Nanaimo

Additional COVID-19 cases confirmed at NRGH outbreak

NANAIMO - Follow up rounds of testing have confirmed two additional cases linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at NRGH.One patient and one staff member recently tested positive, bringing the total number of ...

Nov 14, 2021

Water Cooler: People living rough in Nanaimo, Cinnabar accessibility

NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside.This week's feature discusses root causes of homeles...

Nov 13, 2021

Nanaimo COVID-19 immunization and testing clinics combined in one location

NANAIMO - Two clinics involved in testing and vaccinations for COVID-19 are being consolidated, according to Island Health. The Beban Park immunization clinic and the VIU testing and collection clinic...

Nov 13, 2021

Operator of Ladysmith long-term care home suspended for 18 months

LADYSMITH - The former operator of a local long-term care home is suspended from operating such facilities for 18 months.A notice published in late Oct. on the website for the B.C. College of Nurses &...

Nov 12, 2021

Giving community spirit fuels Great Nanaimo Toy Drive

NANAIMO - A toy for every child this Christmas is the goal of the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive.This year they are only looking for new toys or gift cards since the pandemic forced them to stop accepting us...

Nov 12, 2021

VIDEO: Crowd gathers for Remembrance Day ceremonies held in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A crowd of over a hundred people gathered on the streets around the cenotaph at the Dallas Square Park in downtown Nanaimo on Thursday to pay their Remembrance Day respects.COVID-19 scaled d...

Nov 11, 2021

'It's really history in the raw:' Nanaimo-led project highlights true cost of war

NANAIMO - A passion project between a professor and his students has evolved over two decades to become the largest archive of its kind in the country.For the last 21 years, Dr. Stephen Davies and his...

Nov 11, 2021

Woman assaulted by unknown male jogger in Linley Valley

NANAIMO - Local police are investigating an assault on a north Nanaimo running trail involving a woman pushed to the ground and aggressively held by a male suspect.It happened on Tuesday, Nov 9 at 11:...

Nov 10, 2021

'We're ready to go': NightOwls WCL regular season schedule released

NANAIMO - Following a season grounded by the pandemic, the Nanaimo NightOwls are projected to finally take flight next June.The West Coast League (WCL) revealed its 2022 regular season this week, invo...

Nov 10, 2021

Terminal work underway to accommodate new ferries to serve Nanaimo-Gabriola Island

NANAIMO - Crews are adjusting berthing structures to accommodate new vessels poised to serve the Gabriola Island/Nanaimo route.Deborah Marshall with BC Ferries said the work is happening overnight thi...

Nov 10, 2021