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Nanaimo educators honoured for bringing alternative approach to school
NANAIMO - The classrooms found in the Learning Alternatives program run throughout the Nanaimo Ladysmith Public School District don't have flanks of uncomfortable desks or strict timetables. Instead t...
Jul 06, 2019 Brett Hancock (left) and Chad Jobe (right) say building relationships with students is the key to helping them succeed, graduate and make the most out of life. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
1 of 3 cruise ships visiting Nanaimo forced to cancel
NANAIMO - The last cruise ship to arrive in Nanaimo for the 2019 season unfortunately won't be making a visit to the harbour city. The Silver Explorer was one of only three cruise ships scheduled to v...
Jul 05, 2019 The Silver Explorer was set to bring more than 100 tourists to Nanaimo on July 11. (Silversea)
Nanaimo rower to represent Canada in New Zealand Regatta
NANAIMO - A local rower will represent Canada half the world away at an international regatta in New Zealand. Jordan Isnor, 19, will be on Canada's U21 team for the Trans-Tasman Regatta from August 22...
Jul 05, 2019 Nanaimo Rower Jordan Isnor will compete for Canada at the Trans-Tasman Regatta in New Zealand. (Dan Marshall)
1,500 dragonboaters fill Nanaimo waters for competitive, emotional weekend
NANAIMO - Thousands of paddlers will be on the water in Nanaimo's harbour putting themselves through a grueling but rewarding race. Roughly 1,500 racers across 60 teams will cruise along the water for...
Jul 05, 2019 Roughly 1,500 paddlers will be on Nanaimo waters this weekend racing to raise money for breast cancer survivors and research. ((Vancouver Island Landscapes)
Parksville councillors to face stiff pushback in efforts to regulate needle distribution
PARKSVILLE - Councillors are challenging harm reduction efforts by Island Health and trying to pass a bylaw regulating the distribution of needles. A proposed bylaw from Parksville mayor Ed Mayne pass...
Jul 04, 2019 Parksville councillors are looking to restrict how needles are exchanged and handed out to those who use them for illicit substances, drawing the ire of health experts. (The Canadian Press)
Year-round transit service approved in Regional District of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Public bus service on the mid island will soon be offered every day of the year, following unanimous approval from Regional District of Nanaimo board members.Three statutory holidays current...
Jul 04, 2019 Public bus service in the Nanaimo & Parksville/Qualicum regions will be offered 365 days a year as of January 1, 2020. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
'It's hard to watch:' mother grieves as son caves to drugs right before her eyes
NANAIMO - Sitting in the waiting room of an Island Health clinic with her suicidal and drug addicted son, a Nanaimo mother couldn't fathom how someone suffering from mental health and addiction proble...
Jul 03, 2019 A Nanaimo mother says her son and his addiction was left to spiral out of control as they tried to make their way through the health care system towards help. (The Canadian Press)
Bastion St. Bridge work delayed, City now expects mid July re-opening
NANAIMO - A key link to and from downtown Nanaimo will be closed longer than expected as crews continue refurbishing the Bastion St. Bridge.The City expects the bridge will be closed to vehicle traffi...
Jul 03, 2019 The City of Nanaimo anticipates the Bastion St. Bridge will re-open on July 16, more than two weeks later than expected. (City of Nanaimo)
Thousands of Island forestry workers walk off the job onto picket lines
NANAIMO - Operations at Western Forest Products facilities have come to a halt as employees take strike action. Approximately 3,000 employees primarily on Vancouver Island walked off the job on Monday...
Jul 02, 2019 Roughly 3,000 Western Forest Products employees are off the job and on the picket lines after strike action. (USW 1-1937)
RDN director passes away in hiking accident
NANAIMO - A well known mid-island business leader turned politician has passed away in a hiking accident at Strathcona Provincial Park.Clarke Gourlay, of family-owned Little Qualicum Cheeseworks and M...
Jul 02, 2019 Clarke Gourlay passed away following a hiking accident at Strathcona Provincial Park on Saturday, June 29. Gourlay was serving his first term in office as an RDN director. (Little Qualicum Cheeseworks)