Category Archives: Nanaimo
Crews closely watching forest fire threat as drought conditions persist
NANAIMO - A slow forest fire season on the mid island is not being taken for granted by Coastal Fire Centre crews who fully expect more challenging conditions.Fire information officer Nicole Gagnon sa...
Jul 22, 2019 While forest fires have thankfully not been an issue on the mid island this season, Coastal Fire Centre personnel are taking a guarded approach to the rest of the season. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Tubbers sail across smooth waters for 2019 World Championship Bathtub Race
NANAIMO - Calm waters and minimal winds made for one of the fastest bathtub races in recent memory. Racer Justin Lofstrom started strong and remained in the lead for the entire race from Maffeo Sutton...
Jul 21, 2019 Tubber Justin Lofstrom with Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society commodore Greg Peacock after Loftstrom triumphantly rang the finish bell. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Twin Terrors: Nanaimo BMX youth riders top North American rankings
NANAIMO - Two Nanaimo BMX riders are making a name for themselves on the world stage at only nine years old. Piper Graaten and Alex Booth, born only a few days apart in December and often mistaken for...
Jul 21, 2019 Piper Graaten and Alex Booth are often seen together at the Nanaimo BMX park and on the international racing stage. (Keir Graaten)
Community access for visual impaired aided by technology
NANAIMO - Emerging technology for those who are visually-impaired is highlighting how inaccessible Nanaimo can be for many. Nanaimo resident Jean Menzies, like many others across the world, is turning...
Jul 19, 2019 Visually impaired individuals are increasingly turning to technology in order to gather information they would otherwise miss. (Be My Eyes)
Nanaimo Lions Club looks to reinvigorate pavilion in Maffeo Sutton Park
NANAIMO - A major landmark in downtown Nanaimo is set for a facelift. The City of Nanaimo has issued a request for proposals for a mural on the bottom skirting of the Nanaimo Lions Pavilion in Maffeo ...
Jul 19, 2019 The Nanaimo Lions Club and City of Nanaimo hope to bring a bright new look to the landmark pavilion in Maffeo Sutton Park. (Waymarking)
Notorious Nanaimo criminal receives 9 year sentence for brutal assault, drug possession
NANAIMO - Nearly beating a man to death and having close to $1 million in hard drugs earned a prolific Nanaimo criminal nine years behind bars. Colin Lamontagne was sentenced at the Supreme Court of B...
Jul 19, 2019 Colin Lamontagne, who had grown out his beard and looked less puffy during his sentencing hearing on Friday, July 19. (Nanaimo RCMP)
SFN breaks ground on first gas station
NANAIMO - The initial work is underway to build the first gas station owned and operated by Snuneymuxw First Nation. A ceremonial shovel was used by SFN councillors and Elders on Thursday, July 18 to ...
Jul 18, 2019 Snuneymuxw First Nation councillors and Elders at the site of what will be the First Nation's first gas station. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
$5M affordable housing project coming to fruition after 10+ of hoping and waiting
NANAIMO - Those living with developmental disabilities will soon have an affordable place to call home. Ground was officially broken on an affordable housing project at 3425 Uplands Dr. on Thursday, J...
Jul 18, 2019 NACL executive director Graham Morry at the site of a new affordable housing complex for those living with various challenges. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW Staff)
Nanaimo documentary digs deep into Five Acre Farm
NANAIMO - A thriving farm in south Nanaimo has received the Hollywood treatment. The documentary Five Acres premiered on Tuesday, July 16 at the Port Theatre. It focused on Five Acre Farm on Park Ave....
Jul 17, 2019 A film premiere about Five Acre Farm in south Nanaimo raised more than $37,000 for the Nanaimo Foodshare Society. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Bathtub Weekend a heartwarming tribute to tireless volunteer and tubber mom
NANAIMO - Tubbers racing along choppy Nanaimo waters have pushed themselves to the limit under the watchful eye of a tireless volunteer who's considered a mother by all. This year, much of the attenti...
Jul 16, 2019 Dozens of tubbers will take off from Maffeo Sutton Park on Sunday for the most grueling race of their lives. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)