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Mount Washington opens on schedule for winter season

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island's biggest ski resort is open for business.Two lifts are operating on the mountain on Friday, Dec. 4, providing access to a handful of runs of easy and intermediate difficult...

Dec 04, 2020

Wesley St. tent encampment closed after fire destroys tents

NANAIMO - The largest tent encampment in Nanaimo is now closed after a fire. Between 60 and 100 people who lived on Wesley St. in downtown Nanaimo are forced to find new housing after the large fire o...

Dec 03, 2020

Province prepares for COVID-19 vaccine delivery; 10 new Island Health cases

NANAIMO - Another day of lower than average case counts for Island Health in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 10 new cases within the Island Health au...

Dec 03, 2020

Tent fire breaks out at Wesley St. in downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A significant fire broke out among a growing homeless encampment in downtown Nanaimo. Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to the Wesley St. encampment scene around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3...

Dec 03, 2020

Rent bank to open in Nanaimo helping the most vulnerable stay housed

NANAIMO - A rent bank is opening to assist mid-Island renters on the brink of becoming homeless. It's slated to open in January with funding from the City of Nanaimo and will be operated by the Nanaim...

Dec 03, 2020

Valuable Good Food Box program expanding to help medical patients

NANAIMO - Health care patients can now be prescribed a better diet to improve their condition. The Good Food Box program from Nanaimo Foodshare Society was prescribed by local physicians, dietitians a...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 02, 2020

Island Health COVID-19 cases fluctuate back to near record high

NANAIMO - A down turn in new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday isn't the beginning of a trend. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 20 new cases on Wednesday, Dec. 2, compared to the 10 the da...

Dec 02, 2020

Slate of new affordable housing projects announced for Nanaimo, Parksville and Snuneymuxw First Nation

NANAIMO - New affordable housing projects will provide more than 150 living spaces throughout the mid island area. Three projects within Nanaimo, Parksville and Snuneymuxw First Nation was announced o...

Dec 02, 2020

Expanding safe supply top of mind for B.C.'s new mental health and addictions minister

NANAIMO - The new minister of mental health and addictions has a lengthy list of goals to accomplish in the next four years. The minister and Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson told NanaimoNewsNOW her mand...

Dec 02, 2020

Parksville Beach Club employee helps police nab robbery suspect

PARKSVILLE - A fast-acting employee took a punch in the face, but managed to help police track down a man accused of robbery.Oceanside RCMP allege on Nov. 19 at about 11:15 p.m. an employee leaving wo...

Dec 01, 2020