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Micro units gaining traction in Nanaimo as answer to housing crunch
NANAIMO - A notable injection of cramped living quarters are planned in Nanaimo as escalating costs impact builders, buyers and renters. Construction of 28 micro units at three sites in Nanaimo are in...
Ian Holmes Apr 14, 2021
Clippers snap mini slump with 5-2 win versus Cowichan
PORT ALBERNI – The Clippers put the brakes on a two game slide by beating the Capitals 5-2. Nanaimo built up a 4-0 lead on goals by Tristan Fraser and Liam Ryan in the first period, Mike Craig o...
Dan Marshall Apr 13, 2021
Potential travel restrictions looming as Island Health confirms 52 new cases
NANAIMO - A series of restrictions on inter-provincial travel are possible as both public health and the province eye their next steps to fight COVID-19. Premier John Horgan said on Tuesday, April 13,...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 13, 2021
Man sentenced for beating death at south Nanaimo apartment
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man convicted of clubbing his drug dealer to death will spend a further two years in provincial jail. John Albert Buchanan was sentenced in the BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo on Tuesd...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 13, 2021
Meal delivery at Nanaimo hospital streamlined
NANAIMO - A new food delivery trays at Nanaimo’s hospital is taking the headaches out of serving quality meals to patients. The Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Auxiliary purchased and donated ...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 13, 2021
Nanaimo councillor trying to bring provincial eyes to downtown Nanaimo problems
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo councillor wants to find new ways to draw provincial attention to the situation unfolding on Nanaimo streets. Coun. Erin Hemmens during a meeting at the council table on Monday, Ap...
Spencer Sterritt Apr 13, 2021
VIDEO: Hutcheson experiencing ups and downs of Island Division pod season.
NANAIMO - The Clippers have already had a three game winning streak and two game losing skid in the first two weeks of the BCHL season. Nanaimo reeled off a trio of wins out of the gate following a 2-...
Dan Marshall Apr 12, 2021
‘This is our third wave:’ nearly 3,300 COVID cases announced in B.C.
NANAIMO - New COVID-19 cases in the province took another upward swing. Health officials announced 3,289 new cases of the virus since Friday, April 9 throughout B.C. including 169 new cases in the Isl...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 12, 2021
Nanaimo teenager beaten, stripped naked in public assault near Long Lake
NANAIMO - A local teenager was assaulted and stripped naked after a party in north Nanaimo. Police said the 15-year-old victim was leaving a gathering near Long Lake around 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 12, 2021
Nanaimo rent bank sees sizable influx of applications for assistance
NANAIMO - The recently opened rent bank in Nanaimo has helped dozens avoid homelessness. Azura Kines, case manager with the John Howard Society who administer the program, told NanaimoNewsNOW theyR...
Spencer Sterritt Apr 12, 2021