Tag Archives: Community
Suicide awareness and prevention walk a chance to grieve safely together
NANAIMO - Organizers of a walk along the Nanaimo seawall want people to know there's always someone they can speak to. The Vancouver Island Crisis Society is hosting their annual Soles Remembering Sou...
Sep 10, 2019 For the last 13 years those grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide or possibly at risk of taking their own lives have walked in solidarity as a community along Nanaimo's waterfront. (submitted/VI Crisis Society)
SD 68 adds seat belt equipped school buses
NANAIMO - Students traveling to and from school on select district-operated buses will enjoy some added safety.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools added its first two seatbelt equipped buses to its trans...
Sep 09, 2019 School District 68 has rolled out two new seat belt-equipped busses to its fleet, effective Sept. 2019. (Pixabay)
Driver who crossed road at Cameron Lake dies in late Sunday crash
PORT ALBERNI - A woman in her 50's has passed away after a serious crash on Hwy. 4 near Cameron Lake. Officers with Central Island Traffic Services confirmed the female driver of a westbound car cross...
Sep 09, 2019 The driver of a westbound car which crossed the road near Cameron Lake has passed away. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Power utilities, troops begin massive post-Dorian cleanup in Maritimes
HALIFAX - More than 400,000 people are without electricity across the Maritimes this morning as post-tropical storm Dorian left behind a tangled mess of splintered trees and downed power lin...
Sep 08, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)
Nanoose Bay man honoured for providing hope in 3rd world countries
PARKSVILLE - A Nanoose Bay man's tantalizing retirement plans went out the window to instead help the desperately poor in central America and Mexico.Bill Rawlins, a former Ballenas Secondary principal...
Sep 08, 2019 Bill Rawlins received a Sovereign Medal for Volunteers award on Thursday, Sept. 5 in Victoria from BC Lt. Governor Janet Austin (Rachel Rilkoff)
Clippers drop home opener 2-0 to Cowichan Valley
NANAIMO - The Clippers fell 2-0 to the Cowichan Valley Capitals in game one of the BCHL season.An excellent crowd of 1479 watched a very defensive game that didn't see a goal until mid way through the...
Sep 06, 2019 Zach Bennett was named the second star with a 26 save performance in a 2-0 loss to the Capitlals. (Gary Dorland)
Family fun on the agenda for annual Minetown Day celebration in Lantzville
LANTZVILLE - An annual tradition in Lantzville returns as the community pays tribute to its coal mining roots.Minetown Day takes over Lantzville on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 8:30 a.m. through 3 p.m. The ...
Sep 06, 2019 A vintage Lantzville Volunteer Fire Dept. truck particiates in the Minetown Day parade. The annual event goes Saturday, Sept. 7 in the community's downtown. (Facebook)
Nanoose Bay restaurant to close after losing ongoing battle with provincial land commission
NANAIMO - The owners of a beloved Nanoose Bay restaurant are fed up after being dealt another blow in a battle with the province over how their business operates.Will Gemmell and Jodie Lucas, owner of...
Sep 06, 2019 The Rusted Rake Farm Eatery is set to close on Sunday, Sept. 8 as the owners lose another battle with the province. (Rusted Rake Farm/Facebook)
Hundreds of area Indigenous youth to receive compensation for federal gov't failures
NANAIMO - A major windfall is incoming to Indigenous youth and their families throughout the mid-Island area. The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal announced Friday, Sept. 6 Indigenous youth removed from...
Sep 06, 2019 The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled on Friday the federal government must pay $40,000 to each child placed in on-reserve care since the beginning of 2006. (The Canadian Press)
City seeking new provocative outdoor public art
NANAIMO - There is an upcoming changing of the guard among the temporary public art pieces scattered through Nanaimo. The City is once again putting out the call for submissions of temporary art from ...
Sep 06, 2019 Maggie Wouterloot's piece Forest Cloak in Maffeo Sutton Park captivated people during the 2018 temporary public art season. (submitted/Maggie Wouterloot)