Category Archives: Nanaimo
Three new COVID-19 cases confirmed on Vancouver Island, province nears 1500
NANAIMO - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has continued its gradual climb.Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, announced three new cases in the Island Health region....
Apr 13, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new COVID-19 positive tests in British Columbia on Monday, April 13. (BC Government Flickr)
Lasting legacy of beloved Nanaimo man helping families pay grocery bills
NANAIMO - A recent donation to the Learning Alternative program run in Nanaimo schools hits home for its principal. Brett Hancock says the $1,600 worth of grocery store gift cards received will help f...
Apr 13, 2020 Learning Alternatives Principal Brett Hancock (left) receiving $1,600 in grocery store gift cards. (submitted/Sarah Pachkowsky)
'We have to get smart:' Nanaimo RCMP confident online crime reporting tool will pay off
NANAIMO - An online crime reporting program used by Nanaimo RCMP may be off to a slow start, but the detachment believes the new platform will prove its worth over time.The program became operational ...
Apr 13, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP are bullish on its new online crime reporting website, used to process less serious crimes since early February, 2020. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'Stay Strong Nanaimo' campaign highlights local business successes during COVID-19
NANAIMO - A rallying cry for local businesses is being heard across Nanaimo.The Stay Strong Nanaimo partnership with the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce encourages people to share stories of how s...
Apr 12, 2020
Loaves and Fishes Food Bank expanding their Empties 4 Food program across Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A fairly simple idea is growing to help Nanaimo's food bank feed thousands each month The Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank is expanding the Empties 4 Food program with 12 extra bins bei...
Apr 12, 2020 Another 12 bins expected to be placed around Nanaimo in the coming weeks. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo RCMP recover stolen truck four minutes after originally taken
NANAIMO - Local mounties may have set a new record for fastest recovery of a stolen motor vehicle on overnight on Saturday, April 11.A vehicle was reported stolen at 12:57 a.m. on Saturday from a resi...
Apr 11, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP officers took four minutes to recover a stolen vehicle in central Nanaimo after it was reported stolen Saturday morning. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
No new COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island, province reinforces stay home measures
NANAIMO - The Island Health region continues to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced no new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, April 11. It keep...
Apr 11, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, delivers her daily briefing on COVID-19 cases with health minister Adrian Dix standing by in Victoria. (BC Government Flickr)
Extensive lines, traffic backlogs for free dirt donation by Nanaimo's Milner Group
NANAIMO - People eager to get their hands on some free top soil turned out in droves, causing extensive traffic backlogs in north Nanaimo on Saturday, April 11. The dirt was donated by the Milner Grou...
Apr 11, 2020 Over 1,000 vehicles lined up at Milner Group's loading yard on Biggs Road on Saturday, April 11 to receive free top soil from the company. (Kyle Ireland/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo singer's quest to be an American Idol halted by COVID-19 pandemic
NANAIMO - A local singer is forced to trade the big stages of Hawaii and Hollywood for kayaking and hiking on Vancouver Island.Nanaimo-based singer and American Idol top 20 contestant Lauren Spencer-S...
Apr 11, 2020 Lauren Spencer-Smith (6th from left, front) with fellow top 20 competitors in Hawaii during the current season of American Idol (Lauren Spencer-Smith Facebook)
Two additional cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island, Easter travel discouraged
VICTORIA - There have been two new cases of COVID-19 reported in the Island Health region in the past 24 hours.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, along with health minister Adrian Dix gave th...
Apr 10, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry presented her daily update for Friday, April 10 via press release, confirming two additional cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island. (BC Government Flickr)