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Province expands secondary suite pilot program to cover Regional District of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A provincial government program targeting the availability of secondary suites is being expanded to include the Regional District of Nanaimo. Introduced in September 2023 and set for an Apri...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 30, 2024
Ongoing storm system bringing record high January temperatures
Unseasonable warmth brought by an atmospheric river has shattered records - some almost a century old - at more than 30 B.C. locations, with the mercury passing 18 C in the Lower Mainland. Environment...
The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2024
‘A comfort factor:’ 700 trauma bears purchased for Nanaimo RCMP
NANAIMO - RCMP officers across the mid-Island will have a cuddly new tool in their arsenal. Over 700 ‘trauma bears’ have been purchased for the Nanaimo RCMP, and will be distributed among ...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 30, 2024
Following slow ramp-up, social housing plans begin taking shape in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Slow, yet steady progress is being made to build hundreds of badly needed supportive and affordable housing units in Nanaimo. In the summer of 2020 a Memorandum of Understanding between the ...
Daryl Major Jan 30, 2024
100 new temporary housing beds coming for unhoused people in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - New housing opportunities are coming to the region through a refreshed partnership between local and provincial governments. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was presented on Monday, Jan....
Ian Holmes Jan 29, 2024
Eby invokes Taylor Swift as B.C. launches services to crack down on intimate images
OTTAWA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says the recent sharing of fake intimate images of pop star Taylor Swift proves no one is immune from such “attacks,” as the province launches n...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 29, 2024
‘She let her guard down:’ Nanaimo woman out $4,000 after texting scam
NANAIMO - A local woman has lost around $4,000 after thinking she was helping her out-of-province son pay some bills. The unidentified woman alerted Nanaimo RCMP shortly after a Tuesday, Jan. 23 inter...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 29, 2024
‘Do everything with love:’ Nanaimo long-term care provider honoured with provincial award
NANAIMO - A local woman is being honoured for her exceptional work in the field of long-term healthcare. Leanna Maltesen, the activities coordinator at Woodgrove Manor on Metral Dr., has been named th...
Jordan Davidson Jan 29, 2024
‘The right truck for the community:’ new truck a welcomed addition for Qualicum firefighters
QUALICUM BEACH - Deployment of a brand new fire truck is seen as not only an improvement on response locally but also helping other departments across Oceanside. A new ladder and bucket truck, with a ...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 28, 2024
Clippers blanked for first time this season in 1-0 loss to Kings
NANAIMO - The Clippers finished the month of January with a 1-0 road loss to the Powell River Kings. Anthony Yu scored on a first period power play but from there the Clippers Tyler Hodges and the Kin...
Dan Marshall Jan 27, 2024