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'Completely overwhelmed with fire:' Parksville firefighter returns from Australian tour of duty
PARKSVILLE - A local Coastal Fire Centre officer is back home following a stint battling historic wild fires down under.Kevin Cochrane returned home to Parksville on Jan. 9 after a 38-day deployment t...
Jan 20, 2020 Fire crews in eastern Australia continue to deal with catastrophic wildfires that have burned millions of hectares since late 2019. (Ross Nunn/Queensland Fire and Emergency Services)
Clippers weekend wrap Jan. 17-18
NANAIMO - The Clippers had perhaps their most disappointing weekend of the season in Powell River.Losses of 5-2, 5-1, combined with a pair of Cowichan Valley Capitals' victories, dropped Nanaimo eight...
Jan 20, 2020 Nanaimo lost back to back games in Powell River, falling 5-2 and 5-1. The Clippers will look to hit the reset button ahead of games versus Langley and Cowichan Valley. (Gary Dorland)
VIDEO: Driver handed DUI after fiery car crash and explosion in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man won't be allowed behind the wheel of a car for 90-days after a fiery single-vehicle crash. Nanaimo Fire Rescue and RCMP arrived at the scene early Monday morning after two City workers...
Jan 20, 2020 Flames shoot high into the air after a series of explosions to a car involved in a single-vehicle crash on 10th St. in Nanaimo. One occupant was in the vehicle, which went off-road near Bruce Ave. on Monday, Jan. 20 at around 1:30 a.m. (Submitted photo).
Quarterway Liquor store robbery suspect arrested and charged
NANAIMO - Charges have been laid against a man who allegedly robbed a Nanaimo liquor store with a gun and threw a female clerk to the floor.Nanaimo RCMP report Chase Peter Goodale, 28, was arrested in...
Jan 20, 2020 Chase Peter Goodale, 28, was arrested and charged following a daytime robbery at the Quarterway Liquor Store on Bowen Road on Jan. 15. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Downtown Nanaimo garbage & needle clean-up program provides purpose and hope
NANAIMO - A new needle and trash clean-up initiative is the opportunity a Nanaimo woman believes will turn her life around.Misty Potzkai, 35, is one of eight people employed through Clean Sweep, an in...
Jan 19, 2020 Misty Potzkai posts a garbage bag to a pole on Wesley St. The Nanaimo woman is chartering a new path in life with help through a part-time job cleaning up garbage and needles in downtown Nanaimo (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It's a great tool:' Crime Stoppers Month showcases program's success in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A volunteer driven crime-fighting group in Nanaimo has been punching well above its weight class for a long time.January is recognized nationally and by the City of Nanaimo as Crime Stoppers...
Jan 19, 2020 RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien called the local crime stoppers program an "invaluable service" in the ongoing fight to maintain community safety. Nanaimo and District Crime Stoppers is volunteer run and completely independent from the Nanaimo RCMP. (NDCS)
More walkers hitting the streets for Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser
NANAIMO - More community members are recognizing the need to band together and help support those experiencing homelessness. Last year, the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser had more than 250 peopl...
Jan 18, 2020 More and more walkers in Nanaimo and the Oceanside area are joining Coldest Night of the Year, with more than 250 walkers taking part last year. (Island Crisis Care Society)
Clippers lose 5-1 in Powell River
POWELL RIVER - Three goals in a span of just over four and a half minutes in the second period did in the Clippers in their road game against the Kings.It was scoreless until a breakaway goal by Brett...
Jan 19, 2020 Three goals in under five minutes in the second period broke the game open for the Kings in Nanaimo's 5-1 setback in Powell River. (Gary Dorland)
Prince Harry, Meghan to give up 'royal highness' titles
caLONDON - Buckingham Palace says Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will no longer use the titles "royal highness" or receive public funds after a deal was struck for them to step aside as senior roy...
Jan 18, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
City of Nanaimo crews attack snow-packed drains to ease flood threat
NANAIMO - Warming temperatures following a week-long deep freeze with heavy snowfall has City of Nanaimo crews busy clearing storm drains to prevent flooding.Wayne Roulston, the City's general foreman...
Jan 17, 2020 Michael Olson (left) and Jag Sekhon clear one of several Rock City Rd. storm drains Friday, January 17. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)