Category Archives: Nanaimo
3rd serious accident in 1 week highlights need for motorcycle awareness
NANAIMO - Motorcycle awareness month in May is getting attention early after three motorcycle accidents in the mid-island area in one week. A motorcycle rider suffered life threatening injuries after ...
Apr 19, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP say while May is motorcycle awareness month, drivers on any vehicle need to drive safely all year. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Ceramic hearts campaign sees great success to help Nanaimo food bank
NANAIMO - A fundraising campaign benefitting the Nanaimo food bank is taking off in ways the organizers could have never imagined. Ceramic artist Heather Goldminc and her family at Blue Sky Clayworks ...
Apr 19, 2020 Heather Goldminc and her family are creating hundreds of packages in a fundraiser for the Nanaimo food bank. (submitted/Heather Goldminc)
Nanaimo streets crowded by classic cars fundraising for COVID-19 research
NANAIMO - Around 130 cars of all make, model and vintage paraded through Nanaimo on Saturday evening in a show of solidarity in the fight against COVID-19.Cars4COVID drove from south Nanaimo to Nanaim...
Apr 18, 2020 Around 130 cars descended on Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on Saturday evening for a tribute to first responders and front-line workers. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
COVID-19 cases in the Island Heath Region increase to 97, as province continues to battle the pandemic
NANAIMO - There have been three new cases of COVID-19 reported on Vancouver Island in the past 24 hours.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry made the announcement on Saturday, April 18 in Victor...
Apr 18, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry delivers a daily update COVID-19 address at the Parliament Buildings Press Theatre in Victoria. (BC Government Flickr)
Nanaimo & area golf clubs re-open under strict COVID restrictions
NANAIMO - Area golf clubs are seeing a window of opportunity as the world comes to grips with the new normal of social distancing. Several courses have re-opened or plan to resume play under strict so...
Apr 18, 2020 The Nanaimo Golf Club is set to re-open to members only on Saturday, April 18 after nearly a month closure. It joins other courses who are also resuming business. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Island COVID-19 numbers hold firm, B.C. in 'eye of the storm'
NANAIMO - British Columbia's fight against COVID-19 continues to be won, however the end is still nowhere in sight.The provincial health office reported 43 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the last ...
Apr 17, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry delivered an update of COVID-19 modelling data on Friday, April 17 prior to her daily update. (BC Government Flickr)
British Columbians told COVID-19 restrictions expected to last for months
NANAIMO - The province's top doctor cautions life won't return to normal for months as progress continues in the battle against COVID-19 in B.C.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry presented new...
Apr 17, 2020 While the COVID-19 trajectory in the province continues to improve, we're being told to not expect life to return to normal anytime soon. (B.C. Government)
Nanaimo personal trainers move fitness instruction online during COVID-19 shutdown
NANAIMO - Fitness routines have changed drastically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while personal trainers and fitness instructors have seen massive changes to the way they operate too.Many people are ...
Apr 17, 2020 There aren't face to face fitness classes or running clinics these days but fitness instructors are still helping people achieve their goals virtually. (Freepik)
Lowest number of B.C. COVID-19 cases in weeks announced including two on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - The lowest increase of confirmed COVID-19 cases in weeks has been announced by the provincial government. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, along with health minister Adrian Dix, a...
Apr 16, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer delivers her daily briefing on COVID-19 cases in Victoria alongside health minister Adrian Dix. (BC Government Flickr)
Parksville sand sculpting competition cancelled
PARKSVILLE - COVID-19 has dealt a devastating blow in Parksville where the world-renowned annual sand sculpting competition has been cancelled.Cheryl Dill, president of the Parksville Beach Festival S...
Apr 16, 2020 The 2020 world renowned sand sculpting competition and exhibition in Parksville has been cancelled due to COVID-19 (Ian Holmes/NanaiomNewsNOW)