First Nations

'It's about walking together:' new Coast Salish names proposed for NDSS Community Field & Coal Tyee elementary

NANAIMO - It's two small steps towards reconciliation which are poised to have a big impact. Under a proposal from School District 68 staff, the current NDSS Community Field on Third St., would be ren...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 02, 2022

Operator chosen for supportive housing project on Nicol Street

NANAIMO - A supportive housing complex planned in south Nanaimo will be operated by Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN).BC Housing outlined in an email to NanaimoNewsNOW, the First Nation best met their cri...

May 04, 2022

'Never really had time to learn because you're looking out for yourself:' residential school survivors learning vital literacy skills

NANAIMO - "We never really had time to learn because we always had our guards up."Often, self-protection and survival took precedence over reading, writing and arithmetic for residential school surviv...

Apr 21, 2022

Snuneymuxw First Nation expecting upwards of 90 teams for basketball tournament

NANAIMO - The largest basketball tournament in the province will be hosted by Snuneymxuw First Nation (SFN) next year.SFN has been awarded the 2023 Junior All Native Tournament, involving an estimated...

Apr 14, 2022

'This place allows students to continue to remain who they are:' expansion planned for Shq'apthut at VIU

NANAIMO - It's already a focal point for Indigenous students and studies at VIU and its about to get a whole lot bigger.The Shq'apthut, or 'Gathering Place' at the university's Nanaimo campus will see...

Apr 08, 2022

Vastly reduced mid-Island roe herring fishery well underway

NANAIMO - While marine wildlife are as eager as ever, far fewer boats are battling for their share of this year's commercial roe herring fishery in the Strait of Georgia.Fisheries and Oceans Canada cu...

Mar 07, 2022

Routley, Osbourne see new roles as BC Government shuffles cabinet

VICTORIA - A small cabinet shuffle announced by Premier John Horgan involved a pair of MLA's exchanging ministerial duties.Josie Osbourne was appointed the first ever minister of land, water and resou...

Feb 25, 2022

VIU pioneering psychedelic-assisted therapy program

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island University is taking a closer look at how certain psychedelic drugs can be used a therapeutical tools.A first-of-its-kind program aimed at healthcare professionals and clini...

Feb 13, 2022

Early studies find at least 93 potential burials at St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in Williams Lake

Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here.WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Data from Williams Lake First Nation's (WLFN) investigation shows 93 reflections, which dis...

Jan 25, 2022

Public consultation launched for planned affordable housing project in Harewood

NANAIMO - Public opinion will help shape an ambitious affordable housing community to be located in a central part of Harewood.Three neighouring properties are poised for redevelopment on Fifth St: th...

Jan 13, 2022