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Nanaimo gymnast earns top ten results at Canadian Championships
NANAIMO – Makayla White has earned her place as one of Canada’s top up and coming gymnasts. The 12-year-old finished with an all around ninth place at the 2021 Canadian Championships. Her ...
Dan Marshall Jul 18, 2021
RDN advances plans to expand Ravensong Aquatic Centre
QUALICUM BEACH -A long-discussed vision to expand the Ravensong Aquatic Centre (RAC) in Qualicum Beach is proceeding after the process was paused. The Regional District of Nanaimo announced it’s...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 17, 2021
Overdose advisory for Nanaimo announced by Island Health
NANAIMO - Island Health is warning drug users to take extra precautions with toxic drugs leading to increased overdoses in Nanaimo. Island Health announced an overdose advisory in Nanaimo on the after...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 16, 2021
Signature Dish: Masala Hut’s Chicken Madras
PARKSVILLE - Despite not being open for very long, Masala Hut in downtown Parksville is quickly developing a reputation for some of the most authentic flavours of India on central Vancouver Island. In...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 16, 2021
Island Health administers 1,000,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine
NANAIMO - Island Health has hit a major milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The health authority said over one million doses of approved vaccine have been administered to date, including a...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 16, 2021
Nanaimo man sentenced after child porn bust reveals hundreds of victims
Editor’s Note: The following story contains details of documented abuse of children and is not suitable for all readers. Discretion is advised. NANAIMO - A large child porn bust linked to a Nana...
Ian Holmes Jul 16, 2021
Tk’emlúps pushing for release of residential school student records
TK'EMLUPS - Nearly two months since the initial announcement of 215 burial sites detected on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) provided an updat...
Dylana Kneeshaw Jul 15, 2021
Nanaimo marks one month without rain, little coming in long-term forecast
NANAIMO - It’s been a month since the central Island region recorded even a drop of rain. The weather station at Nanaimo Airport measured 4.4 millimetres of rain on June 15, with not even the mo...
Alex Rawnsley Jul 15, 2021
VI Raiders 2021 football schedule to kick off in September
NANAIMO - After missing the entire 2020 season, the VI Raiders can now ready for opening kickoff. An eight game BCFC schedule will see the VI Raiders return to play for the first time since 2019. Nana...
Dan Marshall Jul 15, 2021
Provincial safer supply expanding to curb skyrocketing drug toxicity deaths
NANAIMO - Health authorities across the province will soon be able to offer pharmaceutical-grade drugs in a bid to shut out a toxic drug supply in B.C. The provincial government is budgeting $22.6 mil...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 15, 2021