Category Archives: Nanaimo
'It just took off like wildfire:' health foundation fundraiser shatters expectations
NANAIMO - Despite a languishing economy and competing winter holiday season priorities, mid Islanders stepped up to the plate. Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation (NDHF) recently capped its two-m...
Jan 22, 2026 A fundraising campaign far exceeded expectations for the Nanaimo District Hospital Foundation in their quest to build a senior-friendly ER at NRGH. (Image Credit: File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Can't really be viewed as good news:' 2025 third hottest year on record, with more heat expected
NANAIMO - It'll likely be one of the hottest years on record, a trend expected to continue for at least the next five years. That's according to the latest report from Environment and Climate Change C...
Jan 21, 2026 A new report from Environment and Climate Change Canada says 2025 was among the hottest three years on record, with the trend not expected to cool off in the coming years. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Dine About Mid Island returns with large selection for foodies
NANAIMO - A popular campaign aimed at boosting the regional food and beverage scene has no shortage of options for diners to sink their teeth into. Dine About Mid Island, a volunteer-driven initiative...
Jan 21, 2026 Dine About Mid Island runs from Wednesday, Jan. 21 to Monday, Feb. 9 at 44 participating locations between Ladysmith and Qualicum Beach. (Image Credit: Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW )
Nanaimo woman cashes in from online PlayNow game
NANAIMO - A local woman has her eyes on a house purchase after a surprise lotto win.Identified by BCLC as Holly B., the Nanaimo woman was at home playing games on the corporation's PlayNow website whe...
Jan 21, 2026 Identified by BCLC as 'Holly B.', a Nanaimo woman has won almost $350,000 from a PlayNow.com game. (Image Credit: BCLC)
Whale sightings surge throughout Nanaimo, mid-Island area
NANAIMO - Having lived in landlocked Manitoba for many years, a Nanaimo man embraced the west coast lifestyle upon moving to the Harbour City nearly a decade ago. That included attempting to see whale...
Jan 21, 2026 A breaching humpback whale in the Five Finger Island area off Nanaimo on Jan. 3 (Image Credit: Trevor Smith/Facebook- Neck Point Whale Watch )
Nanaimo councillors green light funding for regional film commission
NANAIMO - An Island organization serving as a main connection between local locations and the bright lights of Hollywood has secured additional funding. Island North Film Commission (INfilm) will rece...
Jan 20, 2026 Nanaimo's Commercial St. was turned into a post-apocolyptic wasteland for the HBO show The Last of Us in spring 2024, one of several productions aided by the Island North Film Commission's work. (Image Credit: Leon Drzewiecki)
Nanaimo's Broken Coast Cannabis wants to sell bud on site
NANAIMO - A local cannabis production and processing facility in Duke Point wants to be able to sell its product on-site. Broken Coast Cannabis recently had a rezoning application before Nanaimo City ...
Jan 20, 2026 Broken Coast Cannabis wants to add a retail store at the current site of their cannabis production and processing facility at 1100 Maughan Rd. in the Duke Point industrial area. Photo is a rendering of the proposed building. (Image Credit: City of Nanaimo/Broken Coast Cannabis)
'Let them do it:' Parksville development with ground-level grocery store clears public hearing
PARKSVILLE - A three-building south Parksville development with residential units on top of a grocery store has cleared the public hearing stage. Located at 1180 Resort Dr., the size-storey multi-fami...
Jan 20, 2026
Child sex material bust sees Nanaimo area man jailed
NANAIMO - A local man with no prior criminal record received a jail sentence after three dozen images of exploited young girls were discovered on his phone.Cody James Clark, 38, was jailed for four mo...
Jan 19, 2026 Cody Clark, 38, was jailed on Friday, Jan. 16 after pleading guilty to possessing child sex abuse/exploitation material. (Image Credit: Submitted )
Nanaimo & Mid-Island population growth slows in latest estimates
NANAIMO - Years after being labelled as one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, population growth in the Harbour City has somewhat slowed.Data from Statistics Canada released on Wednesday, Ja...
Jan 19, 2026 More people are coming to Nanaimo and the surrounding area, albeit at a slower pace than in years past according to Statistics Canada data. (Image Credit: Dreamstime)