Nanaimo

'Generational opportunity:' Qualicum considers purchase & development of Eaglecrest golf course

QUALICUM BEACH - A major land purchase is under heavy consideration, which could transform a key town neighbourhood. Council and staff are opening up public consultation, as well as doing their due di...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 17, 2025

'A total degradation of our neighbourhood:' new location sought for downtown Nanaimo drop-in Hub

NANAIMO - A drop-in Hub in the city's downtown will continue to be funded until the spring, but finding a new location for the services is also being explored. The Hub drop-in service for those living...

Daryl Major Jul 17, 2025

Nanaimo Bathtub parade 'almost threatened' amid new festival safety regulations

NANAIMO - A late deal with a traffic management company has helped secure a major component of Bathtub weekend.New provincial safety regulations in the wake of April's Lapu Lapu Festival car attack in...

Jul 16, 2025

'I can't support this:' Nanaimo councillors reject staff request for fencing around City Hall parking lots

NANAIMO - City Councillors have unanimously turned down proposed fencing around two City-owned parking lots, despite staff safety concerns.A staff recommendation called for parking lot upgrades includ...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 16, 2025

Nanaimo singer dazzles at MLB All-Star Game

NANAIMO - Add another accolade for a local singer in her growing career.Lauren Spencer-Smith, who was born in Port Alberni but spent much of her formative years in Nanaimo, performed 'O'Canada' at the...

Jul 16, 2025

'Change the typical approach:' Nanaimo taking long-term look at parking needs & strategies

NANAIMO - Following the adoption of changes to parking minimums in the city's downtown, councillors are proceeding to take a further look at public parking city-wide. The City of Nanaimo, alongside co...

Daryl Major Jul 16, 2025

Campfire ban coming for Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - Hot, dry and windy conditions have finally forced the hand of local fire officials. An open fire ban, including the use of campfires, will go into effect across all of Vancouver Island, and ...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 15, 2025

Man jailed for road rage-fuelled shooting in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A local man will spend the next five years behind bars after a road rage-linked shooting incident two years ago.Reza Rahiman, 46, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 15, to five years and six mon...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 15, 2025

'Really amazing:' community donations secure new SPECT/CT scanner at Nanaimo hospital

NANAIMO - The largest ever single-item campaign in the Nanaimo District Hospital Foundation's history has come to an end on the best possible note. Through more than 1,400 individual and group donatio...

Daryl Major Jul 15, 2025

'Obscene brutality': Oceanside baseball-bat killer gets life term despite constitutional ruling

The B.C. Supreme Court has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a baseball bat as she slept beside her young daughter i...

Alex Rawnsley Jul 14, 2025 (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)