Category Archives: Local News

QUALICUM BEACH - The Regional District of Nanaimo has unveiled new transit options in Oceanside. They have two new routes for Qualicum Beach, which hit the road September 3. The transit expansion in Q...

PARKSVILLE - The Community Splash Park in Parksville will close permanently on September 5. The hope is to have a new, up-to-date park built and ready to use by next spring. Fund raising efforts have ...

PARKSVILLE - An elderly Parksville woman has been scammed out of nearly $2,000. Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman said the 75-year-old woman reported last Friday (Aug 25) she got a call from someone s...

PARKSVILLE - A 'Canada 150' theme, fantastic entertainment and great weather translated into a successful 2017 Beach Festival in Parksville. For the third straight year, the event topped six figures. ...

PARKSVILLE - The sky over Parksville will light up Saturday as another Beach Fest comes to a close. The annual fireworks show over the water starts at roughly 9:45 p.m. Saturday night. Beach Fest Soci...

Story written by Ian Holmes ian@nanaimonewsnow.com QUALICUM BEACH - Oceanside RCMP are looking for a suspect after an elderly woman woke up to find a stranger in her bedroom. Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Miche...

PARKSVILLE - Time is running out to take in Beach Festival in Parksville. The 2017 edition of the festival at the Community Park ends August 20. Beach Fest Society president Cheryl Dill says they have...

PARKSVILLE - Close to 40 hockey players vying for a roster spot with the Oceanside Generals are trying to impress a new head coach this weekend. Training camp for the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey Le...

PARKSVILLE - If you're patient, stargazing this weekend will have an extra spark. Greg Arkos, a professor of astronomy at VIU's Nanaimo campus says the annual Perseid meteor shower will be especially ...

PARKSVILLE - After months of public consultation on a Community Park Master Plan,Vancouver Island University students are ready to to present their findings to city council. Through a variety of publi...