Category Archives: Nanaimo
City seeking new provocative outdoor public art
NANAIMO - There is an upcoming changing of the guard among the temporary public art pieces scattered through Nanaimo. The City is once again putting out the call for submissions of temporary art from ...
Sep 6, 2019 Maggie Wouterloot's piece Forest Cloak in Maffeo Sutton Park captivated people during the 2018 temporary public art season. (submitted/Maggie Wouterloot)
Forgotten portion of downtown Nanaimo sees huge development push
NANAIMO - A previously underutilized part of Nanaimo's downtown is receiving a significant development boost. Construction is underway or planned for numerous mixed-use developments in the Chapel St. ...
Sep 5, 2019 Crews recently demolished a run-down building on Front and Chapel Streets to make way for a six-storey hotel. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Cha-ching: Nanaimo lotto players on 'significant' run of luck
NANAIMO - Lottery balls are falling the right way for people in Nanaimo, who are seemingly continually hitting it rich.The BC Lottery Corporation reported "significant" lotto luck in the harbour city ...
Sep 4, 2019 BCLC data shows a positive run of lottery luck for tickets and games purchased in Nanaimo. All told, 13 people won at least $500,000 worth of BCLC prizes since 2012. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
New classroom opens to help vulnerable Nanaimo students
NANAIMO - A new specialized classroom is helping struggling Nanaimo youth achieve their dreams and accomplish more than just graduating. The first Take a Hike classroom on Vancouver Island opened at t...
Sep 4, 2019 Students in a Take and Hike classroom work on schedules more suited to them and designed to get them outdoors. (Submitted/Take a Hike)
VIU students help Nanaimo community organizations do their best
NANAIMO - It can be difficult for community organizations and non-profits to find the time to take stock of their efforts in the community. Thankfully a VIU program does it for them. The Community-Bas...
Sep 3, 2019 The 2018-2019 students in the Community-based-Applied Interdisciplinary Research course, who help Nanaimo organizations. (submitted/VIU)
UPDATE: missing Nanaimo man located safe and sound
UPDATE: Nanaimo RCMP announced a missing 28-year-old man was located safe and sound following a missing persons' report filed a day earlier.Police said Jason John Schnurr previously left his Nanaimo h...
Sep 3, 2019 Jason John Schnurr, seen here in a recent photograph, was last seen Monday night. (submitted/Nanaimo RCMP)
Multiple myeloma awareness walk exceeds fundraising and awareness goal
NANAIMO - Roughly 200 people marched along Nanaimo's seawall for a good cause, raising awareness about a serious cancer which is treatable but incurable. They walked in the long weekend sunshine on Mo...
Sep 3, 2019 Roughly 200 people walked from the Lion's Pavilion in Maffeo Sutton Park along the seawall on Monday, Sept. 2, raising awareness and funds about multiple myeloma. (submitted)
Man seriously hurt in north Nanaimo motorcycle crash
NANAIMO - A motorcycle rider is in serious condition after he was thrown from his bike in a crash on Hwy. 19 in north Nanaimo. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the motorcyclist rear-ended a tour bus on Mon...
Sep 3, 2019 Hwy. 19 long weekend traffic was snarled for southbound commuters due to a late Monday, Sept. 2 afternoon crash. (Submitted photo)
Mounties remind motorists and parents of back to school safety
NANAIMO - Summer vacation is over for thousands of students, which means school zones are now in effect.Starting Tuesday, Sept. 3, motorists are reminded to slow down to 30 kilometers an hour from 8:0...
Sep 2, 2019 After a long summer break, school zones are effect starting Sept. 3rd from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Fallen branch takes down Nanoose area power lines
NANAIMO - A rogue branch caused quite the scene in Nanoose on the last day of the long weekend. It fell onto power lines just south of the Nanoose rest stop parking lot on Hwy. 19, between Summerset R...
Sep 2, 2019 This branch was seen near the Nanoose rest stop, causing a small fire and delaying traffic. (submitted/Katie-Lynn Dandeno)