Tag Archives: People
Cherry's comments the latest chapter in a controversial broadcasting career
TORONTO - Sportsnet cut ties with Don Cherry on Monday after the veteran hockey commentator called new immigrants "you people" on his "Coach's Corner" segment while claiming they don't wear poppi...
Nov 11, 2019 Don Cherry talks on the ice (The Canadian Press)
NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...
Nov 10, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
NewsAlert: Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet has apologized for TV commentator Don Cherry's remarks on Saturday night's Coach's Corner segment. The network says Cherry's remarks are discriminatory and offensive and do&nb...
Nov 10, 2019 Don Cherry
Clippers Blank Grizzlies 4-0
COLWOOD - A strong first period gave the Clippers a 4-0 win over the Victoria Grizzlies.The first BCHL goal for Zack Dallazanna got Nanaimo off on the right foot, and power play markers by Josh Bourne...
Nov 10, 2019 Zach Bennett made 38 saves for his second shutout of the season in Nanaimo's 4-0 win over Victoria. (Gary Dorland)
Where to pay tribute this Remembrance Day
NANAIMO - Mid islanders flock annually to their local cenotaphs and legions to pay tribute to the men and who served and continue to serve our country in order to protect the freedoms we enjoy.Several...
Nov 09, 2019 In the range of 6 to 8,000 people are expected to gather around the Dallas Square Cenotaph to pay their respects on Remembrance Day on Monday, Nov. 11. (NanaimoNewsNOW file photo)
Nanaimo branch of Crohn's & Colitis Canada wins top national award
NANAIMO - A successful fundraising walk along Nanaimo's seawall has earned national recognition for those raising awareness about a serious intestinal disease. The Nanaimo chapter of Crohn's and Colit...
Nov 09, 2019 The 10th Gutsy Walk in Nanaimo was a raging success, raising nearly $30,000 on a goal of $18,000. (submitted/Alliyah Lawrence)
Clippers outlast Grizzlies 5-3
NANAIMO - The Clippers beat Victoria 5-3 to extend their current winning streak to three games.Tyler Williams led Nanaimo's offense with a pair of goals in the second period.Despite outshooting the Gr...
Nov 08, 2019 The Nanaimo Clippers got two goals from Tyler Williams in a 5-3 victory over Victoria. They've won three straight games and have once again taken over first place in the BCHL's Island Division. (Gary Dorland)
Nanaimo agencies applying for one-stop shop to help youth poverty and mental health issues
NANAIMO - A one-stop-shop for local youth in need will hopefully stop mental health and addictions issues at a young age from becoming life-long afflictions. Various service agencies and the City of N...
Nov 08, 2019 A Foundry BC site would help kids of all ages and experiences and guide them in the right direction to the care they need. (Foundry BC)
Community space helping seniors battle isolation to close after more than 3 years
NANAIMO - A safe space for Nanaimo seniors to make friends and build a community will soon be closed. Seniors Connect will formally finish at the end of November after federal funding granted in 2016 ...
Nov 08, 2019 Nanaimo Family Life Association board president Carol Evans thanking volunteers for their years of hard work and effort to provide a community for seniors. (submitted/Sacia Burton)
Intermittent sentence from Nanaimo judge fails, prolific offender accused of additional serious crime
NANAIMO - A hardened criminal granted an intermittent jail sentence allegedly failed to return to jail after serving just one week of his remaining 82-days behind bars.Not only is Christopher James Mi...
Nov 07, 2019 Legal troubles for chronic offender Christopher Mitchell are far from over. He's accused of committing crimes in Campbell River just one week into an intermittent jail sentence. He allegedly failed to return to the Nanaimo Correctional Centre on Oct. 9, a few weeks before being accused of crimes on the north island. (Facebook)