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Bourne gets four in Clippers 7-0 win over Merritt
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Clippers ended a three game losing streak in style with a 7-0 win over the Merritt Centennials.Josh Bourne had the first three goals of the game and finished with four goals and ...
Dec 15, 2019 Josh Bourne's four goal and one assist performance led the offence, while Jordan Naylor's 29 save shutout paced the defence in the Clippers 7-0 victory over Merritt. (Gary Dorland)
100-years-young: Nanaimo woman reflects on lifetime of change
NANAIMO - A world war, a trans-Atlantic move and finally settling on Vancouver Island - Jessica Church has seen a significant amount of change over the last century.Church celebrated her 100th birthda...
Dec 14, 2019 Jessica Church celebrated her 100th birthday on Wednesday Dec. 11 at Buttertubs Place in Nanaimo surrounded by her friends and family. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Clippers lose second in a row to Grizzlies 6-3
COLWOOD - In a game that took over three hours to finish the Victoria Grizzlies beat the Clippers 6-3. The game was delayed three minutes in when Jake Veilleux and Nanaimo's Brandon Dent broke the gla...
Dec 15, 2019 Victoria led for most of the night as the Clippers lost to their division rivals for the second time in a week. Josh Kagan, Ethan Scardina, and Tim Washe scored for Nanaimo. (Gary Dorland)
Renowned Nanaimo based film festival sees surge in interest
NANAIMO - This is no fringe festival.25 short films were selected out of a record 227 submissions made to the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival (VISFF) happening Feb. 7 and 8, 2020 at VIU's Malaspi...
Dec 14, 2019 Strong crowds are expected for the 15th annual Vancouver Island Short Film Festival, happening Feb 7 & 8, 2020 at VIU's Malaspina Theatre in Nanaimo. (VISFF)
Eight medals for Nanaimo's Shima Karate at provincials
NANAIMO - A small group from Shima Karate represented the Harbour City very well at the BC Championships in Richmond.Shima finished with three gold medals, two silvers, and three bronze.Nanaimo's club...
Dec 12, 2019 Shima Karate took home eight medals from the 2019 Provincial Karate Championships. That ranked the Nanaimo team 12th in the medal count across the province. (BC Sport Karate Snaps)
Youth pregnancy rates dropping in Nanaimo, still higher than B.C. average
NANAIMO - The local teen pregnancy rate has steadily dropped in recent years but still far exceeds the provincial average. Provincial data showed 7.3 teenagers in Nanaimo per 1,000 between the age of ...
Dec 12, 2019 Rates of teen pregnancy are steadily dropping in Nanaimo, but are still higher than other parts of the province and mid-island. (Shutterstock)
All clear given after students evacuated in Dover Bay Secondary gas leak
NANAIMO - Students at Dover Bay Secondary School were briefly evacuated due to a Thursday morning gas leak.School District 68 reported a strong smell of gas was detected around 10:30 a.m. and students...
Dec 12, 2019 Students were evacuated from Dover Bay Secondary School on Thursday morning following a suspected gas leak. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
"We haven't had any fire hoses pointed at us:" Island breaks wet weather time out
NANAIMO - Rain in the region on Wednesday was a welcome diversion from what has been a very dry fall and winter.Nanaimo is well down on its precipitation quota for December, having just 9.5 millimetre...
Dec 11, 2019 November saw little precipitation in Nanaimo, with even less falling so far in December. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Clippers drop 3-1 decision to Grizzlies
NANAIMO - The Clippers scored first and had a strong opening period but then couldn't solve an old teammate.Steven Agriogianis scored the opening goal midway through the first but it would be the only...
Dec 11, 2019 Steven Agriogianis had the only goal in Nanaimo's 3-1 loss to Victoria. There's a rematch Dec. 14 at the Q Centre. (Gary Dorland)
One dead, another injured in lunch-hour crash on Nanaimo Lakes Road
NANAIMO - One person has died and another sent to hospital after a single vehicle crash along Nanaimo Lakes Road on Wednesday afternoon.At approximately 12:30 p.m., a car travelling along Nanaimo Lake...
Dec 11, 2019 One person died, another injured in a single vehicle incident along Nanaimo Lakes Road on Wednesday Dec. 11. (Google StreetView)