Category Archives: Nanaimo
Bears abound in Nanaimo's North Jingle Pot area
NANAIMO - Numerous bear sightings generated a lot of talk among neighbours in Nanaimo's North Jingle Pot area, including a cub catching one resident by surprise.14 reported bear sightings were recorde...
May 26, 2019 A black bear paid a visit to the Mack residence on Monterey Dr. on Wednesday, May 22. (Tanya Mack)
"It's really cool to see:' Nanaimo Bar pioneer closely watching iconic treat's resurgence
NANAIMO - The woman responsible for the officially recognized Nanaimo Bar recipe can't believe the attention the beloved dessert is getting these days. Nanaimo's Joyce Hardcastle said interest in the ...
May 25, 2019 The result of Joyce Hardcastle's own Nanaimo Bar. She aims for an aesthetically pleasing bar with a smooth top. She said the tasty dessert freezes exceptionally well. (Submitted)
$500 in meat and cheese stolen from south Nanaimo pizzeria
NANAIMO - Someone will be eating well after stealing several hundred dollars worth of pizza supplies. Nanaimo RCMP confirmed the Pizza Mia location in Southgate Shopping Centre was robbed sometime Thu...
May 24, 2019 Police and Pizza Mia staff after the store was robbed sometime overnight on Thursday, May 23. (Pizza Mia)
Calls made in Nanaimo to improve outlook for kids with developmental challenges
NANAIMO - Frustrated parents and service providers made their case to enhance supports for the children in the province grappling with neurological challenges.An all-party committee of MLA's tasked wi...
May 24, 2019 MLA Michelle Stilwell speaking with parent Melanie Atwell following an all-party committee hearing in Nanaimo (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Active life expo helping kids get on healthy path
NANAIMO - A sports and healthy living expo hopes to help keep obesity rates low and kids healthy as ever. The fourth annual Active for Life expo goes on May 25 at Maffeo Sutton Park from 10 a.m. to 2 ...
May 24, 2019 The Active 4 Life event is geared towards young kids and their families to ingrain a sense of healthy living and an active lifestyle. (Geoff Hackett)
Nanaimo students lug water on long trek for a cause
NANAIMO - Several hundred Nanaimo students took a lengthy walk while carrying jugs of water to experience the plight of children all over the world. Roughly 450 students trekked from Woodlands Seconda...
May 24, 2019 Hundreds of Nanaimo students took to the E&N Trail on Friday, symbolizing the walk starving and impoverished children have to take every day just for some water. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's extremely rare:' bear roams Protection Island
NANAIMO - Conservation officers are tracking the whereabouts of a black bear which made rare visits to Protection and Newcastle Islands.Stuart Bates of the BC Conservation Officer Service said numerou...
May 22, 2019 Several sightings were made of this black bear on Protection Island on Sunday, May 19. (Joanne Leslie/Facebook)
23-year-old loses life after early-morning ATV accident south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A 23-year-old man has passed away after losing control of his ATV while enjoying an early-morning ride with friends. Nanaimo RCMP said the accident happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 19 n...
May 22, 2019 A logging road on South Forks Rd. near where an ATV rider tragically lost his life. (Google Earth)
Man jailed for heinous Christmas morning break-in
NANAIMO - A man was sentenced to 240 days in jail for a shocking Christmas day break-and-enter where a home was stripped of its presents.Justin Redmond Feusse, 20, pleaded guilty to numerous charges T...
May 21, 2019 20-year-old Justin Redmond Feusse was sentenced after pleading guilty to a Christmas morning break-and-enter at a Stonewater Dr. home off Wakesiah Ave.
Nanaimo child molester sentenced to 3 years in prison
NANAIMO - After taking advantage of a 10-year-old girl for more than a year, a disgraced Nanaimo man will spend the next three years in a federal prison. Shane Rodocker was sentenced at provincial cou...
May 21, 2019 Shane Rodocker will spend two-and-a-half years in a federal prison for molesting a 10-year-old girl. (RCMP)