Category Archives: (Portal- NanaimoNewsNow) Nanaimo Home

VANCOUVER - The use of terms including “atmospheric rivers” and “bomb cyclones” to describe weather phenomena has moved out of scientific journals and into the mainstream in re...

NANAIMO - He was warned he'd likely go back to jail if he didn't report to a southern interior treatment centre and that's exactly what happened. Peter Jonathan Cameron Ludvigson was ordered to serve ...

VICTORIA - A freshly sworn-in cabinet features a few ministers retaining their former positions, along with an expected significant turnover. B.C. lieutenant governor Janet Austin swore in the 27-memb...

NANAIMO - A group of Vancouver Island physicians known as Doctors for Safer Drug Policy who tried to launch an unsanctioned overdose prevention site (OPS) outside NRGH were quickly shut down by hospit...

NANAIMO - Despite forecasts predicting a “bomb cyclone” moving through coastal B.C. mid-week, one Environment Canada meteorologist doesn’t forsee any major issues locally. Brian Proc...

PARKSVILLE - A local group working with area students to help them navigate the social challenges of high school just got a huge boost. The ‘Guys Groups’ at both Ballenas and Kwalikum Seco...

NANAIMO - The manager of a year-round farmers market in the city has been left scratching her head after two instances of seemingly senseless vandalism. After years of work, planning and government pr...

NANAIMO - A local couple is making this Christmas season extra special for a few deserving families by bringing holiday cheer right to their door. Dave Payne and Alison Laharty started ‘Santa...

VANCOUVER - Some travellers who checked baggage on certain WestJet flights between 2014 and 2019 may now claim their share of a class-action settlement approved by the British Columbia Supreme Court l...

PARKSVILLE - Eight fire departments servicing the Parksville-Qualicum Beach region are accepting donations to help extinguish hunger and provide presents for youngsters this winter holiday season. Led...