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Nanaimo-area writers win big in short fiction contest
NANAIMO - Emerging voices from Nanaimo's art scene now have wind in their creative sails.Several local writers won or earned honourable mentions at the Islands Short Fiction Contest, presented in late...
May 20, 2019 Several Nanaimo-area writers have more confidence in their writing after several big wins.
Car donation hoped to spark generous community spirit
NANAIMO - The single mother of a child with special needs is now back on the road thanks to an inspiring act of kindness. Ami Pistone was forced to rely on loaned or rented cars after her Volkswagon w...
May 19, 2019 Ami Pistone behind the wheel of a new-to-her car donated as an act of inspiring charity
New eye-catching art installed around Nanaimo for Public Art Week
NANAIMO - Downtown Nanaimo and Maffeo Sutton Park has a new look for Public Art Week. Ten new pieces of temporary art are installed throughout Nanaimo Parks, replacing the 10 installed last year. This...
May 17, 2019 Spring, by artist Clasina Van Bemmel, is one of 10 new public art pieces drawing the eye.
City testing lower speed limits at Departure Bay Beach
NANAIMO - Drivers on one of Nanaimo's busiest roads will now have to slow down when travelling through the scenic Departure Bay beach area. A pilot project lowering the speed limit to 40 kilometres pe...
May 17, 2019 The new speed limit of 40 km/h takes effect from the Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
DND to close popular Westwood mountain bike trails
NANAIMO - A beloved trail network south of Westwood Lake will soon close after the Department of National Defence declared it unsafe. The DND told the Nanaimo Mountain Bike Club the trails they use an...
May 16, 2019 The popular Westwood trails are officially on land owned by the Department of National Defense and near their shooting range. (Chris Courtney)
Mid Isle Mariners unite top players from Nanaimo's soccer community
NANAIMO - The Mid Isle Mariners are on the field to start the Pacific Coast Soccer League Season. The Mariners start on the road in a matchup against their island rivals the Victoria Highlanders.In 20...
May 16, 2019 The Mid Isle Mariners start the PCSL season with a rivalry game versus the Victoria Highlanders (Dan Marshall/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo drive-by shooter sentenced to 9 years in prison
NANAIMO - A man involved in a shocking drive by-shooting in Nanaimo was sentenced to nine years in prison.Armaan Singh Chandi, 22, learned his fate Thursday from BC Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird f...
May 16, 2019 22-year-old Armaan Singh Chandi was sentenced to 9 years in prison for a drive-by shooting in Nanaimo on March 1, 2016. (Ian Holmes)
Regional District invests in cameras, services to webstream meetings
NANAIMO - Unsure of how many people will be watching, the Regional District of Nanaimo is set to start live streaming their many meetings. RDN board members unanimously voted Tuesday to install a came...
May 16, 2019 Those interested in regional politics will soon be able to watch RDN board members in the space pictured. (RDN)
Man charged with drunk driving in fatal Boxwood Rd. crash
NANAIMO - Charges have been laid more than a year after a fatal car crash which claimed the life of one man.Travis Eric Fox is charged with three driving offences, including impaired driving causing d...
May 15, 2019 Aftermath of a fatal crash on Boxwood Rd. in Nanaimo on March 22, 2018. Charges against alleged driver Travis Eric Fox, have been laid. (Submitted photo)
3 cars destroyed in Nanaimo Parkway crash
NANAIMO - A major crash closed the northbound lanes of the Nanaimo Parkway in one of the worst accidents in recent memory. The crash between multiple cars happened around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May ...
May 15, 2019 At least three vehicles are destroyed after a significant crash on the Nanaimo Pwy. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)