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Nanaimo named in building permit processing hub pilot project
NANAIMO - The province has introduced an online hub they say will speed up the permitting process to get homes built faster. Nanaimo was one of the 14 communities named for the new online building per...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 28, 2024
‘It’s such a positive experience:’ billet homes needed for Nanaimo NightOwls
NANAIMO - Back for a third season, the Nanaimo NightOwls are still looking for some homes away from home for their players. Those set to represent the team in West Coast League baseball action this su...
Alex Rawnsley May 28, 2024
UPDATE: Man arrested, another sent to hospital after serious stabbing in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - One person is in custody, another remains in hospital after a serious altercation in the city’s downtown. Police, Nanaimo Fire Rescue and BC Emergency Health Services were called to th...
Alex Rawnsley May 28, 2024
VI Raiders take a step towards regular season with spring camp
NANAIMO - A new season is rapidly approaching for the VI Raiders. The team has spent much of the last four months working off-field with the playing group, ahead of their spring camp held Friday, May ...
Alex Rawnsley May 28, 2024
‘I killed him:’ life in prison for Nanaimo’s Ashley Baird for murdering cellmate in Alberta
NANAIMO - A local man will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for a decade after being sentenced for second-degree murder in an Alberta courtroom. Ashley Laird Bair...
Daryl Major May 28, 2024
Transition to electronic fare system expected late this year for RDN public transit customers
NANAIMO - Using old-fashioned cash will remain, however physical tickets and day passes are poised to be relics of the past while boarding buses across the province. As directed by BC Transit, effecti...
Ian Holmes May 27, 2024
B.C. barely doing enough to help reduce poverty: Food Banks Canada
NANAIMO - British Columbia has been hit with a barely passing grade when it comes to poverty reduction efforts. A new report from Food Banks Canada is giving B.C. a grade of D+ when it comes to helpin...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 27, 2024
22 unit townhouse development proposed for Nanaimo’s Metral Drive
NANAIMO - Plans are in motion to densify three lots on Metral Dr. In Nanaimo's Pleasant Valley area. A recently submitted development permit application pitches six three storey townhouse units at 564...
Daryl Major May 27, 2024
Walk for Alzheimer’s in Nanaimo highlighting the need for community support groups
NANAIMO - An event designed to raise awareness and support about a disease which affects thousands of Canadians is happening in Nanaimo and across the country this weekend. The 2024 Walk for Alzheimer...
Jordan Davidson May 26, 2024
Nanaimo Track and Field Club to host annual Elwood Wylie Meet
NANAIMO - It will be an eventful spring and summer for the Nanaimo Track and Field Club. Their signature event, the Elwood Wylie Meet, takes place on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26 followed by th...
Dan Marshall May 25, 2024