Category Archives: Nanaimo
Free dance class helping those with developmental challenges
NANAIMO - A new dance class wants to give everyone the chance to break out their best moves. The Adaptive Dance class, run by Serra Stewart at Vibrant Studios, is specifically catered to those with de...
Sep 22, 2019 Serra Stewart leading the Adaptive Dance program on Monday, Sept. 16. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Ride sharing applications exceed expectations, multiple Island options
NANAIMO - The volume of ride sharing applications received has surprised the Passenger Transportation Board.Eleven companies applied since Sept. 9 to operate in B.C., with seven including Vancouver Is...
Sep 20, 2019 To date, 11 companies have filed paperwork with the Passenger Transportation Board to operate ride sharing services in BC, including seven who plan to conduct business on Vancouver Island. (Wikimedia Commons)
Old City Quarter proposal in limbo after lengthy public hearing adjourned
NANAIMO - It remains unclear if a hotly contested housing proposal at the former Malaspina Gardens site will get off the ground.A marathon public hearing for 388 Machleary St. was adjourned Thursday, ...
Sep 19, 2019 An artist rendering of what a large housing proposal for the old Malaspina Gardens site on Machleary St. would look like. Sketch depicts looking uphill from Kennedy St. (Molnar Group.)
Asian giant hornet nest located and destroyed in south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A large nest home to an estimated 150 Asian giant hornets has been destroyed in Nanaimo. However concerns are rising the invasive species will remain.The discovery and eradication took place...
Sep 19, 2019 A nest of roughly 150 Asian giant hornets was destroyed in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Sept. 18. A few of the remaining invasive species remained at the former site of the nest the following day. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
City to buy extra trucks to ease Nanaimo's garbage collection woes
NANAIMO - A lengthy summer season of waste collection delays across Nanaimo will hopefully be in the past. The City is set to purchase two used automated garbage trucks from Kelowna for $90,000. One t...
Sep 18, 2019 Two used automated garbage trucks are set to be bought from Kelowna. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man armed with machete pleads guilty to daytime frenzied outburst in Parksville
NANAIMO - A machete wielding man pleaded guilty to a dangerous rampage in Parksville which forced a family to flee their home.Robert Douglas Lightle, 45, is expected to be sentenced this fall after en...
Sep 18, 2019 Robert Douglas Lightle pleaded guilty to using a machete while terrorizing several people in Parksville in the Allsbrook Rd. area in July, 2018. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Coastal Fire Centre lifts final fire ban after light summer
NANAIMO - The 2019 summer fire season is seemingly in the books for the Coastal Fire Centre.The category two fire ban is lifted at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Fires measuring between two and three me...
Sep 18, 2019 The Coastal Fire Centre is rescinding its ban on category two fires, effective noon Wednesday Sept. 18 (Pixnio)
United Way kicks off fundraiser for Island's most vulnerable
NANAIMO - A vital fundraising campaign supporting countless area social programs is now under way.United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island (UWCNVI) launched their 2019 workplace campaign at a ...
Sep 18, 2019 Approximately 200 people attended the United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island's kickoff breakfast for their 2019 Workplace Campaign in Nanaimo. (Daryl Major/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Man jailed after ramming stolen truck into police cruiser south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A prolific offender has been sentenced for a shocking string of crimes in the Nanaimo area, including bulldozing over a police car.Majore Jackson, 34, was sentenced to two years in provincia...
Sep 17, 2019 Majore Jackson was sentenced for driving this stolen truck through an unmarked RCMP cruiser following a police chase in Yellow Point on April, 25, 2018 (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo search and rescue changes course, now staying put in existing building
NANAIMO - A new agreement means Nanaimo Search and Rescue won't have to worry about a finding a new home for 25 years. Nanaimo SAR and the City have entered into a 25-year co-management agreement for ...
Sep 17, 2019 Nanaimo Search and Rescue is now more fully on the path to renovating their existing operating space on Fourth St. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)