Tag Archives: Community
Renovations, overpass are main options to fix Cathedral Grove parking
NANAIMO - The public now has a firmer grasp on what's on the table to fix congestion and traffic woes at Cathedral Grove. An open house in Parksville on Wednesday, June 19 presented several options af...
Jun 20, 2019 Parking spaces along both sides of Hwy. 4 at Cathedral Grove are consistently overflowing and crowded. (Google Earth)
Vastly expanded Nanaimo night market debuts for second season
NANAIMO - A much bigger Commercial St. Night Market experience hits Nanaimo Thursday nights for the rest of the summer.The second annual Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce event debuts Thursday, June...
Jun 20, 2019 Thursday nights will be packed in downtown Nanaimo through the end of August. Season two of the popular Commercial St. Night Market debuts Thursday, June 20. (Dirk Heydemann/HA Photography)
New parking lot opens to ease Mt. Benson congestion
NANAIMO - More than 100 new parking spaces are now open to accomodate the staggering number of hikers climbing Mt. Benson. The parking lot, first announced in 2017, opened on Wednesday. The lot is bui...
Jun 19, 2019 Even in the depths of winter, the off-season for hiking Mt. Benson, parking spaces are limited. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Bob Chamberlin taking second run at MP for NDP in Nanaimo-Ladysmith
NANAIMO - Picking an NDP candidate for the upcoming fall federal election couldn't have been any different from picking a candidate for the recent federal byelection. Gone were the many candidates, th...
Jun 18, 2019 Bob Chamberlin, looking relaxed and casual in shorts and flip flops, was acclaimed as the NDP candidate for the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo not-for-profit takes shellfish approach to eco-friendly landscaping
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo student is leading the charge for a more environmentally-friendly and eye-catching way to landscape your home. This summer, soon-to-graduate teen Tony Olynyk's will get his company...
Jun 18, 2019 Shellscape replaces the often worn boulevards and dirt driveways with a much more appealing shellfish shell. (Tony Olynyk)
Nanaimo man admits to molesting young girl over five years
NANAIMO - Tensions were high in a Nanaimo courtroom as details of despicable sex crimes by a man against a young girl were revealed. Stephen Mark Castleden pleaded guilty to four offences, including t...
Jun 18, 2019 Stephen Mark Castleden admitted to sexually abusing a young girl over the course of five years in a central Nanaimo home. He videoed some of the abuse and shared the footage online. (Submitted photo)
Nanaimo athletes of all ages bring home wins
NANAIMO - Five Nanaimo Track and Field Club athletes are provincial champions. They won provincial titles at the BC Masters Championship in Langley over the weekend, competing against nearly 900 other...
Jun 18, 2019 Triumphs for Nanaimo athletes in track and field and fast pitch (Leslee Johnson/Cristi Lundmann)
Popular free meal program loses eviction battle
NANAIMO - In 13 days, roughly 150 homeless people in Nanaimo will be without a daily dinner after the free meal program they rely on is shut down. The organizers of the Stone Soup kitchen, at 150 Nico...
Jun 17, 2019 The rebuilt Stone Soup, after much of it was torn away in an ongoing dispute between organizers, their landlord and the City of Nanaimo. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo to Lower Mainland ferry schedule shifts for summer season
NANAIMO - More options will be available for travellers both to and from Vancouver Island this summer. BC Ferries announced their summer schedule on Monday, June 17 to accomodate the expected influx o...
Jun 17, 2019 A third vessel will join the Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay route this summer. (Canadian Press)
Tom Harris Charity Classic takes another shot at helping Nanaimo's vulnerable
NANAIMO - A long history of generosity shown by a late Nanaimo icon is mirrored by the charity golf tournament which bears his name.The upcoming second annual Tom Harris Charity Classic is poised to s...
Jun 16, 2019 The 1st annual Tom Harris Charity Classic supported several initiatives, including the Nanaimo Community Hospice Society, VIU Foundation, Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation and the Salvation Army. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)