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Pay parking coming to areas around Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - Pay parking is expanding around Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. In a bid to ease congestion and demand for parking around the hospital grounds, the City of Nanaimo plans to implement pay ...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 12, 2024
Tourism Nanaimo opens relocated visitor centre
NANAIMO - A new visitor information centre location is designed to engage with more tourists in Nanaimo instead of those just passing through. After vacating its location on the Nanaimo Parkway at the...
Ian Holmes Mar 12, 2024
‘Six to seven degrees above normal:’ perfectly timed spring heat wave forecast for Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Just days before spring officially begins, Mother Nature is bringing some balmy weather to the mid-Island. Meteorologists are tracking the development of a high-pressure system set to materi...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 12, 2024
Coral reef that ‘shouldn’t exist’ thrives off B.C.’s Pacific Ocean, biologist says
VANCOUVER - It started with a tip from the local First Nation of a “bump on the sea floor” where the fish liked to be and led to the discovery of Canada’s only known live coral reef....
Alex Rawnsley Mar 12, 2024
‘Likely saved her life:’ Alberta man dies helping stranded driver along Qualicum highway
QUALICUM BEACH - An 80-year-old Alberta man has succumbed to his injuries after being hit by a vehicle while helping another driver and potentially saving her life. In the early morning hours of March...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 11, 2024
Former construction manager pleads guilty to falsely granting permits
NANAIMO - A planned four-day trial instead resulted in guilty pleas by a man in a highly unusual municipal bylaw offence case. Darren Gaudreault pleaded guilty to two charges of allowing occupancy to ...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 11, 2024
Deepsea eruption expected off Vancouver Island after 200 earthquakes in an hour
An eruption of magma under the Pacific Ocean floor far off Vancouver Island will be so hot the water will fizz but only scientists will notice. Scientists with Ocean Networks Canada are predicting an ...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 11, 2024
Herring spawn days away from Qualicum, Parksville & Nanaimo coasts
NANAIMO - Despite some weather hampering efforts, fishing boats are still making headway on the first round of the annual herring spawn. Seine boats are set to wrap up their work on Monday, March 11, ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 11, 2024
National medals highlight massive weekend for Nanaimo sports teams
NANAIMO - It was one of the busiest weekends of the year on the local sports calendar. Between national, provincial and regional tournaments and playoff and regular season action there were some big w...
Dan Marshall Mar 11, 2024
‘A great networking opportunity:’ Nanaimo career fair links local job seekers with marine employers
NANAIMO - It’s an event seen to carry as much value for job seekers as it does for employers. The 5th Port Connect Marine Career Fair is Wednesday, March 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Po...
Daryl Major Mar 11, 2024