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'Difficult fire to fight:' substatial damage to storage property next to Nanaimo funeral home

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO - A home used primarily as storage for a neighbouring business was badly burned by fire on Thursday. Smoke was seen coming from the property belonging to Sands Funeral Home, along Newcastle Ave., near Terminal Ave. just after 12 p.m. on May 8, with Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) quickly on scene. NFR assistant chief Troy Libbus said an explosion was heard when crews first arrived, along with heavy smoke coming from the building.
'Everybody together as one, it's just so powerful:' Indigenous Games return to Nanaimo high school

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO - A mix of cultures and sporting competition was on offer at a local high school Thursday. Between 250 and 300 students, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, from across the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district were at John Barsby Secondary School on Thursday, May 8, for the return of the Indigenous Games, last held in 2023.
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican's powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below.
Tourist Centre remains closed

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | David Wiwchar

If you've driven through Cathedral Grove within the past few weeks, you'll probably have noticed that tourist season has returned to the island. Despite a predicted increase in tourist traffic this year, the Alberni Tourist Information Centre remains closed due to a loss of local funding. Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO Jolleen Dick says a funding agreement with the city had been negotiated earlier this year then cancelled without warning.
'Our bread and butter:' Tourism Nanaimo focused on domestic tourists, capturing 'Golden Triangle' visitors

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO - Boosted by a recent and unexpected 'Infusion' of visitors to the region, Tourism Nanaimo says they're well-positioned to show off the area's charm. Presenting to Nanaimo City Council on Monday, May 5, the organization's executive director Carly Pereboom said the citizen-led Nanaimo Infusion event was a powerful example of an organic event succeeding, and one which should be studied.
Test of provincial emergency alert system scheduled for Wednesday

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO - Expect a loud alarm on your phone, and interruption of TV and radio broadcasts briefly Wednesday afternoon. The National Public Alerting System is scheduled to conduct a test of B.C.'s Emergency Alert System at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7. The test involves sending a coordinated signal to all connected cell phones, TV's and radio's with messaging indicating the test is ongoing, and in a real situation the messaging would relay potentially life-saving details.
Nanaimo man caught 'testing his new fuel injectors' by going 218 km/h near Airport

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO - An apologetic local man accepted his fine and impound of his vehicle after being caught excessively speeding south of the city. BC Highway Patrol officers were working the Trans Canada Hwy. near Nanaimo River Rd., on April 25 at around 5 p.m. when a silver BMW flew through the area southbound going 218 kilometres per hour in the 90 kilometre zone. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin told NanaimoNewsNOW the 31-year-old driver sheepishly admitted what he was doing wasn't very smart.
Nanaimo man diverted safe prescription supply, dealt tainted drugs to addicts

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO - A cocaine user struggling to maintain his own habit preyed on some of Nanaimo's most vulnerable by intercepting the B.C. government's safe drug supply program. Ronald Fred Schilling, 68, was handed a three-year prison sentence during an explosive Friday, May 2 sentencing hearing in Nanaimo after he pleaded guilty to five drug trafficking charges.
'A homecoming for us:' Canadian Snowbirds land in Comox Valley for annual training

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

COMOX - The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have returned to their "second home" in the Comox Valley. They arrived at CFB Comox over the weekend to start their annual spring training, with their first show scheduled in June in Montreal, with a show tentatively scheduled for Nanaimo in August. Public affairs officer Cpt. Philip Rochon said they're always thrilled to return to Vancouver Island from their home base in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. "A couple of our pilots have been posted there.
'They're being placed:' several cars damaged after rock piles left on Hwy. 19

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

QUALICUM BEACH - Police in Oceanside are asking for the public's help trying to identify who is placing piles of rocks on the Inland Island Hwy. (Hwy. 19), causing damage to a number of vehicles. Oceanside RCMP received multiple reports of piles of rocks being found in both directions of the highway over the weekend near the Corcan Rd. overpass north of Qualicum Beach. Cst.