Category Archives: Nanaimo
Annual car trunk garage sale to take over Nanaimo mall parking lot
NANAIMO - Bargain hunters will be out in full force at the third annual Nanaimo Recycles Car Trunk Sale. 150 pre-booked spaces in the parking lot of the Country Club Centre are set aside on Saturday, ...
Jul 26, 2019 Be sure to have cash on hand at the third annual Nanaimo Recycles Trunk Sale on Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Country Club Centre parking lot. (City of Nanaimo)
Nanaimo takes next step to make life easier for local seniors
NANAIMO - It's hoped the endorsement of a new plan will lead to an easier and more successful life for Nanaimo seniors.The Nanaimo Age-Friendly City Plan was officially endorsed by Nanaimo councillors...
Jul 26, 2019 These categories are advocated for by the World Health Organization and it's believed they'll make Nanaimo more accomodating to seniors. (Nanaimo Seniors Task Force)
Office temperature settings out of many employees hands & leads to conflict, study reveals
NANAIMO - Control of office temperatures around the province are off limits for many employees, and is a source of workplace contention.Two-thirds of 500 employees in the province surveyed online by p...
Jul 25, 2019 Control over the office thermostat seems to be out of the control of many office workers around B.C. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Stabilization, road widening the focus of Hammond Bay Rd. construction project
NANAIMO - Commuters are being warned of pending significant delays along a portion of Hammond Bay Rd. in need of upgrades.Beginning August 6 Hammond Bay Rd. between Prince John Way and Ricker's Curve ...
Jul 25, 2019 An artist rendering of the final results expected for road and infrastructure upgrades to a section of Hammond Bay Rd. by the Pacific Biological Station. (City of Nanaimo)
Nanaimo RCMP expanding Crime Watch program
NANAIMO - Local police are working to expand a vital program putting more eyes and ears on the street. Nanaimo RCMP hope to have a more-fulsome Crime Watch program up and running by the fall. It's an ...
Jul 24, 2019 The Nanaimo RCMP hope to have more resources for an on-the-ground initiative by the fall. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Feds announce nearly $50 million to expand Duke Point shipping facility
NANAIMO - A long-planned vision to expand the Port of Nanaimo's deep sea dock at Duke Point has received a substantial shot in the arm.Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced a $46.2 million...
Jul 24, 2019 Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced $46.2 million to help expand the deep sea shipping dock at Duke Point. He said the investment was based on a strong business case. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Expanded transit service to better connect more regions with VIU, downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo has rolled out its plan to expand transit service throughout central Vancouver Island.Beginning in January 2020, the RDN will add 5,900 hours of transit serv...
Jul 24, 2019 Regional District of Nanaimo has announced expanded transit service, including the creation of new routes to better access VIU and downtown. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Construction of Gordon St. hotel delayed, December 2020 opening 'a possibility'
NANAIMO - The window is quickly closing for a downtown Nanaimo hotel project to finish in time to receive a significant tax break. McKay Quinn, development manager with hotel developer PEG Companies, ...
Jul 23, 2019 A render of what the downtown Nanaimo Gordon St. hotel could look like once it's open.
Funding plan approved for many upcoming phases of waterfront walkway project
NANAIMO - Concrete steps have been taken to finance a walkway stretching along Nanaimo's coast. Councillors officially approved how the various phases of the waterfront walkway will be paid for during...
Jul 23, 2019 Building 14 kilometres of walkway has been a lengthy project at the City, but crucial funding decisions are being made to bring the project to fruition. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
UPDATE: violent offender arrested in Nanaimo after Canada-wide arrest warrant issued
UPDATE: Nanaimo RCMP arrested a violent offender who they say breached his parole conditions by leaving a Victoria halfway house.Jesse Wayne Goodale, 29, was arrested Wednesday, July 24 at around noon...
Jul 23, 2019 Jesse Wayne Goodale, wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for breaching his statutory release conditions. (Nanaimo RCMP)