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Tour de Rock Team raises more than $1.1 million to help end childhood cancers
NANAIMO - The fundraising numbers are in from the 22nd Annual Tour de Rock.In 2019, the group of riders helped raise $1.13 million to help fund pediatric cancer research.The two week trek started on S...
Oct 14, 2019 The 2019 Tour de Rock team included 21 riders from all across Vancouver Island. The group raised more than one million dollars for childhood cancer research. (Tour de Rock Instagram)
Clippers beat Rivermen 2-1 for seventh straight win
LANGLEY - The Clippers continued their winning ways with a 2-1 win over the Rivermen on Oct. 13.It was Nanaimo's seventh straight win and their third in less than 72 hours on the road.Langley's Brenda...
Oct 13, 2019 Josh Bourne and Steven Agriogianis scored third period goals to lift the Clippers to a 2-1 victory over Langley on Oct. 13. (Gary Dorland)
Free meal program returning to help Nanaimo's most vulnerable
NANAIMO - A free meal program for Nanaimo's homeless and struggling families has found a new home. Efforts to rebuild Stone Soup are underway on a property behind it's original location near the corne...
Oct 13, 2019 This corner of a yard near the original location of Stone Soup will shortly be used to feed roughly 150 people a night. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Clippers winning streak hits six with 4-3 victory in Merritt
MERRITT - The Clippers have built up a six game winning streak after beating the Centennials 4-3 on Oct. 12.It was a slow start for the Clippers giving up a goal to Payton Matsui 50 seconds into the c...
Oct 12, 2019 Mike Kennedy's first BCHL goal was the game winner in a 4-3 decision over the Centennials. (Gary Dorland)
Donaldson gets shootout winner against former team
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a story book ending for the Clippers in a 5-4 shootout win over the Spruce Kings.Sean Donaldson scored the winner in the fifth round against his former team.Ex Clipper Preston B...
Oct 11, 2019 The Clippers beat Prince George 5-4 in a shootout Oct. 11. Kyler Kovich led the offence with two goals while Sean Donaldson got the game winner in round five of the shootout. (Gary Dorland)
Man sentenced to 3 years in prison for 'inexplicable' violent attack on woman in Bowser
NANAIMO - A shocking, unprovoked knife attack by a man against a woman in Bowser resulted in a 3-year prison sentence.Shannen (Shay) Lee Clegg, 24, will serve a little over 26 months in a federal peni...
Oct 11, 2019 Shannen (Shay) Lee Clegg will spend the next 26 months in a federal penitentiary for a shocking knife attack against a woman caught on surveillance video. The chilling incident happened on Nov. 14 2017 in Bowser's commercial core. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo coach honoured by Special Olympics Canada
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo Special Olympics coach has another accomplishment under her belt after more than 30 years of coaching various sports. Angela Behn is the 2019 Female Coach of the Year with Special ...
Oct 11, 2019 Female Coach of the Year Angela Behn with Special Olympics medalist Arianna Phillips at the Cliff McNabb Arena. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIU volleyball teams set sights high for 2019-20 season
NANAIMO - It's hard to imagine this volleyball season at Vancouver Island University being better than the last, but that's the goal.In the early 2019, the Mariners won double gold at the PACWEST prov...
Oct 11, 2019 Both the VIU mens and womens volleyball teams have lofty goals for the 2019/20 season, aiming to build on a strong foundation of success. (Northfield Photography)
Parksville mountain bike free-rider killed in crash in Mexico
PARKSVILLE - Canadian mountain bike racer Jordie Lunn has been killed in a trail riding crash in Mexico.The 36-year-old rider, originally from Parksville, was riding with friends in Cabo San Lucas on ...
Oct 11, 2019 Freestyle mountain biker Jordie Lunn, originally from Parksville, has been killed in a trail riding accident in Mexico. (Facebook)
Local candidates grapple with Canada-wide issues at Chamber debate
NANAIMO - The focus remained firmly on big-picture issues, challenges and successes at the major Nanaimo-Ladysmith election debate. For 90 minutes the five invited candidates, Bob Chamberlin (NDP), Je...
Oct 10, 2019 From left: Bob Chamberlin, NDP, Jennifer Clarke, PPC, Michelle Corfield, Liberal, John Hirst, Conservative, Paul Manly, Green (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)