The nature of a proposed 18,000 sqft grocery store, part of a large residential development on Resort Dr. in Parksville, is now a little clearer. But final approval will have to wait, as a planned public hearing for this month was postponed. #Parksville nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/06/p...

UPDATE: Police advise Craigie has been located safe and sound. #Nanaimo

Police in Nanaimo have an extra presence through central areas of the city, looking for a missing 80-year-old woman who left her home Monday morning and has not returned. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/06/r...

Pet Corner, brought to you by The Shady Rest Pub in Qualicum Beach! Meet Yoshi, an energetic and playful one-year-old German Shepherd Labrador Retriever mix. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/06/o...

MLA's are back in Victoria for a new session beginning Monday, with a new landscape. Four official parties will take their seats, alongside two independents. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/06/b...

An unhoused Nanaimo man was recently sentenced to more than 80 days in jail in relation to a Christmas Day break-in and multiple incidents of theft. #nanaimo #courts #sentenced nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/06/j...

Over 450 of the strongest people in Canada are in Nanaimo this weekend, lifting for the top spot in the Western Canadian Powerlifting Championship. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/05/i...

UPDATE: Nanaimo RCMP have located and arrested 36-year-old Joshua Seibel several hours after his photo was released. He remains in police custody.

Today is the regular season finale for the @ViRaiders. Win or lose the team will be back in the playoffs for the first time in four years. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/04/v...

Nanaimo Mounties are looking for 36-year-old Joshua Seibel, wanted in connection to a stabbing which took place in April at the Port Place Shopping Centre parking lot. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/03/n...

Up to $2.125 million has been offered by a private donor to help the Town of Qualicum Beach purchase the Eaglecrest golf course lands. Should the purchase proceed, the Town envisions a mix of recreation and housing on the site. #QualicumBeach nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/03/2...

Striking postal workers are reviewing a new offer from Canada Post to end a labour dispute. Many details of the offer mirror a lot of what was proposed in May. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/03/c...

A sinkhole broke through the surface along Westwood Rd. in Nanaimo, Thursday night, prompting a road closure. Work crews are readying to fill the void with concrete to stabilize the area. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/03/r...

For the fifth straight year, area bosses are being tossed off a bridge...all in support of a mid-Island non-profit. #nanaimo #oceanside #tosstheboss #wildplay nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/03/j...

Police in Nanaimo will not be on scene Friday at a pair of Nanaimo high schools, after an anonymous and unspecified threat was made Wednesday. The investigation continues, with police looking to speak to someone who previously called in. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/02/p...

Pet Corner, brought to you by The Shady Rest Pub in Qualicum Beach! Meet Twizzler and Blackberry, a pair of former street-kitties ready to live the good life indoors. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/02/k...

Clipper goaltender Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau is settling into his role as the team's new starter, and his new surrounds in Nanaimo after growing up in Quebec and playing in Iowa last season. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/02/c...

Campbell River RCMP have issued a public warning after at least 11 people have died in the past five weeks from suspected drug poisonings. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/01/p...

An early September heat wave never really let up, leading to one of the warmest Septembers ever on mid-Vancouver Island. #nanaimo #oceanside #september #nearrecordtemperatures nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/02/n...

Police in Oceanside were able to locate and arrest a man near Whiskey Creek, believed to be responsible for a break-in at a Qualicum Beach business last month. #Oceanside #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/01/q...

Two properties bordering Nanaimo's Loudon Park have been purchased by the City for approximately $2.2 million. While plans are in the works, the goal will be to expand the park's footprint and accommodate facilities for Long Lake user groups. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/01/c...

Legendary environmentalist Jane Goodall, who led groundbreaking work in chimpanzee research, has died at the age of 91. Her work transformed how we perceived our closest living biological relatives. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/01/j...

Extra police presence is at both Wellington Secondary and NDSS in Nanaimo Wednesday morning, after police say "unspecified threats" were made against both schools. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/01/t...

The legs might be a little slower, but some of senior Jim Fraser's tennis shots rival those of players half his age. #nanaimo #oceanside #tennis #seniors #grandgeezers nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/01/g...

Police in Nanaimo are looking to locate a white SUV, and its occupants, seen fleeing a weekend shooting on Rosehill St., which seriously injured a dog. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/30/p...

