Category Archives: Nanaimo
Use of free shower program soars during COVID-19 pandemic
NANAIMO - The lineup outside a shower facility in a Nanaimo park is growing by the day. The program, run by the Unitarian Shelter at Caledonia Park and funded by the City of Nanaimo, is the only way f...
Apr 09, 2020 The number of people lining up each day from Monday to Friday for a free shower is growing rapidly. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 grow slightly on Vancouver Island, hospitalizations decrease
NANAIMO - The province has reported two additional cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island. Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed the additional positive test results in the Island Health region on Wednesday, Apri...
Apr 08, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry speaks from the press theatre in the Parliament Building in Victoria, delivering her daily COVID-19 update. (BC Government Flickr)
All B.C. provincial parks shut down until further notice
NANAIMO - All provincial parks are closed indefinitely in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy said on Wednesday, April 8, the decision was ...
Apr 08, 2020 Rathtrevor Provincial Park is one of more than 600 provincial parks to shut down until further notice. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Homelessness count shows data behind escalating crisis on Nanaimo streets
NANAIMO - Early results from a homeless census in Nanaimo confirms what many people already know.Preliminary data from the Nanaimo point-in-time count, run by the Nanaimo Region of the John Howard Soc...
Apr 08, 2020 A cart outside St. Peter's Church, which ran an overnight shelter and unfortunately closed as planned on March 30. (United Way Central and Northern Vancouver Island)
Hiker injured during alleged dog attack near Nanoose Bay
NANOOSE BAY - Oceanside RCMP are searching for a family and owners of a brown doberman dog following an alleged attack on a popular hiking trail.Police said in a release the doberman attacked a hiker ...
Apr 08, 2020 An alleged dog attack sent one hiker to hospital with injuries while police said the owners of the dog fled the scene. (Google Streetview)
Early release pushes down inmate count at Nanaimo Correctional Centre during pandemic
NANAIMO - Some inmates from Nanaimo Correctional Centre are temporarily free men due to COVID-19. Information from the ministry of public safety and solicitor general to NanaimoNewsNOW showed 12 inmat...
Apr 08, 2020 12 inmates serving intermittent sentences at Nanaimo Correctional Centre have been granted early release. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo Save-On-Foods stores join $1 million fundraising campaign
NANAIMO - The city's three Save-On-Foods locations have joined forces with stores across western Canada to providing easier access to meal supports during the COVID-19 pandemic.Save-On-Foods locations...
Apr 07, 2020 Save-On-Foods stores across western Canada, including three in Nanaimo are collecting donations to help families with food security during COVID-19. (Save-On-Foods)
No new COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island as B.C. continues to flatten the curve
NANAIMO - The growing trend of fewer COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island and across British Columbia continued Tuesday, April 7. Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, announced no new cases in t...
Apr 07, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry delivers her daily COVID-19 address at the Parliament Buildings Press Theatre in Victoria. (BC Government Flickr)
Brightest supermoon of 2020 a chance to be together, apart
NANAIMO - Gazing up at the night sky can offer a communal experience which is hard to come by these days. VIU astronomy professor Dr. Gregory Arkos recommends everyone step outside and look up at the ...
Apr 07, 2020 The supermoon on April 7 will be the brightest and largest of 2020. (The Canadian Press)
Meal program re-tooled for Nanaimo-area students learning at home
NANAIMO - Feeding hungry students trying to learn at home instead of school is a priority for the re-launched Nanaimo Ladysmith Schools Foundation meals program.A sorting depot at John Barsby Secondar...
Apr 07, 2020 Volunteers are busy compiling much-needed hampers for the NLSF meals program destined for students learning at home due to COVID-19. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)