaimo high school students, some charges laid
NANAIMO - A group of high school students are accused of committing disturbing crimes, which in at least one case involved a weapon. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW the group of four-to-six...
Nov 14, 2019 Nanaimo District Secondary School and John Barsby Secondary School have been the venues of alleged offences involving a group of teens accused of conducting disturbing crimes (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)