Tag Archives: Community
Courtenay-Alberni candidates try to firm up support in front of large crowd
PARKSVILLE - All-candidate forums in the Oceanside region typically means standing room only crowds, and the latest installment was no different.Five candidates hoping to be the next Member of Parliam...
Sep 30, 2019 (L-R) Barbara Biley, Jonah Gowans, Byron Horner, Gord Johns and Sean Wood attended a two-hour Courtenay-Alberni all-candidates forum Monday night in Parksville. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Clippers shutout Kings 3-0 to wrap up September
NANAIMO - Jordan Naylor's 32 save shutout was a major factor in the Clippers 3-0 shutout of the Kings.The Clippers scored twice in the first period to get the jump on their island rivals on goals by T...
Sep 29, 2019 A 32 save shutout for Jordan Naylor led the Clippers to a 3-0 victory over Powell River. (Gary Dorland)
Orange Shirt Day front and centre in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Orange will be common colour theme in many Nanaimo schools and workplaces on Monday.Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30 recognizes victims and survivors of Canada's disgraceful residential school h...
Sep 29, 2019 Orange Shirt Day has increased in momentum over the past few years. The event recognizes victims and survivors of Canada's residential schools. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
Tour de Rock set to roll through Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The 22nd Annual Tour de Rock is set to make its way through the Harbor City on Sunday, Sept. 29. The team of riders mostly consisting of first responders from all over Vancouver Island are i...
Sep 29, 2019 The team of Tour de Rock riders are in week two of the trek from Port Alice to Victoria. (Tour de Rock Instagram)
89-years-young: age is no barrier for gracious Nanaimo senior
NANAIMO - He zigs and zags down north Nanaimo's Blueback Rd. on his longboard, thinking how lucky he is to be alive in Canada.While Gunter Gutsche is 89-years-old, he has no problem smoothly rolling d...
Sep 28, 2019 Gunter Gutsche is a fixture in the Blueback Rd. area of Nanaimo's north-end. The soon-to-be 90-year-old finds serenity and freedom on his longboard. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'We're fed up:' Cedar residents form plan to fight property crime
NANAIMO - A group of Cedar residents vow to make their community safer in the wake of rising property crime and frustration levels.A recent community meeting drew roughly 80 people to the Wheatsheaf S...
Sep 28, 2019 Roughly 80 frustrated Cedar residents attended a Sept. 24 meeting to discuss how to combat the area's property crime problem. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said crimes such as thefts from properties and vehicles are concerns many people in Nanaimo have (submitted photo)
Nanaimo senior looking for precious glove from his father
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo senior is on a desperate search for a missing prized memento gifted to him by his father nearly 80 years ago.Nanaimo RCMP say Geoffrey Collins, 92, lost one of two brown leather gl...
Sep 27, 2019 92-year-old Geoffrey Collins of Nanaimo is missing a distinctive brown leather glove given to him by his father nearly 80-years ago. (Submitted/RCMP)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates find common ground on myriad of hot-button issues
NANAIMO - A highly sought after battleground riding was under the microscope of younger voters as Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates put their values forward in a debate hosted by VIU.The Thursday Sept. 26 ...
Sep 27, 2019 Five of the eight candidates in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding took to the stage on Thursday Sept. 26 at an all-candidates debate hosted by VIU. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Federal NDP pledge affordable housing strategies during Island campaign stops
NANAIMO - Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh concluded a whirlwind day on Thursday Sept. 26 with a town hall meeting in Nanaimo.Joined by Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidate Bob Chamberlin, Singh spoke passiona...
Sep 26, 2019 Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh spoke to a packed room at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo on Thursday Sept. 26. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Tribute race to Nanaimo BMX rider to become annual event
NANAIMO - A weekend of racing at the Marie Davidson Bike Park will honour a fallen hero in the local BMX community. Aidan Webber was killed in March 2019 in a workplace accident. A professional BMX ra...
Sep 26, 2019 The family of Aidan Webber along with Nanaimo BMX are holding a Memorial Race and Pro-AM dedicated to his memory, on what would have been the rider's 19th birthday. (Nicole Webber)