Tag Archives: People
Women's VIU volleyball program earns true dynasty status
NANAIMO - In team sports, dynasties are extremely rare.The Wayne Gretzky-led Edmonton Oilers, Tom Brady's New England Patriots and Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls are examples of teams that have earned...
Feb 27, 2020 Shane Hyde and the Mariners women's volleyball team have three of the last four PACWEST gold medals and two consecutive CCAA gold medals. (PACWEST)
VIDEO: Area students face off in challenging skills and trades competitions
NANAIMO - Hundreds of elementary and high school students pushed their skills to the limit in a wide variety of competitions. Roughly 500 students from Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Duncan and Powell River desc...
Feb 27, 2020 Robotics was one of many skills on display as area high school students competed at SkillsBC competitions at VIU on Thursday, Feb. 27. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Province spending $200,000 for one-day overdose and emergency response conference in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Teams from all over B.C. directly responsible for tackling the ongoing overdose crisis will meet in the harbour city. Members from each of the 35 community actions teams across B.C. will att...
Feb 27, 2020 Members of the 35 community action teams across B.C. will meet in Nanaimo to share their experiences. (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Woman jailed for vehicle break-ins, identity theft in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A law-abiding woman until her late 30's who became consumed by a life of drugs and crime is off to jail for the next four months.Michelle Jessica McCallum, 42, pleaded guilty and was sentenc...
Feb 26, 2020 Michelle Jessica McCallum, 42, pleaded guilty to five charges and was sentenced for breaking into vehicles in Nanaimo and stealing ID. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Kindness, not pink shirts, will help erase bullying: student advocates
NANAIMO - A board in the foyer of John Barsby Secondary School specifically used for Pink Shirt Day was barely used. Only a handful of students on Wednesday, Feb. 26 had written nice things on it, in ...
Feb 26, 2020 Students pledged many things on Pink Shirt Day, but advocates say much more is needed than token words of support. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'That would qualify as a price war:' Nanaimo gas stations trade pricing blows
NANAIMO - Several area gas stations are duking it out ahead of the busy summer driving season, with motorists being the real winners.Gas prices for Nanaimo have dropped steadily since the Family Day l...
Feb 26, 2020 Two stations along Wakesiah Ave. in Nanaimo on Sunday, Feb. 23 show a nine cent per litre price difference. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Early parole hearing denied for convicted Nanaimo murderer
NANAIMO - A BC Supreme Court judge ruled "persistent serious character concerns" prevent a convicted murderer from an early parole hearing.Kelvin Kingsbury Purdy, 51, presented his case before Justice...
Feb 25, 2020 Kelvin Kingsbury Purdy's application for an early parole hearing was denied by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. Purdy continues denying the fatal stabbing ambush of his estranged wife Denis Purdy, on Dec. 12, 2003 in north Nanaimo. (CHEK News)
Coldest Night of the Year event raises over $60,000 for valuable programs
NANAIMO - Night are getting warmer and another Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser has come and gone. Roughly 300 people either took part in the walk or volunteered on Saturday, Feb. 22. Those who wa...
Feb 25, 2020 These two did their part in the group Runners of Compassion, who walked on the Coldest Night of the Year. (submitted/Corrie Corfield)
Clippers weekend wrap Feb. 21-23
NANAIMO - The Clippers wrapped up a regular season Island Division title over the weekend.They beat Cowichan Valley 2-1 and took out Alberni Valley 6-1 in the finale of the 2019-20 campaign.The Feb. 2...
Feb 24, 2020 Nanaimo finished the regular season with five consecutive wins to capture the team's first regular season Island Division title since 2016. (Gary Dorland)
Improved road access won't come easy for rural Meadowood residents north of Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - Lobbying is intensifying for a second vehicular route for an emerging rural community north of Qualicum Beach, but the province isn't keen on granting that wish.Corcan-Meadowood resid...
Feb 24, 2020 The RDN is looking into how improved vehicular access to the Meadowood area north of Qualicum Beach can be accomplished. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)