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Nanaimo Sr. B Timbermen opt out of season, franchise faces uncertain future

NANAIMO - Off-floor calls for help and meetings will help determine if the Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen will have future games on it. The longtime members of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association w...

Feb 08, 2022

New COVID-19 cases reported at Nanaimo Seniors Village

NANAIMO -A total of seven new cases of COVID-19 have been detected at a long-term care home in Nanaimo.According to Island Health, Nanaimo Seniors Village on Uplands Dr. is reporting six new cases amo...

Feb 07, 2022

Only 3 City of Nanaimo employees on unpaid leave due COVID vaccination mandate

NANAIMO - An overwhelming number of City of Nanaimo employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.The City's human resources director John Van Horne told NanaimoNewsNOW about three dozen employees h...

Feb 07, 2022

Clippers earn a point in 3-2 shootout loss in Surrey

SOUTH SURREY - The Clippers fought through the fatigue of three games in less than 72 hours to get a point in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Eagles.Surrey's Grayden Slipec had the only goal of the first p...

Feb 06, 2022

Affiliate goalie leads Clippers to 5-2 win in Surrey

SOUTH SURREY - Affiliate goaltender Merik Erickson made 33 saves to guide the Clippers to a 5-2 win over the Surrey Eagles.Despite being outshot 35-24 Erickson earned the victory and first star honour...

Feb 05, 2022

Clippers fall behind early in 6-2 loss in Chilliwack

CHILLIWACK - Without their top goalie, defenceman and forward the Clippers lost 6-2 to the Chilliwack Chiefs.Cooper Black, Michael Craig and Sean Donaldson were among the scratches in a game that saw ...

Feb 04, 2022

Public Coroners' inquest scheduled into shooting death by police in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A delayed BC Coroners Service public inquest into the historical death of a man shot dead by police in central Nanaimo has a new date. The inquest into the death of Craig Andrew Ford is sche...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 04, 2022

New seniors & affordable housing complex set to begin construction in central Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Shovels are ready to go into the ground on a new housing development in the city.The 62-unit complex featuring one and two bedroom suites is due to begin construction shortly after the City ...

Feb 04, 2022

'Winter's not over yet:' marmots & meteorologists agree on prolonged Nanaimo winter

NANAIMO - Don't stow the jackets in the back recesses of the closet just yet, we still have a ways to go this winter.There was an overwhelming consensus among both two and four legged weather prognost...

Feb 02, 2022

Extended sexual abuse by Gabriola Island man against daughter results in no jail time

NANAIMO - A man's continual sexual abuse of his own daughter for years resulted in a sentence to be served in the community and not in prison.The offender pleaded guilty to sexual interference of a pe...

Feb 02, 2022