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Parksville man dies in early morning hit and run
PARKSVILLE - A 32-year-old man has passed away after a hit and run in Parksville. Oceanside RCMP said they were contacted by a driver about a man dead in the middle of the Hirst Ave. and McMillan St. ...
Aug 24, 2019 A 32-year-old Parksville man is dead after an early morning crash on Saturday, Aug. 24. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo grad earns large STEM scholarship to help save the ocean
NANAIMO - A passion for the ocean and how to save it from the increasing number of microplastics found choking the water has earned a recent Nanaimo graduate a substantial scholarship. Elise Coates, w...
Aug 23, 2019 Incoming UVic student Elise Coates earned an $80,000 scholarship for her dedication and passion to saving the ocean. (University of Victoria)
Clippers training camp signals start of hockey season
NANAIMO - The end of August summons thoughts of final summer camping trips and the VIEX, but it also marks the beginning of Nanaimo Clippers training camp.The Clippers started ice sessions on Monday A...
Aug 22, 2019 The Clippers are back to work this week as hopefuls for the 2019-20 roster look to earn they way in to the opening day roster (Dan Marshall)
Riders to go to the extreme at Stevie Smith Bike Park in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Upwards of 100 racers will push their bodies to the limits in Nanaimo for an international bike race. The Red Bull Pump Track World Championship series qualifier starts on Saturday, Aug. 24 ...
Aug 22, 2019 The inaugural Red Bull Pump Track World Championship qualifier in Nanaimo in 2018 was a huge success. 2019 looks to be no different. ( Red Bull Pump Track World Championship)
'It opens up a lot of doors:' Nanaimo legion awarded grant for accessibility van
NANAIMO - A provincial government grant will help a Nanaimo legion make life easier for many seniors in the community.A $60,000 Ministry of Health grant awarded to the Nanaimo Legion Branch 256 on Eas...
Aug 22, 2019 Legion 256 on East Wellington Rd. in Nanaimo will soon be the only mid-island legion to own a vehicle to help seniors get around the community. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
$5 million lottery ticket sold in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Nanaimo is about to get a major payday. A ticket purchased in the harbour city is a match for the $5 million Wednesday, Aug. 21 Lotto 6/49 draw. The lo...
Aug 22, 2019 Someone who bought a Lotto 6/49 ticket in Nanaimo is now $5 million richer. (Lotto 6/49)
125th annual VIEX to take over Nanaimo's Beban Park
NANAIMO - One of the oldest agricultural fairs in western Canada is celebrating its 125th year.The Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEX) at Beban Park will see a range of rides, entertainment, food truck...
Aug 22, 2019 25,000 people are expected to attend the 125th annual Vancouver Island Exhibition at Beban park in Nanaimo. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Number of working smoke detectors in Nanaimo homes plummets to 5-year low
NANAIMO - Local firefighters are renewing their push for families to test and replace their smoke detectors after discovering a worrying trend. Nanaimo Fire Rescue chief Karen Fry said only 28 per cen...
Aug 20, 2019 Working smoke detectors were found in less than 30 per cent of Nanaimo house fires in 2018. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Oceanside RCMP hunting for exhibitionist pervert in two separate incidents
PARKSVILLE - Two women are traumatized after separate but possibly linked incidents of a man masturbating in the woods. Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman told NanaimoNewsNOW the first incident occurre...
Aug 20, 2019 Oceanside RCMP are searching for a man believed to be involved in two incidents of exhibitionism and sexual assault. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'I was expecting worse': family relieved after elderly man found in upper Lantzville woods
LANTZVILLE - A family celebration put on hold can resume after volunteers found a man with severe dementia who'd walked away into the dense Upper Lantzville brush just west of Green Lake.Wayne Striles...
Aug 20, 2019 Wayne Strilesky, sitting in the red jacket which kept him warm overnight in the forests near Green Lake. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)