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Signature Dish: Sip and Sliders Little Big Dill & Nanaimo Bar Milkshake

NANAIMO - A local food truck is proving the adage "good things come in small packages," one delicious slider at a time.Sip and Slider's Little Big Dill is a mouthful with a local beef patty sitting at...

Jul 30, 2021

VIDEO: Grass Volleyball latest offering from Nanaimo Sports and Social Club

NANAIMO - Unique recreation opportunities like grass volleyball is one of the hallmarks of the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club.A summer league is underway at Pleasant Valley field on Monday nights.Co-f...

Jul 30, 2021

Nanaimo Brain Injury Society receives provincial support

NANAIMO - Local individuals living with acquired brain injury will soon have better access to support services and programs.The Nanaimo Brain Injury Society (NBIS) received $65,000 from the ministry o...

Jul 29, 2021

Nanaimo house fire displaces 4 people

NANAIMO - Occupants of a home near Bowen Park could be displaced for months after a fire. Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews responded to a home on Doric Ave. Kerr St. on Wednesday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. to fin...

Jul 29, 2021

Undercover operation by Oceanside RCMP sends fentanyl trafficker to jail

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man was handed an 18 month jail sentence for possessing and selling fentanyl on multiple occasions. Peter Reiner Niederhumer, 52, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 28 after pleading...

Jul 29, 2021

Incoming child care spaces at SD68 schools delayed

NANAIMO - Numerous child care spaces at schools throughout Nanaimo and Ladysmith won't be ready for the fall. SD68 informed the public on Wednesday, July 28 construction at four schools is delayed, im...

Jul 28, 2021

Editorial: NanaimoNewsNOW celebrates five years of local news coverage

NANAIMO - July 28 marks a major milestone for NanaimoNewsNOW, our fifth anniversary.In 2016, Pattison Media identified Nanaimo as an underserved news market with a growing community and several pressi...

Jul 28, 2021

Snuneymuxw First Nation signs MOU in next step to implement treaty and land reconciliation

NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation has taken another step on the path to fulfilling treaty rights and reclaiming traditional property. A new tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between SFN, the prov...

Jul 28, 2021

Heat warning issued for Nanaimo, Oceanside

NANAIMO - Here we go again, the mid-Island is heating up.Environment Canada issued a heat warning for eastern Vancouver Island, including Nanaimo and Oceanside, the Sunshine Coast and Gulf Islands on ...

Jul 28, 2021

Parksville Food Bank in dire need of fresh produce

PARKSVILLE - Hundreds of people in the Oceanside region could be forced to go without fresh fruits and vegetables. The Parksville Food Bank is running desperately low on fresh produce. Bonnie Brown wi...

Jul 28, 2021