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VIEX announces August return to Beban Park, rides & live music included
NANAIMO - Summer events season in Nanaimo received a significant jolt with the return of the Vancouver Island Exhibition at the Beban Park Fairgrounds. One of the oldest agricultural fairs in western ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 02, 2021
Signature Dish: White Sails’ Regardians Coffee Ale
NANAIMO - A popular coffee-infused beer is a fine friend at a great party without giving you an over-caffeinated kick. The White Sails Brewing Regardians Coffee Ale is a staple of White Sails’ t...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 02, 2021
Cathedral Grove re-opens with COVID protocols after extended closure
PARKSVILLE - Perimeter fencing has been removed and visitors are allowed back to a premium Vancouver Island tourism draw. A ministry of environment statement confirmed Macmillan Provincial Park re-ope...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 02, 2021
Dozens of fires sparked after evening lightning storm through Interior, Lytton all-but-destroyed
KAMLOOPS - Local Fire Rescue crews had a busy night battling a large fire, which appeared to ignite from an evening lightning storm The fire started in a wooded area east of the city. At one point RCM...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 02, 2021
Nanaimo’s plastic checkout bag ban takes effect
NANAIMO - Single-use plastic bags are a thing of the past at Nanaimo retail outlets. Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags to Nanaimo stores since the City’s checkout bag byla...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 02, 2021
Signature Dish: Wolf Brewing’s Sour Howler
NANAIMO - Wolf Brewing’s Sour Howler is a west coast twist on a traditional beer. It’s a crisp, refreshing and tart beer perfect for summer. Wolf brewmaster Kevin Ward said they wanted a s...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 01, 2021
Canada Day events in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Though Canada Day 2021 arrives at a time of continuing discussions and calls for celebrations to be cancelled, many events are running throughout the mid-island area. Nanaimo: Canada Day eve...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jul 01, 2021
Nanaimo area sees slight dip in fatal overdoses as B.C.’s longest crisis continues
NANAIMO – The trend of fatal overdoses in Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island dipped slightly in May. Data from the BC Coroners Service published on Tuesday, June 29 showed four people lost the...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jun 30, 2021
Donations abound for heat-strapped schools and care homes
NANAIMO - Many essential workers stuck inside were given a reprieve from the heat thanks to donations of cold drinks and fans. Teachers and students at Bayview Elementary were sweltering in the heat b...
Spencer Sterritt Jun 30, 2021
Island Health sees only 1 new COVID-19 case
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases discovered in Island Health slowed drastically. Only one new cases was confirmed by Island Health on Wednesday, June 30. It was in the southern Island area, ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jun 30, 2021