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Clippers take 3-0 series lead with 3-2 over Bulldogs
PORT ALBERNI - The Clippers have a stranglehold on their first round playoff series with the Bulldogs after a 3-2 win in Game 3.Nanaimo never trailed in the most competitive game of the first round ma...
Mar 03, 2020 Aiden Hansen-Bukata's third period goal proved to be the winner in Nanaimo's 3-2 victory in Alberni Valley. (Gary Dorland)
Debate heats up over last remaining west coast commercial herring fishery
NANAIMO - Objections are growing louder as a scaled-down fleet of vessels idles on standby off Vancouver Island's east coast for the annual roe herring fishery. Roughly 75 Gillnet and seiners are pois...
Mar 03, 2020 The annual herring roe fishery sees roughly 100 million of the small fish eligible to be caught in the waters between the Comox Valley and Nanaimo. The imminent fishery could last as quickly as a few days or several weeks. (Department of Fisheries and Oceans)
'It saved my life:' Nanaimo man preaches proactive stance to beat colon cancer
NANAIMO - While he wasn't begging to get screened for colon cancer, Nanaimo's Ray Satermo is forever thankful he followed through.The 57-year-old teacher took an at-home screening test, leading to a c...
Mar 03, 2020 Nanaimo's Ray Satermo, 57, avoided radiation, chemotherapy and likely death by getting screened for colon cancer late in 2015. A few months later he had successful surgery and has been cancer-free ever since. (Submitted photo)
'These incidents can turn sideways very quickly:' Nanaimo RCMP warn about citizen intervention
NANAIMO - Recent instances of local residents jumping in to help police nab alleged criminals in the act are being cautioned and also applauded by Nanaimo RCMP.Video surfaced on social media Tuesday, ...
Mar 03, 2020 Nanaimo RCMP dealt with two instances in February that saw Nanaimo residents intervene and help apprehend people suspected of committing a crime. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Police and neighbours team up to send prolific Parksville drug dealer to jail
NANAIMO- A man was sentenced to more than nine months behind bars after pleading guilty for his role in a Parksville drug house where numerous weapons and cash were also found.Kyle Andrew Thomsen, 29,...
Mar 02, 2020 Numerous weapons, drugs, drug paraphernalia and cash were found by Oceanside RCMP after a using a search warrant to bust a home on Manse Rd. in Parksville on Nov. 27, 2019 (Oceanside RCMP)
Clippers weekend wrap Feb. 28-29
NANAIMO - Two games into the BCHL playoffs the Clippers are scoring - a lot.The Island Division's top seed have doubled their opponents, the Alberni Valley Bulldogs with identical 6-3 wins.Clipper for...
Mar 02, 2020 Eight points in two games from Josh Bourne led the Clippers to a pair of 6-3 victories over the Bulldogs to open the BCHL Playoffs. (Corey Shaw)
Debit coming to BC Ferries ticket booths for thousands of Nanaimo customers
NANAIMO - Debit will soon be available for passengers taking roughly three million BC Ferries trips from Nanaimo terminals. BC Ferries announced Monday morning debit is being rolled out for all routes...
Mar 02, 2020 Debit will soon be available at BC Ferries ticket booths for the roughly three million trips taken from Nanaimo terminals. (File photo/BC Ferries)
'It's going to be a massive event:' inaugural soap box derby scheduled for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Add another event to an already packed summer schedule of things to do in Nanaimo.The inaugural Hub City Soap Box Derby is scheduled for May 30 and 31 on Fitzwilliam St., involving people of...
Mar 02, 2020 A soap box derby is scheduled for May 30 & 31, 2020 on Fitzwilliam St. in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter neighbourhood. Ironically the Men's Centre and Alair homes were both planning their own soap box derby's and decided to join forces for a single event. (submitted photo)
Storybook Dads program helping father figures in prison stay connected
NANAIMO - Reading a book to your child is a special moment treasured by parents. Unfortunately it's an opportunity many have lost due to being incarcerated. A volunteer-based program by the Nanaimo Re...
Mar 01, 2020 This CD and book will be sent to a child who can then hear their dad read the book to them, even though their dad is currently in prison. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Officials searching for new glass, soft plastics recycling depot in Parksville after contract expires
PARKSVILLE - Unwanted glass, soft plastics and Styrofoam piling up around Oceanside homes could be a way of life unless a local solution is brokered to properly dispose of those items.The contract bet...
Mar 01, 2020 Parksville-Qualicum Beach residents no longer have a local option to properly get rid of glass, soft plastics and Styrofoam. Recycle BC said it is working to find a private operator in the Oceanside region to take the service over. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)