Tag Archives: People
Nanaimo logger pro looks for second straight Canadian Championship
NANAIMO - Anita Jezowski has competed in logger sports for more than 20 years and become one of Canada's top performers. Fresh off the heels of a competition in Powell River on July 13 and 14, the Nan...
Jul 18, 2019 Nanaimo's Anita Jezowski competing in the Single Buck at the 2018 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Canadian Championship. (STIHL TIMBERSPORTS)
Nanaimo documentary digs deep into Five Acre Farm
NANAIMO - A thriving farm in south Nanaimo has received the Hollywood treatment. The documentary Five Acres premiered on Tuesday, July 16 at the Port Theatre. It focused on Five Acre Farm on Park Ave....
Jul 17, 2019 A film premiere about Five Acre Farm in south Nanaimo raised more than $37,000 for the Nanaimo Foodshare Society. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Bathtub Weekend a heartwarming tribute to tireless volunteer and tubber mom
NANAIMO - Tubbers racing along choppy Nanaimo waters have pushed themselves to the limit under the watchful eye of a tireless volunteer who's considered a mother by all. This year, much of the attenti...
Jul 16, 2019 Dozens of tubbers will take off from Maffeo Sutton Park on Sunday for the most grueling race of their lives. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Fake gun sparked Woodgrove Shopping Centre evacuation
NANAIMO - The incredible scene at Woodgrove Shopping Centre late Monday afternoon was sparked by a male youth with an imitation firearm. Nanaimo RCMP Sgt. Jon Stuart confirmed Tuesday the suspect repo...
Jul 16, 2019 Upwards of 20 Nanaimo RCMP officers descended on Woodgrove Shopping Centre Monday night and evacuated the mall. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Youth male in Nanaimo RCMP custody after Woodgrove Shopping Centre evacuation
NANAIMO - Nanaimo's largest mall was shut down at approximately 5:30 on Monday afternoon as RCMP investigated an "active situation." RCMP Sgt. Jon Stuart confirmed to NanaimoNewsNow a youth was spotte...
Jul 15, 2019 Woodgrove Centre in Nanaimo was evacuated Monday afternoon shortly before closing as police entered with heavy weapons, handling an 'active situation'. (Spencer Sterritt)
Bastion St. Bridge to re-open with new look and supports
NANAIMO - A major downtown thoroughfare is opening after a construction delay. The Bastion St. Bridge reopens Tuesday, July 16. It underwent significant upgrades to replace the bridge deck, seismic im...
Jul 15, 2019 Re-opening the Bastion St. Bridge was set to finish in June and will finally happen on Tuesday, July 16. (City of Nanaimo)
Meet eight guinea pigs ready to be your new best friend
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo SPCA has turned into guinea pig city with eight available for adoption. Each brings their own vibrant personality to the table, whether they're shy, funny, bold or cuddly. Guinea...
Jul 15, 2019 Eight guinea pigs are available for adoption from the Nanaimo SPCA. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo Clippers bid to host national championship falls short
NANAIMO - If the Nanaimo Clippers are to be playing hockey at a national championship in May 2021, they will have to win their way in. Hockey Canada informed the franchise late last week their bid to ...
Jul 15, 2019 The Nanaimo Clippers' bid to host the 2021 National Junior A Championship has not been successful, with Hockey Canada electing to award the event elsewhere. (Nanaimo Clippers)
Nanaimo free dinner program dismantled after eviction saga
NANAIMO - The dream of offering free hot meals to Nanaimo's most vulnerable from an ideal south-end location has come to an end. The locks were changed and tent ceilings taken down at 150 Nicol St. on...
Jul 15, 2019 The fence and what remains of the Stone Soup free meal program on Nicol St. came down Monday morning in a mad scramble of phone calls and arguments. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
King of the castle: awards handed out at Parksville sand sculpting competition
PARKSVILLE - Imagination and talent are on full display along Parksville's waterfront, where more than 20 of the world's highest quality sand sculptures now stand.Russian Ilya Filimontsev won the solo...
Jul 14, 2019 Ilya Filimontsev of Russia won first place in the solo division of the 2019 Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition in Parksville. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)