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Money from World Juniors games helps Nanaimo youth get into sports
NANAIMO - Dozens of Nanaimo youth who are kept from playing sports due to the high cost of registration will now get a chance to become athletes and team players.The sports charity Kidsport Nanaimo re...
May 11, 2019 Athletic kids ages six to 18 can benefit from Kidsport Nanaimo, which helps offset the often high-cost of registration. Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW Staff
Hundreds of motocross riders to hit Nanaimo race track
NANAIMO - Nearly 300 racers will cruise along the Wastelands in Nanaimo this weekend for an Island-wide motocross championship. The VIMX Race Series will dominate the track on Weigles Rd. It's the fir...
May 10, 2019 Nearly 300 racers will speed along the Wastelands this weekend.
Alleged string of break-ins keeps Nanaimo man in custody
NANAIMO - Charges were laid this week against a Nanaimo man accused of breaking into dozens of mid-island businesses. The break and enter charges against Ian Archibald Mactavish, 53,involve six incide...
May 10, 2019 Ian Archibald Mactavish has been charged with 12 counts of break and enter. Ian Holmes
Taps turned on early at Nanaimo water parks
NANAIMO - A blast of hot weather means an early opening for Nanaimo's water parks to help youngsters cool down.The City announced Friday the four popular water parks are open now, as opposed to the Ma...
May 10, 2019 Children are now able to enjoy a refreshing splash in four of Nanaimo's popular parks. City of Nanaimo
RDN commits to studying new waste diversion tech
NANAIMO - New technology aimed at preventing trash from piling up at the landfill is being eyed as a way to ease a local waste burden. The Regional District of Nanaimo recently entered a regional init...
May 09, 2019 The RDN is tracking whether new technology in Atlantic Canada can be applied locally. File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW.
Theft from micro-brewery brings operations to full halt
NANAIMO - Big dreams of a micro-brewery are on hold after thieves stole equipment they'll be unable to use. The Cliffside Brewing Company on Cliff St. in Nanaimo was broken into overnight on Thursday,...
May 09, 2019 Specialized equipment like this means nothing in the hands of thieves but everything in the hands of trained brewers. submitted/RCMP
Motorcyclist dies in crash with minivan on Nanaimo Lakes Rd.
NANAIMO - A family is traumatized after a crash on Nanaimo Lakes Rd. claimed the life of a motorcyclist.Nanaimo RCMP confirmed the fatal crash happened around 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7 in the inters...
May 09, 2019 A motorcyclist lost his life in a crash at Nanaimo Lakes Rd. and South Forks Rd. on Tuesday, May 7.
Employee interrupts armed robbery in Errington
PARKSVILLE - A planned robbery at an Errington business was thwarted by an employee who boldly stood up to the would-be thieves. It happened on April 30 when two masked men armed with baseball bats en...
May 08, 2019 Three people were arrested after a botched armed robbery attempt in Errington. RCMP file photo
3-year-old boy mauled by large dog at Invermere Beach
NANAIMO - A day at the beach nearly turned into tragedy after a three-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a sudden attack by a large dog. Lewis Smith was playing in the sand at the off-leash Invermere ...
May 08, 2019 Lewis Smith required roughly 40 stitches after being mauled by a large dog at Invermere Beach. Submitted/Laura Smith
Speed camera added to crash-heavy north Nanaimo intersection
NANAIMO - Drivers will soon be doubly watched when they pass through a busy and accident-prone intersection in Nanaimo's north end. A speed camera is being added to the intersection of Aulds Rd. and t...
May 07, 2019 Both a red light camera and speed camera will keep a close eye on drivers through the Aulds Rd. and Island Hwy. intersection. Dom Abassi/NanaimoNewsNOW