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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

Brazen porch pirates busted in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Police say they were able to catch two accused porch pirates thanks to the high quality security footage which captured the crime. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the woman seen in a widely circ...

Dec 15, 2020

Our Favourite Stories of 2020: Clippers on top of the world before COVID hit

NANAIMO - There were a limited number of opportunities for athletes to show their stuff in 2020 with the sports world effectively shutting down in March.Through the early months of the year, the Nanai...

Dec 15, 2020

Island Health COVID-19 cases steadily confirmed throughout weekend

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health remained steady during the weekend reporting period. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, Dec. 14 confirmed an addition...

Dec 14, 2020

Top Stories of 2020: Overdose crisis in Nanaimo surges as tragic records broken across province

NANAIMO - COVID-19 wasn't the only health emergency in B.C. in 2020. By the end of October, the resurgent overdose epidemic had claimed nearly four times as many lives as the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly...

Dec 14, 2020

VIDEO: Heroic Arrowsmith SAR response saves man from rushing Little Qualicum Falls

QUALICUM BEACH - A swift and brave response from Arrowsmith SAR likely saved the life of a man stranded below the upper waterfall at Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park.A call for help came in Satur...

Dec 14, 2020