Canadians will be reflecting today on the legacy of residential schools and remembering the survivors as well as the children who never made it home. Events are taking place across the country for the fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/30/c...

Multiple vehicles sustained considerable damage Monday after a pickup truck lost control along Third St. near Wakesiah Ave. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/29/m...

Nanaimo RCMP say a dog involved in a weekend shooting in central Nanaimo was not killed in the incident, which investigators believe to be targeted. Police continue to look into the circumstances and motive behind the incident. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/27/t...

Man dies in Hwy 4 crash east of Cameron Lake Saturday afternoon, while another driver was seriously wounded. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/29/f...

Nanaimo's only professional theatre provider needs a late funding infusion, or its curtains are coming down. #nanaimo #funding #culture nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/29/n...

The riders on this year's Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock are midway through their ride. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/28/t...

Nanaimo RCMP are trying to identify the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a dog in central Nanaimo Saturday morning. Investigators remained on scene for much of the morning, collecting evidence. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/27/t...

Townhouses planned in central #Nanaimo are proceeding through to the development permit stage. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/27/n...

The Nanaimo Hornets men's and women's teams will both compete in Division 1, this season. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/27/h...

A #Nanaimo based cancer advocacy group for men continues making heightened contributions. Seawolves Men's Cancer Pack hosts its annual fundraising event Saturday afternoon. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/26/n...

The annual Mid-Autumn Festival, akin to Thanksgiving in multiple Asian cultures, is Saturday at Maffeo Sutton Park in Nanaimo. Organizers are hoping to celebrate with a fireworks display at the end of the night. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/26/g...

Grey skies and rain can be expected throughout the weekend for the greater #Nanaimo area, as the first precipitation-packed system of the season approaches. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/26/f...

A prolific offender with an extensive criminal history remains in police custody after investigators connected him to a string of offences, including a July incident involving two youth outside a Nanaimo McDonald's. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/26/p...

A Nanaimo high school athlete is within reach of an Olympic level national training program. #nanaimo #highlevelathlete #development #training nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/26/n...

SD68 students took part in a district-wide relay event in honour of Terry Fox, culminating in a Thursday afternoon finish at Beban Park in #Nanaimo. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/25/s...

Oceanside RCMP are looking for more information from the public after a white SUV, travelling in the wrong direction on Hwy. 19, collided with a red sedan north of Qualicum Beach on Wednesday. #QualicumBeach #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/25/a...

Door-to-door letter mail delivery is poised to slow from three to four days, to three to seven days, as Canada Post begins implementing recommendations by a Commission's report into its operations. More community mailboxes are also expected. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/25/c...

Wiggins, the young humpback found north of Nanaimo Sunday tangled in fishing gear, is swimming a little easier thanks to a multi-hour operation on Wednesday. Crews removed hundreds of feet of rope and other materials. #Nanaimo #Parksville nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/25/v...

Friends and family of Marrs have expressed concern about his wellbeing, as he has not been seen or heard from since mid-September. #Nanaimo

The annual Cops For Cancer Tour de Rock ride is nearing the halfway point, with the team heading into mid-Vancouver Island. #oceanside #nanaimo #tdr2026 #forthekids nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/25/a...

The B.C. Green Party has elected a new leader, after Sonia Furstenau left the role after failing to win her seat in last year's election. Emily Lowan, a 25-year-old climate activist, was elected to lead the party on Wednesday. nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/24/c...

A local man will learn his sentence at a later date, including potential jail time, after a hit-and-run in Cedar last year which killed a 90-year-old woman. Justin Nicholls tried to pass off damage to his car as from a collision with a deer. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/24/d...

New Clipper captain Carson Lesiuk is settling into his new role and trying to take on the lessons he's learned throughout his BCHL career to date. #Nanaimo @ClippersHockey nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/24/s...

The majority of Vancouver Island will once again be allowed campfires and backyard burns, as the Coastal Fire Centre plans to lift those restrictions at noon on Sept. 25. #Nanaimo nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/24/c...

Vehicle access to Nanaimo's Neck Point Park will be cut off for around a month, beginning September 29th as the city prepares to pave the parking lot. #nanaimo #neckpointpaving #infrastructure nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/09/24/n...