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Nanaimo search and rescue changes course, now staying put in existing building
NANAIMO - A new agreement means Nanaimo Search and Rescue won't have to worry about a finding a new home for 25 years. Nanaimo SAR and the City have entered into a 25-year co-management agreement for ...
Sep 17, 2019 Nanaimo Search and Rescue is now more fully on the path to renovating their existing operating space on Fourth St. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Forgotten portion of downtown Nanaimo sees huge development push
NANAIMO - A previously underutilized part of Nanaimo's downtown is receiving a significant development boost. Construction is underway or planned for numerous mixed-use developments in the Chapel St. ...
Sep 05, 2019 Crews recently demolished a run-down building on Front and Chapel Streets to make way for a six-storey hotel. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
UPDATE: Power restored after widespread outage affects entire Oceanside region
UPDATE: Power was restored just prior to 2 p.m. Thursday after a transmission circuit failure zapped power to the entire Oceanside region for nearly two hours. BC Hydro Spokesman Ted Olynyk told Nanai...
Sep 05, 2019 A transmission circuit failure shortly after noon Thursday, Sept. 5 has affected most BC Hydro customers throughout the Oceanside region. (BC Hydro)
Vehicle exhaust theft cases revving up in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo issued a warning about a large increase in thefts of emission control devices found under vehicles.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said 26 reported thefts of catalytic converters si...
Aug 30, 2019 Nanaimo Mounties say 26 reported incidents of catalytic converter thefts from under vehicles in Nanaimo marks a large increase. (Submitted/RCMP)
Nanoose Bay hit hard by road rehab season
NANOOSE BAY - Dueling traffic construction projects and significant gridlock in Nanoose Bay forced one project to be temporarily abandoned. Mainroad Mid-Island Contracting announced it is shifting awa...
Aug 19, 2019 Mainroad Contracting crews temporarily ditched work at the south end of Northwest Bay Rd. Monday to create a bit of relief for motorists dealing with delays on multiple points of the road through Nanoose Bay. (Mainroad Contracting)
South RDN community rallies against proposed gravel pit mine
NANAIMO - A proposed gravel pit mine on Nanaimo River Rd. is digging up resentment against the Regional District of Nanaimo.A petition with several hundred signatures accuses the RDN of not properly h...
Aug 06, 2019 Chris Cathers says a gravel pit mine along Nanaimo River Rd. would seriously harm the community which has built up in the area.
Power purposely cut in bizarre attempt to steal from vehicles in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Knocking out power to street lights during a late night north end crime spree wasn't a bright idea for two offenders.Michael Anthony James Goldsbury, 30, and Desirae Lyn Connors, 23, both pl...
Aug 06, 2019 Power was cut off to this upscale north Nanaimo neighbourhood in July, 2018 in an apparent bid by two offenders to use darkness to break into vehicles. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
New $4M fire hall approved for Dashwood Volunteer Fire Dept.
NANAIMO - Volunteer firefighters north of Qualicum Beach will have a new home away from home. The replacement project for the 35-year-old Dashwood Fire Hall was officially approved on Friday, July 26....
Aug 02, 2019 A new, larger Dashwood Fire Hall than the one seen here is slated to be built early 2020. (submitted)
'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)
'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)