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SD68 grad rate dips due to student vulnerability, pandemic ripple effects
NANAIMO - Lingering impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic was identified as a chief contributor to district grad rates bucking recent trends. Graduation rates for all students enrolled in SD68 in 2020 dr...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 28, 2021
Judge hands Nanaimo drug trafficker federal prison sentence
NANAIMO - An opioid addict was sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary in connection to a street level drug dealing operation in Nanaimo. Todd Gerald John Cawley, 60, was sentenced on Wednesd...
Ian Holmes Jan 28, 2021
COVID-19 case confirmed at Ballenas Secondary, third in SD69
PARKSVILLE - The third COVID-19 case within the Qualicum School District has been confirmed. An exposure event at Ballenas Secondary School on Friday, Jan. 22 and the morning of Monday, Jan. 25 was co...
Spencer Sterritt Jan 27, 2021
‘It is easy to let things slip and let our guard down:’ COVID-fatigue concerning for public health
NANAIMO - B.C. residents are again being asked to hold the line on the one year anniversary of the province’s COVID-19 pandemic. In a joint statement on Wednesday, Jan. 27, the province and publ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 27, 2021
Demolition begins for burned out Franklyn St. gym in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Work has begun tearing down a once valuable community hall for Nanaimo families and those in need. Demolition of the old Franklyn St. gym in downtown Nanaimo, at the corner of Franklyn and W...
Spencer Sterritt Jan 27, 2021
Nanaimo, South Cowichan pacing COVID-19 infection rate across Island Health
NANAIMO - The greater Nanaimo region accounted for a significant number of COVID-19 cases within Island Health over the last month. Island Health released localized COVID-19 data showing the greater N...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 27, 2021
‘Thousands’ of potential fentanyl doses confiscated by Nanaimo RCMP during routine patrol
NANAIMO - A proactive police officer has helped keep a large quantity of illegal drugs off Nanaimo streets. A uniformed patrol officer happened upon someone he’d dealt with in the past during a ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 27, 2021
VIU expects budget deficit amid diminished international student revenue
NANAIMO - COVID-19 restrictions preventing many, valuable international students from attending classes is having ripple effects for VIU’s bottom line. The university’s international stude...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 27, 2021
RDN sending another letter to mental health and addictions ministry asking for help
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo is once again reaching out to the province for more assistance in the ongoing challenge of homelessness. The RDN voted unanimously during their Tuesday, Jan....
Spencer Sterritt Jan 26, 2021
Central Island continues dominating COVID-19 case counts, active cases dip across B.C.
NANAIMO - Island Health and B.C. as a whole fared relatively well in the fight against new COVID-19 infection. Of the 407 new announced across the province, 15 were found within Island Health. This is...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 26, 2021