Nanaimo

VIDEO: Students with lived experience deliver care packages to Nanaimo's homeless

NANAIMO - Two Nanaimo students who've spent time living rough on Nanaimo's streets have given back this holiday season. Darrell August, 17, and Tobias Gillman, 14, both students in the Learning Altern...

Dec 17, 2020

Construction of delayed ICU for critically ill patients at NRGH expected in new year

NANAIMO - Staff at Nanaimo Hospital are excited construction will soon begin for a new Intensive Care Unit helping patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries. A Ministry of Health statement ...

Dec 17, 2020

Dangling Santa Claus among prized pieces in winning light display

NANAIMO - Whatever the weather on Christmas Eve, countless large holiday light displays will mean Santa should have no trouble finding Nanaimo.NanaimoNewsNOW's Light Up The Island contest helped spur ...

Dec 16, 2020

5 new COVID-19 cases in Island Health, another deadly day for B.C.

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health continues to lag behind other health authorities as the province begins to plateau. Five new cases were confirmed by the province on Wed...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 16, 2020

Oceanside RCMP nab nuisance offender hours after being released from custody

PARKSVILLE - A man well known to police following a string of nuisance crimes is back in police custody.Silas Jacob Janzen, 24, is believed to be responsible for numerous petty crimes including dine a...

Dec 16, 2020

Top Stories of 2020: Woodgrove Centre sold for reported $200m

NANAIMO - The largest shopping centre on Vancouver Island officially changed hands in September from real estate company Ivanhoe Cambridge to a new Island-based investor.NanaimoNewsNOW broke the news ...

Dec 16, 2020

New pilot program helping Nanaimo seniors navigate how to receive assistance

NANAIMO - A new program is guiding Nanaimo's seniors, who often struggle with digital literacy, find the help they need online. The Seniors Housing Information and Navigation Ease program is run throu...

Dec 16, 2020

$1.3M bike lane for Albert St., further pedestrian infrastructure included in 2021 budget

NANAIMO - Significant funding for a new bike lane and infrastructure to make Nanaimo streets safer is now included in the upcoming budget. Councillors voted in favour of approving $1.3 million for a b...

Dec 15, 2020

Man found not-guilty for alleged sex offence in Nanaimo involving family member

NANAIMO - A man was acquitted of fondling allegations stemming from a visit with relatives in Nanaimo. The BC Supreme Court decision from Madam Justice Heather MacNaughton on Tuesday, Dec. 15 followed...

Dec 15, 2020

Seven new Island Health COVID-19 cases, part of B.C.'s lowest daily total in weeks

NANAIMO - British Columbia reported its best day in the COVID-19 pandemic since late November.A joint statement from the province confirmed 522 new cases of the virus in B.C., the lowest daily increas...

Dec 15, 2020