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Vancouver Island Crisis Society executive director honoured with service award
NANAIMO - A local leader in crisis intervention has been honoured by her North American peers. Elizabeth Newcombe is the executive director of the Vancouver Island Crisis Society (VICS) and the recipi...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 20, 2024
New Nanaimo ‘mini forest’ believed to be first of its kind on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - It’s believed to be the first of its kind display on Vancouver Island and is combing mental and physical wellbeing with environmental protection. Representatives from Rotary Club of Na...
Alex Rawnsley May 19, 2024
‘I’m celebrating the little things:’ Nanaimo water polo player returning to the pool
NANAIMO - Having previously given the sport away, a local water polo player’s experience at a recent tournament is bringing her back to the game. Keara Boan represented her home province of Sask...
Alex Rawnsley May 18, 2024
Nanaimo box lacrosse season getting underway for three Timbermen teams
NANAIMO - The long wait for the local box lacrosse season is over. The 1-0 Junior A Timbermen are playing their home opener on Saturday, May 18 while the WLA Tmen open on the road on Saturday, May 25 ...
Dan Marshall May 18, 2024
‘It’s a senseless act:’ over a dozen memorial vases stolen from Cedar cemetery
NANAIMO - A cemetery south of the city is dealing with a string of thefts from their grounds. Around a dozen bronze vases attached to headstones have been stolen from the Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens...
Alex Rawnsley May 17, 2024
Campfires still permitted across Vancouver Island over May long weekend
NANAIMO - Ahead of the May long weekend the Coastal Fire Centre is enacting bans on larger open fires, but not campfires. The restrictions start Friday, May 17 at 12 p.m. and covers the entire Coastal...
Alex Rawnsley May 17, 2024
Nanoose Bay woman claims $500k lotto win
NANAIMO - A local woman needed workers at Casino Nanaimo to help verify a recent lotto win. Marie Hobenshield won $500,000 as an Extra prize from the April 13 Lotto 6/49 draw, marking the latest in a ...
Alex Rawnsley May 17, 2024
Increased police presence on roads with driving season upon us
NANAIMO - RCMP hope awareness messaging will help combat the many accidents which will occur this long weekend due to poor driving. BC RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Brett Urano said additional off...
Daryl Major May 17, 2024
‘Really happy they came:’ HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ vacating Nanaimo’s downtown
NANAIMO - After a few days of closures downtown, HBO’s production of ‘The Last of Us’ is moving on from the Harbour City. Filming for the popular show was first revealed at the end o...
Alex Rawnsley May 16, 2024
Trustees endorse draft changes to Nanaimo elementary school catchment boundaries
NANAIMO - With Rutherford Elementary School scheduled to re-open in the fall of 2025, local district officials are on board with proposed new catchment zones. At a Wednesday, May 15 special school boa...
Alex Rawnsley May 16, 2024