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Island case counts continue downward slide, province gives detailed look at school transmission and VOC's

NANAIMO - Island Health's three day average of COVID-19 case counts has dropped substantially.It reported 48 new cases of COVID-19 cases on Thursday, April 15. The three day average sits at 150, down ...

Apr 15, 2021

"Blanket" property tax increase freeze for Nanaimo businesses off the table

NANAIMO - Every business in Nanaimo won't have their property taxes frozen this year.Nanaimo councillors debated the option to mitigate the property tax increase for Nanaimo businesses in their financ...

Apr 15, 2021

UPDATE: Clippers resume team activities after COVID-19 scare

UPDATE - The BCHL confirmed on Friday, April 16 the team was clear to resume normal activities after further testing confirmed the player in question actually tested negative. - - - NANAIMO - The BCHL...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 15, 2021

Nanaimo fishing pier off limits for maintenance day

NANAIMO - The well used Fishing and Walking Pier on Nanaimo's waterfront is getting a deep clean.The public amenity will be power washed and checked for it's structural integrity, which will see the p...

Apr 15, 2021

Major TV production Chesapeake Shores returns to Parksville, Qualicum

PARKSVILLE - Cameras are rolling on the first major television production in the Oceanside region since before the pandemic.A total of 10 episodes of Chesapeake Shores will be shot through the spring ...

Apr 15, 2021

New COVID-19 outbreak confirmed in NRGH rehab unit

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is once again the site of a COVID-19 outbreak. Island Health on Wednesday, April 14 confirmed three patients in the High Intensity Rehab unit within the...

Apr 14, 2021

Nearly 200 lives lost in Nanaimo by fifth anniversary of illicit substance crisis

NANAIMO - April 14, 2021 is a grim day for Nanaimo peer worker Jessy Knight. "I woke up crying, with this heaviness and grief in my heart," she told NanaimoNewsNOW. "I'm mostly just taking this day to...

Apr 14, 2021

Nanaimo NightOwls cancel 2021 season

NANAIMO - Elite college level baseball won't debut at Nanaimo's Serauxmen stadium this summer as originally planned.NightOwls managing partner and GM Jim Swanson told NanaimoNewsNOW the four remaining...

Apr 14, 2021

Micro units gaining traction in Nanaimo as answer to housing crunch

NANAIMO - A notable injection of cramped living quarters are planned in Nanaimo as escalating costs impact builders, buyers and renters.Construction of 28 micro units at three sites in Nanaimo are in ...

Apr 14, 2021

Clippers snap mini slump with 5-2 win versus Cowichan

PORT ALBERNI - The Clippers put the brakes on a two game slide by beating the Capitals 5-2.Nanaimo built up a 4-0 lead on goals by Tristan Fraser and Liam Ryan in the first period, Mike Craig on a pow...

Apr 13, 2021