Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - A lifelong Nanaimo resident deeply entrenched in the local criminal underworld has managed to escape extended jail sentences for years. That changed abruptly for Kerry Wallace Chang on Tuesd...

NANAIMO - A pair of rain storms last month was enough to produce the 14th wettest March in 60 years. That’s according to Environment Canada meteorologist Chris Doyle, who said 150.4 millimetres ...

NANAIMO - Police are trying to trace the final steps of a woman found unresponsive near the Jack Point Trail earlier this week. Mounties were called out to the Duke Point Hwy. around 12:30 p.m. on Mon...

NANAIMO - One of the oldest movements to stand against sexual violence worldwide is returning to the mid-Island. Take Back the Night events and marches have happened across the world for over 60 years...

NANAIMO - Phase two of a large proposed central Nanaimo multi-family housing development has taken another step forward. Located on newly constructed Hansen Rd. off East Wellington Rd., phase two will...

NANAIMO - A leisurely family motorcycle ride resulted in tragedy when a popular Port Alberni woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash. Deb Walton was a passenger on a motorcycle ridden by her husband w...

VICTORIA - British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy. The NDP gove...

NANAIMO - After nearly nine years of tireless and complete coverage of local news on central Vancouver Island, NanaimoNewsNOW is seizing the meowment to evolve and move furward. Effective immediately,...

NANAIMO - A pint-sized athlete with a mighty paw is making waves in the world of feline competition. Whiskers McFlufferson, a three-year-old tabby from Nanaimo, pounced onto the global stage at the 20...

NANAIMO - Not all residents are adjusting well to changes made to the animal control bylaw. After public consultations, and more than two years of being categorized as free-roaming criminals, local fe...