Tag Archives: People
Silly Boat Regatta to fill Maffeo Sutton Park with fun and cheer
NANAIMO - Dozens of Nanaimo sailors will take to the waters for a fierce, brutal and incredibly intense competition to see who has the fastest and silliest boat. The 35th annual Silly Boat Regatta tak...
Jul 12, 2019 Creativity is untamed and wild during the Silly Boat Regatta. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Strike negotiations between union, Western Forest Products slow with disputes over mediators
NANAIMO - A further roadblock was erected on the path towards the end of strike action between the United Steelworkers Union and Western Forest Products. USW 1-1937 president Brian Butler announced Fr...
Jul 12, 2019 The USW says they can't believe Western Forest Products wouldn't want respected mediator Vince Ready working on their dispute. (USW 1-1937)
World's top sand sculpture creators converge on Parksville beach
PARKSVILLE - Well over 100,000 people are anticipated to view some of the world's top sand sculptures on Parksville beach.The 37th annual Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition featuring 22 creatio...
Jul 11, 2019 Peter Vogelaar of Winlaw, B.C., won the 2018 Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition with his Jimi Hendrix inspired piece 'Wild Things.' Vogelaar returns to defend his title in 2019 in the solo division. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Would-be thieves attempt late-night Nanaimo bank robbery
NANAIMO - An attempted bank robbery like something out of a movie was thwarted by the rising sun and loud noise. Two people, one of which is believed to be a woman, were seen by security cameras outsi...
Jul 11, 2019 Two people, one of whom is believed to be a woman, outside Nanaimo's north Scotiabank. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Parksville science students sending project to space
PARKSVILLE - Five cole Ballenas Secondary School students shot for the moon and now their science project will orbit among the stars. The experiment Sprouts in Space will be launched to the Internatio...
Jul 11, 2019 Ecole Ballenas students Marco Loffredi, Victor Kamel, Robert Lachance, Alexander Marshall and Filipe Pereira have achieved a remarkable feat for high school science students. (submitted)
Pilot project aims to help Nanaimo women suffering period poverty
NANAIMO - A pilot project aims to help find the best way to assist vulnerable Nanaimo women who have to choose between food and menstrual products.The United Way Period Promise Research Project is bui...
Jul 10, 2019 A pilot program will track how many free menstrual products are used and by who, to craft better policies and eliminate barriers for women in need. (Pixabay)
Local MLA Michelle Stilwell to be inducted into Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
NANAIMO - Following a Paralympic career spanning almost 20 years and four Olympiads, Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell is being recognized for her contributions to wheelchair sport in Canada.I...
Jul 10, 2019 Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell crosses the finish line 1st in the 200m at the London 2012 Paralympics. (The Canadian Press)
New road represents early catalyst in overhaul of south downtown Nanaimo waterfront
NANAIMO - The City believes a roadway extension will lay the foundation to help transform the unsightly south downtown waterfront area.Crews are wrapping up the extension of Front St., which now meets...
Jul 10, 2019 The City anticipates the new link from Front St. to Port Dr. will open shortly and help transform the area to include public amenities. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewNOW)
Issues of trust revealed to be at heart of Nanaimo's supervised consumption site saga
NANAIMO - The sometimes fraught relationship between Nanaimo administration and Island Health, specifically regarding the downtown overdose prevention site, has revealed itself to be a major issue in ...
Jul 09, 2019 The overdose prevention site on Wesley St. is seen by many to be a hub for many downtown disorder issues but also live-saving efforts in the overdose crisis. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Contractor at centre of Nanaimo's hotly contested tree removal bylaw
NANAIMO - A contractor out tens of thousands of dollars for illegally cutting down a large tree faces further losses, prior to a judge issuing a potentially hefty fine.A sentencing hearing for Dwayne ...
Jul 08, 2019 This large Douglas Fir was illegally chopped down from a Jingle Pot Rd. property in January, 2017. Contractor Dwayne Macintyre is awaiting how much his fine for the offence will be. (CHEK News)