Category Archives: Nanaimo
'Risk still remains very low in our communities:' officials caution against Nanaimo coronavirus panic
NANAIMO - In the wake of eight more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C., provincial health officials are urging caution and measured reactions to a growing global health concern.All the new cases in t...
Mar 06, 2020 The toilet paper aisle at a Nanaimo grocery store is nearly bare as panic over COVID-19 forces people into stockpiling supplies. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
First female skipper in 30 years takes to the waters between Nanaimo and Protection Island
NANAIMO - There's someone new at the helm of the ferry from Protection Island to Nanaimo.Life-long boater Kimberly Kelly's first official trip for the Protection Island Ferry Service shuttling people ...
Mar 05, 2020 Kimberly Kelly is the first woman at the helm of the ferry from Protection Island and Nanaimo. (submitted/Kimberly Kelly)
Nanaimo lands West Coast League baseball team for 2021 season
NANAIMO - Some of baseball's top prospects will hone their skills at Serauxmen Stadium in Nanaimo.A West Coast League franchise to begin play in late June, 2021 was made official during a news confere...
Mar 05, 2020 Serauxmen stadium is set to host a Nanaimo-based West Coast League team beginning in 2021, partnering with the Victoria HarbourCats. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Third annual march in Nanaimo to celebrate International Women's Day
NANAIMO - The third annual women's march in Nanaimo hopes to broaden the number of voices being heard. Co-organizer Melissa Stephens told NanaimoNewsNOW the event on Sunday, March 8 was moved from it'...
Mar 05, 2020 Everyone is encouraged to make their own signs and show up rain or shine at the Lion's Pavilion in Maffeo Sutton Park on Sunday, March 8. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Coronavirus could lead to 'possible cancellations' for Nanaimo-Ladysmith school trips abroad
NANAIMO - An emerging global health crisis could impact several upcoming international trips arranged through Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools.Dale Burgos, communications director for SD 68, said whil...
Mar 04, 2020 Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools (SD 68) is examining the status of several international trips amid the spreading coronavirus. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo RCMP arrest man on child pornography charges
NANAIMO - Local mounties have arrested a Nanaimo man for alleged child porn offences.Officers went to a home in Nanaimo on Feb. 27 and arrested 29-year-old Tori Bruce Schild following an almost two ye...
Mar 04, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP arrested a 29-year-old man for possession and distribution of child pornography following an almost two year investigation. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo Special Olympians return from Nationals with medals and personal bests
NANAIMO - Two Nanaimo athletes made a major splash at the biggest Special Olympics Canada event of the year. Both Jason Mills and Arianna Phillips were in Thunder Bay for the Special Olympics Canada W...
Mar 04, 2020 Jason Mills (left) took the Team BC Vipers to a silver medal at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games and Arianna Phillips (right) placed a personal best. (submitted/Heather Massick)
Debate heats up over last remaining west coast commercial herring fishery
NANAIMO - Objections are growing louder as a scaled-down fleet of vessels idles on standby off Vancouver Island's east coast for the annual roe herring fishery. Roughly 75 Gillnet and seiners are pois...
Mar 03, 2020 The annual herring roe fishery sees roughly 100 million of the small fish eligible to be caught in the waters between the Comox Valley and Nanaimo. The imminent fishery could last as quickly as a few days or several weeks. (Department of Fisheries and Oceans)
'It saved my life:' Nanaimo man preaches proactive stance to beat colon cancer
NANAIMO - While he wasn't begging to get screened for colon cancer, Nanaimo's Ray Satermo is forever thankful he followed through.The 57-year-old teacher took an at-home screening test, leading to a c...
Mar 03, 2020 Nanaimo's Ray Satermo, 57, avoided radiation, chemotherapy and likely death by getting screened for colon cancer late in 2015. A few months later he had successful surgery and has been cancer-free ever since. (Submitted photo)
'These incidents can turn sideways very quickly:' Nanaimo RCMP warn about citizen intervention
NANAIMO - Recent instances of local residents jumping in to help police nab alleged criminals in the act are being cautioned and also applauded by Nanaimo RCMP.Video surfaced on social media Tuesday, ...
Mar 03, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP dealt with two instances in February that saw Nanaimo residents intervene and help apprehend people suspected of committing a crime. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)