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'So excited for this:' long-envisioned Oceanside running track opening soon for public use

3 days ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Daryl Major

PARKSVILLE - It's taken almost two decades from the inspiration to near completion, but the Oceanside community will soon be able to run on its brand new community track. The six-lane, rubberized Oceanside Community Track at Ballenas Secondary School in Parksville is getting the lines painted this week and will soon be available for public use. Oceanside Track and Field Club director Mark Desvaux said it's incredibly exciting to see their vision become reality. "It takes a whole community.
'Spread love and rainbows:' annual Pride events hit Nanaimo & Parksville

4 days ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO - The mid-Island is all rainbows for June, as Pride Month takes over. Locally, the events started with a street party in Ladysmith on Sunday, June 1, put on by their Pride Festival, the first gathering as part of a month-long celebration of pride, love, and inclusiveness across the region. President of the Nanaimo Pride Society Lauren Semple, said this week in the Harbour City is packed with fun events while paying tribute to those who helped their community get to this point.
Long-planned major south Nanaimo project hits key milestone

5 days ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO - A transformative 2,200 home mix-use south Nanaimo development vision is at last about to transition beyond an artist's rendering. Vancouver-based Seacliff Properties recently submitted its first subdivision application for the long-discussed Sandstone project straddling the Trans Canada Hwy. between Cedar and Cinnabar Valley. "It's a critical step.
B.C. launches public safety program aimed at stopping non-violent street crime

6 days ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched a new public safety program aimed at reducing shoplifting, property damage and other non-violent street crimes in business areas. Terry Yung, minister of state for community safety and integrated services,says the program is a "direct result" of feedback from police and the business community.
Drug dealer jailed after fleeing Nanaimo luxury car crash with two bricks of cocaine

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO - After putting the public at considerable risk, a heavily addicted addict has been sentenced for serious local drug and gun crimes. Nicholas Francis Harris, 46, was jailed for five years during a Friday, May 30 sentencing hearing after he pleaded guilty to a pair of drug trafficking charges and possessing a loaded handgun during Nanaimo-based offences.
Wildfire in Peace River, B.C., quadruples in size after evacuation order

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

DAWSON CREEK - A wildfire in northeastern British Columbia that prompted an evacuation order on Thursday has quadrupled in size. The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that the blaze in the Peace River Regional District near the community of Kelly Lake is now about 46 square kilometres in size, up from 11 square kilometres Thursday afternoon. The out-of-control fire was burning close to the Pembina Steeprock gas processing facility and Highway 52 E, also known as the Heritage Highway.
'Guys have got to perform:' Nanaimo NightOwls open season with eyes on playoffs

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO - After solid growth over the last few years, the Nanaimo NightOwls hope season four represents a big breakthrough year for the West Coast League club. The team opens up their new season at home on Friday, May 30, hosting Bellingham at Serauxmen Stadium, with a first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.New head coach Cody Andreychuk, who was born and raised in the Harbour City, said they're looking to play an exciting brand of baseball with some solid offence, complemented by a deep bullpen.
MP Johns pushes forestry issues with PM Carney

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | David Wiwchar

Courtenay - Alberni MP Gord Johns said the first week of the new parlaimentary session has been busy, with the throne speech, speaker vote, and portfolio assignments. Johns said he has met with Prime Minister Mark Carney twice already, and has his support for coastal forestry issues.
B.C.'s minimum wage to increase to $17.85 on June 1

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

VICTORIA - British Columbia's Labour Ministry says the province's lowest paid workers are getting a pay bump as of Sunday. It says the minimum wage will increase from $17.40 to $17.85 an hour. The ministry says the 2.6 per cent increase also applies to pay rates for resident caretakers, live-in home-support workers, live-in camp leaders and app-based delivery and ride-hail services workers.
First fire ban coming for Vancouver Island & Coastal Fire Centre

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

NANAIMO - Larger, open fires are set to be banned for the summer months, effective at the end of this week. The Coastal Fire Centre will enact a sweeping ban on category two and three fires beginning at noon on Friday, May 30, a typical first step in their fire prevention efforts every summer. Banned across Vancouver Island and a vast majority of coastal B.C. will be large burn piles or burns over stubble or grass to certain measurements.