Category Archives: (Portal- NanaimoNewsNow) Nanaimo Home

NANAIMO - Money wired to a person claiming to have a rental available for a Bowen Rd. home turned out to be a scam. Nanaimo RCMP say the incident happened in early July when the complainant began comm...

NANAIMO - BC Ferries is making some changes to their top job. The BC Ferry Services Board announced in a Friday, July 22 news release it has ended the contract of Mark Collins from his role as chief e...

NANAIMO - Following a two year layoff Nanaimo’s signature event returns to Maffeo Sutton Park. Bathtub weekend runs with numerous events from Friday, July 22 until Sunday July 24 when the World ...

NANAIMO - Police released a picture of a suspect who they say shot and injured a man outside a north Nanaimo home earlier this month. Surveillance footage from the Laguna Way home at Lost Lake Rd. cap...

NANAIMO - Travellers to and from Gabriola Island will have fewer options Thursday. BC Ferries said in a late-night service notice on Wednesday, July 20, they were short of the required number of crew ...

NANAIMO - A little more than a year after being found in dire condition, an extremely rare white raven is now flourishing in front of visitors at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre (NIWRC). Bli...

NANAIMO - An increase in key elements to ongoing Metral Dr. upgrades is contributing to a $1.4 million bump in the budget for the project’s second phase. City staff went before Council’s f...

LADYSMITH - A new reconciliation agreement between Stz’uminus First Nation and the B.C. government is a big step toward both parties identifying provincial Crown land for transfer. The agreement...

NANAIMO - On the eve of registering for the 53rd annual World Championship Bathtub Race a request for necessary escort boats has been made. Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society commodore Greg Peacock said a ...

NANAIMO - Construction is set to begin in the fall on making a high-traffic link between highways a lot safer for cars and pedestrians. City councillors have unanimously endorsed a plan to construct a...