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Record traffic expected as BC Ferries ramps up service for summer season
NANAIMO - The unofficial start of the summer season has arrived with hundreds of thousands of people expected to travel this long weekend It also serves as one final stress test for the BC Ferries net...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 16, 2024
Pilot project working to get Nanaimo seniors more connected to community
NANAIMO - A new pilot project getting ready to launch wants to help isolated and lonely seniors get more involved in community programs. The non-profit group Nanaimo Division of Family Practice (NDFP)...
Daryl Major May 16, 2024
‘This was an accident:’ cedar hedge blaze sparks warning from Nanaimo Fire Rescue
NANAIMO - Highly flammable shrubs and trees located near homes are a potential recipe for disaster. That warning from Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) assistant chief David Dales after gardening maintenance ...
Alex Rawnsley May 15, 2024
Final preparations being made ahead of Comox Air Show
NANAIMO - One of the premier events on Vancouver Island returns to the skies this weekend. The Comox Air Show takes place Saturday, May 18 at 19 Wing Comox, and final preparations are being made ahead...
Nathan Maley May 15, 2024
Wildfire service warns winds may fan ‘aggressive’ blazes in B.C.’s north
FORT NELSON, B.C. - British Columbia’s wildfire service says gusty winds could fan “aggressive fire behaviour” in the north, where out-of-control blazes have forced several thousand ...
Alex Rawnsley May 15, 2024
VIDEO: Funkanometry finish just short in Canada’s Got Talent finale
NANAIMO - Two of the Island’s finest performers did all they could, but barely missed out on the grand prize. The Island-based dance duo of Jacksun Fryer and Carlow Rush placed second in the lat...
Alex Rawnsley May 15, 2024
Nearly 100 new childcare spaces coming to SD68 schools
NANAIMO - Additional childcare spaces at District 68 school sites will be available this fall following a funding announcement from Premier David Eby. Of the 180 new licensed childcare spaces pledged ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 15, 2024
Judge rejects search warrant challenge against Nanaimo couple mired in fisheries allegations
NANAIMO - A former local commercial fisherman with a long history of illegal angling will be lured back to court to face several more fishing-related charges. Scott Stanley Matthew Steer, 47, and his ...
Jordan Davidson May 14, 2024
Two homes damaged after fire breaks out in north Nanaimo neighbourhood
NANAIMO - Fire has caused considerable damage to a north end home after initially starting near a parked vehicle. Calls to 911 from the homeowner and others came in just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May ...
Alex Rawnsley May 14, 2024
Man who rammed Lantzville homeowner with stolen ATV avoids jail
NANAIMO - While significantly older and less mobile than the man busted rummaging on his property, an upper Lantzville resident took matters into his own hands. A high-risk takedown ensued a year and ...
Ian Holmes May 14, 2024