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Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club starts 2022 season with trio of open houses

NANAIMO - The green at the Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club will be full this spring and summer with a full slate of activities for members. "We're going to be operating as if it's business as usual," club p...

Apr 22, 2022

'It has made a huge difference:' empties program provides critical cash injection for local food bank

NANAIMO - When bins converting empties into cash debuted five years ago, the head of Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank was excited about the potential.However, executive director Peter Sin...

Apr 22, 2022

Nanaimo's Growing Opportunities co-op facing rising water bills and infrastructure challenges

NANAIMO - The Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-Op have some water woes and need a little help.A record drought through summer 2021 amplified some existing infrastructure challenges and meant th...

Apr 21, 2022

'Never really had time to learn because you're looking out for yourself:' residential school survivors learning vital literacy skills

NANAIMO - "We never really had time to learn because we always had our guards up."Often, self-protection and survival took precedence over reading, writing and arithmetic for residential school surviv...

Apr 21, 2022

Several black bears roaming Cinnabar Valley and Extension neighbourhoods

NANAIMO - Numerous reports of human food conditioned bears in rural south Nanaimo have been made to the BC Conservation Officer Service over the past several weeks.Caitlin Bickford with the BC Conserv...

Apr 20, 2022

Nanaimo financing $2.5 million action plan for downtown safety and social disorder

NANAIMO - City councillors gave unanimous support for a new direction in battling growing safety and social disorder issues in the downtown core. The Downtown Nanaimo Safety Action Plan, presented to ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 20, 2022 Social disorder and security issues are being directly addressed through a new action plan combining a series of new and revamped positions and programs. (Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Nanaimo women conquer grueling 100 kilometre Utah ultra-marathon

NANAIMO - One year ago Jenna Wickham committed to completing the longest marathon of her life.Not only did she accomplish her goal, Wickham came in first place in her age category at the Zion Ultras t...

Apr 20, 2022

Black shuts out Chiefs in 1-0 win in series finale

NANAIMO - Cooper Black's 37 saves led the Clippers to a 1-0 win over the Chilliwack Chiefs.For the second game in a row Keighan Gerrie was the offensive hero scoring with four and a half minutes left ...

Apr 19, 2022

Development advancing to revamp vacant A&B Sound building in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - After sitting dormant for well over a decade, a prominent building in the city's downtown is on track for a substantial face lift.The former A&B Sound building wedged into the confluence...

Apr 19, 2022

'It's all not guilty:' man facing several trials throughout Van Isle

NANAIMO - Facing seven trials this year and more than 20 charges laid against him, Shaun Dean Thicke maintains he hasn't done anything wrong. The 44-year-old is charged with 22 separate offences, incl...

Jordan Davidson Apr 19, 2022