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Year-long investigation into dark web trafficking led to bust of north Nanaimo drug lab
NANAIMO - A drug lab raided by RCMP in a north Nanaimo home was processing the dangerous drug known as GHB. A release from the Federal Serious and Organized Crime division said the GHB lab on Hammond ...
Feb 13, 2020 A drug lab found in a north Nanaimo home was raided after an exhaustive year-long investigation. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo RCMP find 1 in 5 cars making life easier for thieves
NANAIMO - A recent Nanaimo RCMP event raising awareness about staying safe on the roads showed how vulnerable many people are to theft. Volunteers canvassed the parking lot at Woodgrove Shopping Centr...
Feb 13, 2020 The Nanaimo RCMP Community Policing Unit setup at Woodgrove Centre on Saturday Feb. 8 to highlight auto crime and pedestrian awareness. (Nanaimo RCMP)
'Phantom' tweet generates viral reaction, merch deal for Nanaimo comedian
NANAIMO - The power of social media has helped put a local comedian in the spotlight.Tyler Lemmon, a comedian with strong roots and family in Nanaimo who's living in Victoria, tweeted on Jan. 31 a jok...
Feb 12, 2020 Comedian Tyler Lemmon struck a viral chord with a late-January tweet. It has since been shared around 10 million times through a variety of high profile hockey media. (Ty Lemmon)
Nanaimo man awaits sentence for massive child porn stash
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man has pleaded guilty to possessing thousands of graphic pictures and videos of children being sexually abused.William Herbert Kreibom, 63, entered a guilty plea in provincial cou...
Feb 12, 2020 63-year-old William Kreibom pleaded guilty to possessing child porn in Nanaimo over a one-year period. He's scheduled to be sentenced this spring. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo woman still living life to the fullest at 100
NANAIMO - A beloved Nanaimo woman now has letters from the Queen of England and the Prime Minister of Canada celebrating a rare honour. Rita Fraser turned 100-years-old on Monday, Feb. 10. She celebra...
Feb 11, 2020 Rita Fraser with a 100-year-old shotgun, her family and her care provider Owen Kinnersley. (submitted/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo's rent becomes more expensive as affordable housing strategy takes shape
NANAIMO - The City believes it is on track to address the growing rental market crisis in Nanaimo, however the finish line continues moving further away.A report from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing...
Feb 11, 2020 The challenge of finding a place to live for Nanaimo rentals continue to become harder as monthly rent increases continue to outpace available suites. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Province passes on one-stop shop to help youth poverty and mental health issues in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A much-sought after provincially-funded site won't come to Nanaimo to help the areas many social services. The City of Nanaimo was not included on a shortlist of cities which were being cons...
Feb 11, 2020 A Foundry BC site in Nanaimo was expected to help kids of all ages find the right kind of care they needed to succeed. (Foundry BC)
Clippers weekend wrap Feb. 7-9
NANAIMO - The Clippers last extended road trip of the season yielded two wins and a loss.It started Feb. 7 in Vernon where Nanaimo broke a losing streak that dated back to 2009.Josh Kagan had a pair o...
Feb 10, 2020 Nanaimo won two of their three games on a road trip to Vernon, Chilliwack and Surrey. With those results the Clippers can finish no worse than second in the Island Division. (Gary Dorland)
Lantzville moves forward with sewer project despite price hike
NANAIMO - Long-awaited but more expensive than advertised sewer lines will be installed for hundreds of Lantzville homes to replace failing septic systems. The District of Lantzville recently announce...
Feb 10, 2020 The District of Lantzville expects installing sewer lines to 307 property owners will be complete well ahead of a government-imposed March, 31, 2021 deadline. About half of the $8.6 million costs are covered by a Small Communities Fund grant. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Tentative agreement reached to end seven month long strike
NANAIMO - Negotiators representing Western Forest Products and United Steelworkers local 1-1937 have found enough common ground.The two sides announced Monday, Feb. 10 they had reached a tentative agr...
Feb 10, 2020 Workers with Western Forest Products could be back to work after the company and United Steelworkers local 1-1937 reached a tentative agreement. (Wikimedia Commons)