Tag Archives: Community
Stage 2 water restrictions come into effect early for RDN communities
NANAIMO - Many mid-island communities are jumping right into alternating water days after a dry beginning of the year. Stage 2 water restrictions are now in place for the City of Parksville and nine s...
Apr 01, 2020 Restrictions are now in place about when you can water your lawn, depending on where you live in the Regional District of Nanaimo. (Pixabay)
SFN's Tribal Journeys canoe event in Nanaimo postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
NANAIMO - An important event for Snuneymuxw First Nation is now postponed indefinitely. SFN chief Mike Wyse announced on Monday, March 30 the Tribal Journeys event being held on SFN territory in late ...
Mar 31, 2020 The A;kwul'muxw canoe family arriving on Nanaimo's shores in 2017. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
No new Vancouver Island COVID-19 cases as B.C.-wide numbers crest 1,000
NANAIMO - A respite for Vancouver Island residents and care providers. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Tuesday, March 31 no new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on the Island. The...
Mar 31, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry says the number of COVID-19 cases across B.C. has reached 1,013. (Government of B.C.)
Father of Humboldt Bronco disappointed Saskatchewan has relaxed trucking rules
REGINA - A father whose son was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he's worried Saskatchewan's move to relax some trucking rules during the COVID-19 outbreak may me...
Mar 31, 2020
Nanaimo first responders pay tribute to tireless hospital workers in COVID-19 fight
NANAIMO - The City's finest police officers, paramedics and fire fighters took time out of their Monday evening routines to salute front line workers at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.Nearly 20 veh...
Mar 30, 2020 Emergency services personnel crowded NRGH's front assembly area on Monday, March 30 to pay tribute to the hospital and front line staff fighting COVID-19. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
48 per cent of COVID-19 cases in B.C. fully recover
NANAIMO - The number of people recovering from COVID-19 continues to rise during the ongoing crisis. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Monday 48 per cent of those who contracted the...
Mar 30, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry says the number of recovered COVID-19 cases rose to 48 per cent at this critical time. (Government of B.C.)
Nanaimo teachers helping families relax with new podcast
NANAIMO - A new podcast hopes to help families take their mind off the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Shannon Gillespie and David Hossini, teachers at Nanaimo Christian School, have recorded the "In the Mi...
Mar 30, 2020 Nanaimo Christian School teachers David Hossini and Shannon Gillespie recording their podcast. (submitted/Shannon Gillespie)
Here fishy, fishy: Nanaimo lakes stocked with rainbow trout
NANAIMO - Fishing one of Nanaimo's stocked lakes can be a fun social distancing way to spend an afternoon.Even more so now, since the Freshwater Fisheries Society piped 7,000 trout into seven lakes in...
Mar 29, 2020 Freshwater Fisheries Society crews have been busy pumping rainbow trout into Nanaimo lakes lately. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo woman leads charge to 'spread the love, not the germs'
NANAIMO - The simple gesture of placing a heart in the window of a home in a Nanaimo neighbourhood has had profound impacts in communities around the world.Natasha James created the Facebook group Hea...
Mar 29, 2020 A campaign started in Nanaimo has swept around the world as a way to show support and love in a community during social isolation. (Melanie Dennison/Hearts in the Window)
Three more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - The province has provided another update as to the number of COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island and the province as a whole.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced three new cas...
Mar 28, 2020 Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new cases of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island and B.C. on Saturday, March 28. (File Photo/Government of B.C.)