Tag Archives: People
Debit coming to BC Ferries ticket booths for thousands of Nanaimo customers
NANAIMO - Debit will soon be available for passengers taking roughly three million BC Ferries trips from Nanaimo terminals. BC Ferries announced Monday morning debit is being rolled out for all routes...
Mar 02, 2020 Debit will soon be available at BC Ferries ticket booths for the roughly three million trips taken from Nanaimo terminals. (File photo/BC Ferries)
'It's going to be a massive event:' inaugural soap box derby scheduled for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Add another event to an already packed summer schedule of things to do in Nanaimo.The inaugural Hub City Soap Box Derby is scheduled for May 30 and 31 on Fitzwilliam St., involving people of...
Mar 02, 2020 A soap box derby is scheduled for May 30 & 31, 2020 on Fitzwilliam St. in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter neighbourhood. Ironically the Men's Centre and Alair homes were both planning their own soap box derby's and decided to join forces for a single event. (submitted photo)
Storybook Dads program helping father figures in prison stay connected
NANAIMO - Reading a book to your child is a special moment treasured by parents. Unfortunately it's an opportunity many have lost due to being incarcerated. A volunteer-based program by the Nanaimo Re...
Mar 01, 2020 This CD and book will be sent to a child who can then hear their dad read the book to them, even though their dad is currently in prison. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Officials searching for new glass, soft plastics recycling depot in Parksville after contract expires
PARKSVILLE - Unwanted glass, soft plastics and Styrofoam piling up around Oceanside homes could be a way of life unless a local solution is brokered to properly dispose of those items.The contract bet...
Mar 01, 2020 Parksville-Qualicum Beach residents no longer have a local option to properly get rid of glass, soft plastics and Styrofoam. Recycle BC said it is working to find a private operator in the Oceanside region to take the service over. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Clippers get second straight 6-3 win versus Bulldogs
NANAIMO - Josh Bourne had a five point outing in the Clippers 6-3 victory over Alberni Valley.It was Nanaimo's second second consecutive 6-3 win over the Bulldogs to take a 2-0 lead in their best of s...
Feb 29, 2020 Josh Bourne had a goal and four assists in Nanaimo's 6-3 win over Alberni Valley. In two playoff victories the Clippers leading scorer has eight points. (Gary Dorland)
Seedy Sunday event helping Nanaimo gardens grow and thrive
NANAIMO - An annual seed swap event has taken root in Nanaimo. Roughly 1,000 people are expected at the Seedy Sunday event hosted by Nanaimo Foodshare on Sunday, March 1 at Nanaimo District Secondary ...
Feb 29, 2020 A seed swap event in Nanaimo has taken root and will see roughly 1,000 people. (Nanaimo Foodshare Society)
Clippers open playoffs with 6-3 win over Bulldogs
NANAIMO - Josh Bourne and Ethan Scardina both had two goals and one assist to lead the Clippers to a 6-3 win over Alberni Valley.Bourne got the Clippers off to a great start with a goal to the glove s...
Feb 28, 2020 Ethan Scardina and Josh Bourne each had two goals and an assist in Nanaimo's opening night playoff victory against Alberni Valley. (Gary Dorland)
VIDEO: Nanaimo Airport unveils $14M expansion
NANAIMO - The ever-growing Nanaimo Airport now has vastly expanded security screening capacity and a large new lounge for passengers waiting to take off. Airport staff unveiled the large new lounge an...
Feb 28, 2020 The new Nanaimo Airport lounge can fit twice as many people and expaned security means lines are shorter. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Wounded Warriors arrive in Nanaimo to share positive message
NANAIMO - A local runner taking part in the Wounded Warrior run knows how devastating post-traumatic stress disorder can be. Paramedic Mark Blachuras took roughly a month off work around this time in ...
Feb 28, 2020 Wounded Warriors Steve Deschamps (left), Mark Blachuras (centre) and Jackie Cummings on the road leaving Nanaimo in the 2019 run. (submitted/John W. Penner)
City approved record volume of residential development in Nanaimo in 2019
NANAIMO - The numbers are in and Nanaimo officially gave the go-ahead on more construction projects by value in 2019 than any other year previous.Over $445 million worth of residential development was...
Feb 27, 2020 A major residential construction project on Uplands Dr. was the crown jewel in a record year for the City of Nanaimo's development permit approval office. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)