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Public healthcare advocates hold Nanaimo event to demand action from federal candidates

NANAIMO - Our public healthcare system is in crisis, and whoever forms the next federal government must take steps to address it. Those calls were made by Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and Hospital E...

Ian Holmes Apr 14, 2025

UPDATE: Police arrest repeat offender wanted by Nanaimo RCMP

NANAIMO - Local RCMP reported on Wednesday, April 16 a wanted man their officers had been seeking has been arrested. Robert Scott Honeyman, 49, has been remanded into custody where he'll remain indefi...

Ian Holmes Apr 14, 2025

Snaw-naw-as Sawbills youth basketball combines cultural tradition and sport

SNAW-NAW-AS - The U13 and U17 Snaw-naw-as Sawbills basketball teams made their first ever appearance at the Junior All Native basketball tournament in Kelowna.Over 100 teams took part with some larger...

Apr 13, 2025

Neurodiverse storytelling journey continues for busy Nanaimo mom

NANAIMO - May Sosa appears to have the storytelling bug, having now produced several children's books with the singular aim of emboldening neurodiverse children. Sosa, profiled by NanaimoNewsNOW last ...

Apr 12, 2025

Clippers season ends with Game 5 playoff loss in Cowichan Valley

DUNCAN - The Clippers lost their final playoff game 3-0 to the Cowichan Valley Capitals.After winning 5-2 in Game 4 Nanaimo couldn't get their offense on track in Game 5.In.a scoreless first period El...

Apr 11, 2025

'Want some clarity:' AAP's headline local government discussions in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Coastal mayors and councillors have converged on the Vancouver Island Conference Centre with the hope of unified messaging eventually leading to B.C. government policy adjustments. Reps from...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2025

Proposed Nanaimo data centre passes design review

NANAIMO - A large scale data centre envisioned for a presently rural lot west of the Nanaimo Parkway cleared its latest hurdle. Around a dozen recommendations were made by the City's Design Advisory P...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2025

'They've saved a lot of lives:' Nanaimo CSOs seeing high volume of calls for service

NANAIMO - Having just wrapped their second full year of operation, calls for service to the City's Community Safety Officers continue to flood in.New data presented Wednesday, April 9 showed the unit ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 10, 2025

Clippers scored five straight versus Cowichan en route to Game 4 win

NANAIMO - Game 4 of the Clippers playoff series with Cowichan Valley didn't start well for the home team but it certainly finished strong.The Capitals took a 2-0 first period lead on goals by James Ru...

Apr 09, 2025

Revamped Fairwinds marina opens, housing development continues

NANOOSE BAY - A modernized, newly re-opened marina tucked into Schooner Cove represents the latest in many pending additions to the area. Georgia Desjardins, vice president of development for Seacliff...

Apr 09, 2025