Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - A significant amount of money is now available in funding for organizations working to reduce homelessness. Nearly $1.1 million is available for the Nanaimo area and slightly less than $1 mi...

LANTZVILLE - Four new electric vehicle charging stations will help people in Nanoose Bay and travellers along the Island Highway. The Nanoose Economic Development Corporation is receiving a $210,000 g...

NANAIMO - The only two public art pieces showing pride and inclusivity with Nanaimo’s LGBTQ2+ community were destroyed over the weekend. Black paint and a roller was used on both the rainbow cro...

NANAIMO - An ATV accident has killed a local man south of Nanaimo. Emergency crews were called to a gravel road off Nanaimo River Rd., near Gogo’s Christmas Tree farm on South Forks Rd. in the m...

NANAIMO - Crews are concluding $660,000 worth of upgrades to the City’s downtown Service and Resource Centre, home to roughly 200 civil servants. The City’s director of finance Laura Merce...

NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay high-jumper is closing on a trip to Tokyo. Mike Mason took home a second place finish at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials. His successful jump of 2.29 metres didn...

NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside. This week's feature highlight’s WednesdayR...

NANAIMO - A quiet start to the local fire season has freed up resources to go help elsewhere. Three unit crews, consisting of 20 people each, along with one division supervisor were recently loaned to...

NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce July’s Helping Wheels winner. In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1,000 ...

NANAIMO - B.C.’s COVID-19 case counts continue to dwindle by the day. The province reported 84 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, totals from the last two reporting periods. 49 new cases were foun...