Tag Archives: Community
Fundraiser helping kids for first day of school
NANAIMO - The first day of school is quickly approaching and community volunteers want to make sure kids have everything they need. The annual Fresh Start program is fundraising and collecting items f...
Aug 02, 2019 Barbers cutting hair for the first day of school as the kids receive free school supplies. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Port Alberni man charged with Nanaimo-based sexual assaults
Nanaimo RCMP have made an arrest following a lengthy investigation into assaults against local sex trade workers.Stephen Bradley Ewing, 40, was arrested and charged by officers on Thursday, Aug. 1, wi...
Aug 02, 2019 40 year old Stephen Bradley Ewing has been charged with three counts of sexual assault involving Nanaimo sex trade workers. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Nanaimo RCMP grapple with 20% increase in criminal incidents
NANAIMO - The number of criminal incidents in Nanaimo reached a five-year high in 2018.Nearly 11,700 confirmed incidents were handled by Nanaimo RCMP, compared to 9,500 the year before. Nanaimo RCMP h...
Aug 01, 2019 The total number of criminal violations in Nanaimo in 2018 was more than 1,000 higher than the previous year. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
July finally brings rain to Nanaimo region
NANAIMO - A recent trend of next to no local rainfall in July reversed with a steady dose of precipitation last month.24.3 mm of rain fell in July at Nanaimo Airport, almost bang on the historical ave...
Aug 01, 2019 Rain made semi-regular appearances during the month of July in Nanaimo. (Jamie Penner)
Former Nanaimo hospice executive convicted of Kelowna fraud, ordered to repay $100K
NANAIMO - A disgraced former non-profit executive who stole more than $100,000 from a Kelowna based hospice organization is going back to jail and handed a much heavier fine.Susan Maureen Steen, 72, w...
Jul 31, 2019
'We have to make do:' Tofino's mayor weighs in on lengthy unplanned Hwy 4 closures
PORT ALBERNI - Motorists travelling to and from Tofino and Ucluelet were forced to deal with frustrating delays for the second unexpected highway closure this month. Hwy. 4 at Kennedy Lake was closed ...
Jul 31, 2019 Hwy. 4 was closed in both directions at Kennedy Hill for more than six hours Wednesday, July 31 due to rocks unexpectedly spilling on the road. It marked the second lengthy unplanned closure this month. (Drive BC)
Second MRI for Nanaimo hospital to reduce wait times
NANAIMO - A new MRI machine at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is hoped to halve the wait time for patients in need. The $5.5 million project was announced Wednesday, July 31 at the hospital, where ...
Jul 31, 2019 Health minister Adrian Dix and delegates outside NRGH to announce a second MRI for the regional hospital. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Quick wins' hoped to usher along new era of downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Investment and interest is returning to downtown Nanaimo and the City wants to capitalize as quickly as possible. Councillors unanimously endorsed a staff report on Monday, July 29 detailing...
Jul 30, 2019 The City of Nanaimo hopes the continued revitalization of downtown will be helped along by a series of quick wins. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Increase in overdose deaths triggers alert from Island Health
NANAIMO - A spike in the number of recent overdose deaths in Nanaimo and Parksville has forced a response from Island Health.Medical Health Officer Dr. Shannon Waters told NanaimoNewsNOW the advisory ...
Jul 30, 2019 Island Health have released an Overdose Advisory after a spike in the number of overdoses and deaths in the region. (Rawpixel)
52-unit, $8.4 million supportive housing complex opens in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - A day long-in-the-works has finally arrived for those experiencing homelessness in the Oceanside area. The 52-unit, $8.4 million supportive housing facility known as Orca Place officially...
Jul 30, 2019 ICCS executive director Violet Hayes and Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness member Renate Sutherland. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)