Tag Archives: Community
Oceanside groups land nearly $70K from successful Parksville Beach Fest
PARKSVILLE - Philanthropic organizations in the Oceanside region are being handsomely rewarded for the generosity over the summer. Twenty-five not-for-profit groups who volunteered as greeters at the ...
Oct 25, 2019 Organizers of the Parksville Beach Festival were all smiles when presenting the biggest donation cheque in the events history. (Parksville Beach Festival Society/Facebook)
Raiders visit Rebels in all island BCFC playoff battle
NANAIMO - The VI Raiders are primed for an all island matchup in the BCFC post season. VI (5-5) will head to Westshore (8-2) Oct. 26 as the underdog in the league semi final. Raiders head coach Curtis...
Oct 24, 2019 The VI Raiders will be the underdogs for the their Cullen semi final game against Westshore on Oct. 26. (VI Raiders Facebook)
Obsessed man sentenced for relentless harassment of Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - A man who wouldn't take no for an answer will spend 18-months on probation for relentlessly harassing a Nanaimo woman with hundreds of phone calls and messages.Jared William Brown, 29, of Vi...
Oct 24, 2019 29-year-old Jared William Brown was warned numerous times to leave a Nanaimo woman alone, who he obsessed over. (NanaimoNews file photo)
Snuneymuxw First Nation hosting Tribal Journeys cultural event in 2020
NANAIMO - Up to 120 canoes from Indigenous communities along the west coast and across the Pacific Ocean will land on the shores of Snuneymuxw First Nation next year. SFN is hosting Tribal Journeys, a...
Oct 23, 2019 The Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre canoe coming ashore on Snuneymuxw First Nation land in 2017, when SFN was a stop on the much larger canoe journey. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
School district warns of potential attempted abduction at Brechin Elementary
NANAIMO - RCMP are searching for a woman who allegedly approached two girls on a playground at Brechin Elementary.RCMP Sgt. Jon Stuart told NanaimoNewsNOW the incident occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at ...
Oct 23, 2019 Two girls were approached by a woman while on the playground at Brechin Elementary on Tuesday Oct. 22. The girls ran away after the woman asked to take one of the children. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo political drama costs NDP seat in Nanaimo-Ladysmith: analyst
NANAIMO - For the second time in six months, the Green party claimed the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding. Paul Manly carving out a decisive victory over the Conservatives John Hirst and NDP's Bob Chamberlin....
Oct 22, 2019 Unofficial results from the 2019 Federal Election show the Green party securing two seats on Vancouver Island, making a dent on a traditional NDP stronghold (Elections Canada/Canadian Press)
Lantzville zoning bylaw aims to drastically increase secondary suite availability
LANTZVILLE - How and why land is used in Lantzville, specifically regarding secondary suites and carriage houses, is about to change. The District of Lantzville is drafting a new zoning bylaw, which i...
Oct 22, 2019 A recent open house in Lantzville outlined a variety of land use changes being proposed in Lantzville, including secondary suites. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Clippers Weekend Wrap: Oct. 18-20
NANAIMO - The Clippers finished 1-2 on their weekend road trip to Trail, Penticton, and Salmon Arm.Their trip began with a matchup against the Trail Smoke Eaters, and two teams with long winning strea...
Oct 22, 2019 The Clippers won in Penticton but lost games to the Smoke Eaters and Silverbacks on their Interior road trip. (Gary Dorland)
Youth to have a say in how their voice is heard by Nanaimo council
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Youth Advisory Council is facing some changes.It was to be formally dissolved by Nanaimo councillors at their Monday, Oct. 21 meeting. The decision was based on a staff recommend...
Oct 22, 2019 Nanaimo councillors voted in favour of not axing the Nanaimo Youth Advisory Council and instead hosting engagement sessions about how to proceed. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith advance voting numbers nearly double national rate
NANAIMO - The number of advanced votes cast in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding surged for the 2019 Federal Election.Preliminary estimates from Elections Canada showed just shy of 25,000 votes were cast i...
Oct 21, 2019 Nanaimo-Ladysmith saw a 56 per cent increase in advanced polling over 2015 numbers. (Supplied Images/NanaimoNewsNOW)