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Fast ferry from downtown Nanaimo to Vancouver tops provincial wish-list

NANAIMO - The long-promised fast ferry from downtown Nanaimo to Vancouver tops the provincial wish list for federal infrastructure funding. Re-elected MLA Sheila Malcolmson told NanaimoNewsNOW on elec...

Oct 28, 2020

Basketball camps offered for K-12 students in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Basketball camps for school age kids have returned.Island Swish is a six week program for kindergarten to Grade 8 students, running Saturday's out of the new gym at Aspengrove School.Brar Ba...

Oct 27, 2020

Island Health confirms fourth consecutive day without COVID-19 case

NANAIMO - For the fourth straight day, Island Health has gone without an increase to its COVID-19 case count.The health authority remains at 250 total cases throughout the pandemic with eight currentl...

Oct 27, 2020

Tents removed from Wesley St. encampment as City enforces fire safety order

NANAIMO - The City has taken it's first major enforcement effort against a growing downtown Nanaimo encampment.Nanaimo Fire Rescue, Nanaimo RCMP and City of Nanaimo bylaw officers enforced a recently ...

Oct 27, 2020

Nanaimo RCMP investigating 2 purposely set fires in same apartment building

NANAIMO - Police are trying to solve a pair of smouldering fires in common areas of a Wellington Rd. apartment building.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW papers were set ablaze in stairwells ...

Oct 27, 2020

New face leads Clippers to successful Island Cup weekend

NANAIMO - The Clippers had a successful 2-1 week highlighted by the offense of newcomer Nick DeSantis.The 18-year-old scored in all three games and finished with three goals and two assists.Coach Darr...

Oct 26, 2020

Tourism Vancouver Island bows out of Nanaimo contract, review underway for replacement

NANAIMO - Shifting priorities after the COVID-19 pandemic has brought changes to who handles the Tourism Nanaimo file. Tourism Vancouver Island, one year into a five year contract and three years into...

Oct 26, 2020

'Just find someone you can help and do it:' anonymous cookie crusader makes third large donation in a year

NANAIMO - What started as a chance meeting at a local coffee shop has grown into a $6,200 donation, which the man responsible hopes will inspire others.For the second time in six months, an anonymous ...

Oct 25, 2020

Incumbent Sheila Malcolmson re-secures Nanaimo riding

NANAIMO - The incumbent MLA in the Nanaimo riding has won again, carried by a wave of NDP support across the province. Sheila Malcolmson was the first confirmed winner in the Nanaimo-area ridings, lea...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 24, 2020

Thousands of fish feed local lakes, license sales surge during pandemic

NANAIMO - Nearly 7,000 trout and counting have been piped into lakes in Nanaimo by staff with the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (FFSBC).The FFSBC stocking report showed six lakes in Nanaimo have ...

Oct 24, 2020