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Nanaimo fentanyl and heroin trafficker faces federal prison sentence
NANAIMO - Police keeping watch on a downtown apartment unit culminated in a sizable drug bust with a street value of about $6,000. A joint sentencing recommendation of two years in a federal penitenti...
Ian Holmes Jan 26, 2021
Island care homes complete first COVID-19 vaccinations, province adjusts immunization plan
NANAIMO - Staff and residents in long-term care or assisted living facilities within Island Health are now better protected against COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed on Mo...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 25, 2021
Moderate uptake for new emergency comms service through Nanaimo, Oceanside
NANAIMO - Opportunities were thankfully limited for local emergency management staff to flex the full muscle of their new communications tool. Registration for the opt-in service, Voyent Alert, contin...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 25, 2021
2 hikers rescued in separate calls for help on Mount Benson
NANAIMO - Dangerous conditions on Mount Benson made for a long day and night for search and rescue crews tasked with retrieving a pair of injured hikers. Nanaimo SAR search manager Eugene Touchette sa...
Ian Holmes Jan 24, 2021
Rathtrevor Beach parking lot being paved to boost accessibility
PARKSVILLE - An often pothole-filled parking lot at one of Parksville’s biggest destinations will soon be paved. The ministry of environment announced on Friday, Jan. 22 the currently gravel day...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 24, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared in east wing of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
NANAIMO - Island Health has confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak at NRGH. A statement from the health authority late Saturday, Jan. 23 said two staff and one patient in a ward on the fourth floor of the east...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 23, 2021
Another staff member tests positive for COVID-19 at Nanaimo care home
NANAIMO - Island Health has discovered an additional case of COVID-19 at Chartwell Malaspina Care Residence in Nanaimo. In a statement released Saturday, Jan. 23, the health authority announced a staf...
Kyle Ireland Jan 23, 2021
Fired Nanaimo CAO returns in senior role overseeing Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
NANAIMO - Controversial former City of Nanaimo CAO Tracy Samra has a new job, now with the federal government. Samra, now going by her maiden name of Fleck, was recently hired by the Department of Nat...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 23, 2021
Transit driver performs life-saving CPR on unconscious woman in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A RDN transit driver is being praised for his heroic, life-saving actions. Terry Keogh was driving his route through downtown Nanaimo when he was flagged down by several people near a bus st...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 22, 2021
Island Health ends week on subdued note, 14 new COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - Island Health ended the week with relatively lower counts of new COVID-19 cases. Island Health announced 14 new cases on Friday, Jan. 22. This was the lowest announced by Island Health throu...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 22, 2021