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NDSS added back to Island Health’s COVID-19 school exposure list
NANAIMO - Another local school is back on Island Health’s radar. Three exposure events at NDSS from Monday, March 29 through Wednesday, March 31 were confirmed in an evening tweet from SD68 on A...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 02, 2021
Crew plucks passenger from chilly Salish Sea after falling off Nanaimo-Vancouver ferry
NANAIMO - A ferry crossing between Vancouver and Nanaimo turned into a late night sea rescue. BC Ferries crews were alerted to a possible person overboard on the Thursday, April 1, 8:45 p.m. sailing f...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 02, 2021
Signature Dish: Old Town Bakery’s cinnamon buns
NANAIMO - Ladysmith is known for many things however its most famous claim to fame might be Old Town Bakery and their world-famous cinnamon buns. The pillowy-soft, generously iced, flavour-packed bake...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 02, 2021
Sexual assault response program returning to Nanaimo aimed at helping all who need it
NANAIMO - A response program helping those who’ve been sexually assaulted is returning to Nanaimo with a culturally inclusive mandate. The Indigenous-informed Sexual Assault Response Program is ...
Spencer Sterritt Apr 02, 2021
Further COVID-19 exposure events confirmed for Wellington secondary
NANAIMO - A local secondary school has confirmed additional COVID-19 exposure events. The events stem from a separate case in the Wellington secondary school community, but occurred on the same days, ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 01, 2021
Island Health breaks another COVID-19 record
NANAIMO - The third wave of COVID-19 within Island Health continues to spike. The health authority confirmed 60 new cases on Thursday, April 1. It’s the highest number of cases yet within Island...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 01, 2021
Nanaimo’s Makerspace celebrates seven years of creating
NANAIMO - A local group of creators recently celebrated a major milestone Nanaimo Makerspace had its 7th anniversary on Thursday, April 1, with their space on McGarrigle Rd. home to projects of all ty...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 01, 2021
COVID closures allowing for upgrades to key Nanaimo recreation facilities
NANAIMO - Three recreation facilities in the city are receiving some additional upgrades to ready them for when people return post-pandemic. A total of $255,000 was approved by Council on March 29 for...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 01, 2021
SD68 confirms first COVID-19 school exposure after spring break
NANAIMO – The first exposure event at a Nanaimo school following spring break began the first day students returned to the classroom. SD68 confirmed Wellington Secondary suffered an exposure eve...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 31, 2021
2nd worst day ever in Island Health, masks now mandatory indoors for grades 4 to 12
NANAIMO - Island Health suffered the second worst day on record in the fight against COVID-19. The health authority recorded 57 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, March 31. The worst day was only less t...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 31, 2021