Tag Archives: Community
'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.
Trees vandalized and destroyed in developing Parksville suburb
PARKSVILLE - Important landscaping in an under-development Parksville subdivision is no more after a destructive case of vandalism. The City of Parksville, along with Oceanside RCMP, said 30 trees pla...
May 21, 2019 More than $30,000 in damage was done to trees in the Cedar Ridge area. (City of Parksville)
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)
Bastion Bridge closure takes effect Tuesday
NANAIMO - A key link to and from downtown Nanaimo is now closed to vehicular traffic for several weeks while crews upgrade the Bastion St. Bridge.The City said the closure will be in effect from Tuesd...
May 20, 2019 The Bastion St. Bridge will be closed to vehicles between Tuesday, May 21 and June 28. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo-area writers win big in short fiction contest
NANAIMO - Emerging voices from Nanaimo's art scene now have wind in their creative sails.Several local writers won or earned honourable mentions at the Islands Short Fiction Contest, presented in late...
May 20, 2019 Several Nanaimo-area writers have more confidence in their writing after several big wins.
Car donation hoped to spark generous community spirit
NANAIMO - The single mother of a child with special needs is now back on the road thanks to an inspiring act of kindness. Ami Pistone was forced to rely on loaned or rented cars after her Volkswagon w...
May 19, 2019 Ami Pistone behind the wheel of a new-to-her car donated as an act of inspiring charity
New eye-catching art installed around Nanaimo for Public Art Week
NANAIMO - Downtown Nanaimo and Maffeo Sutton Park has a new look for Public Art Week. Ten new pieces of temporary art are installed throughout Nanaimo Parks, replacing the 10 installed last year. This...
May 17, 2019 Spring, by artist Clasina Van Bemmel, is one of 10 new public art pieces drawing the eye.
City testing lower speed limits at Departure Bay Beach
NANAIMO - Drivers on one of Nanaimo's busiest roads will now have to slow down when travelling through the scenic Departure Bay beach area. A pilot project lowering the speed limit to 40 kilometres pe...
May 17, 2019 The new speed limit of 40 km/h takes effect from the Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)