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Nanaimo hotels signal need for federal help to survive COVID-19 pandemic

NANAIMO - Hotel operators face an uncertain future as they survey the widespread damage inflicted by COVID-19. Dan Brady, executive director of the Nanaimo Hospitality Association, told NanaimoNewsNOW...

Jun 16, 2020

Bastion St. & Commercial St. intersection to become four-way stop in pilot project

NANAIMO - Traffic flow on one of downtown Nanaimo's main intersections is set to change.Beginning in July, city crews will install a four-way stop at Bastion St. and Commercial St., replacing aging tr...

Jun 16, 2020

COVID-19 curve continues to flatten in B.C., Vancouver Island remains at zero cases

NANAIMO - The recovery rate of COVID-19 cases continues to inch upwards. As of Monday, June 15 the recovery rate sits at 87.2 per cent, with 2,395 people fully recovered from the respiratory virus in ...

Maria Doty Jun 15, 2020

WestJet announces additional Nanaimo to Calgary flights

NANAIMO - More flights are slowly being added to the schedule at Nanaimo Airport as COVID-19 restrictions ease.WestJet announced two additional weekly flights on its direct Nanaimo to Calgary service ...

Jun 15, 2020

Residents of Fifth St. affordable housing complex rally for better care and repairs

NANAIMO - Stepping into a unit in the townhouse complex known as Sanala is like stepping into a horror movie. In one unit, flakes of paint fall from the bathroom ceiling in large chunks. In another, f...

Jun 15, 2020

Driver loses life in Hwy 19A crash in front of Country Club Centre

NANAIMO - A crash in front of Country Club Centre has claimed the life of a driver involved. The crash occurred shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 14. Nanaimo RCMP confirmed a 34-year-old female dri...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 14, 2020

Libraries move towards re-opening as community support groups adjust without valuable public space

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) branches across the Island are taking another step forward to re-opening their doors.The library closed all 39 of their branches on March 16 in respo...

Jun 14, 2020

VIDEO: Black Lives Matter supporters march through downtown Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Chants of "Black Lives Matter" filled downtown Nanaimo for the second event in two weeks protesting for change. More than 100 people carried signs high and chanted loudly during the peaceful...

Jun 13, 2020

Question Period to remain on hold after online alternative removed

NANAIMO - The formal Question Period at City of Nanaimo council meetings is expected to remain on hold for more than two months. The ability to speak to City Council directly at meetings was removed o...

Jun 13, 2020

Nanaimo Hells Angels regain dilapidated club house after lengthy court battle

NANAIMO - The Hells Angels have won a lengthy criminal case and will have several clubhouses, including one in Nanaimo, returned to them. The Nanaimo clubhouse on Victoria Rd. was seized back in 2007 ...

Jun 12, 2020