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Top Stories of 2020: Murder charge laid years after Makayla Chang disappeared
NANAIMO - One of the Nanaimo’s longest cold cases warmed up in 2020 when a first degree murder charge was laid. Steven Bacon, long connected to the disappearance and murder of Nanaimo teen Makay...
Spencer Sterritt Dec 31, 2020
Helping Wheels: Island Crisis Care Society
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce December’s Helping Wheels winner. In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1,...
Caitlin Mangiacasale Dec 31, 2020
Man hospitalized after Boxing Day stabbing in Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - A man was flown to hospital with a significant stab wound after an altercation at a campground got out of control. The incident ocurred at Riverside Resort in Qualicum Beach on Hwy. 1...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 31, 2020
Top Stories 2020: Graduating Clippers find new homes after COVID-19 ends their junior careers
NANAIMO - Junior hockey athletes face an uncertain future after the COVID-19 pandemic. The six graduating players from the Nanaimo Clippers all had aspirations of continuing on in hockey, but several ...
Dan Marshall Dec 30, 2020
Province implementing one-day public health order for New Year’s Eve
NANAIMO - Liquor sales are being banned after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve to hopefully curb gatherings as 2020 comes to a close. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry ordered the sale of liquo...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 30, 2020
Avalanche threat rises on Vancouver Island
COURTENAY - Heavy snowfall in the mountains coupled with strong winds increased the avalanche threat on Vancouver Island. A Vancouver Island Avalanche Bulletin (VIAB) statement showed the alpine’...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 30, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo care home continues to expand
NANAIMO – The number of residents at a Nanaimo care home with COVID-19 has more than doubled. Island Health announcing an additional three additional cases of COVID-19 at the Chartwell Malaspina...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 29, 2020
Roughly 9 new COVID-19 cases per day within Island Health over Christmas holiday
NANAIMO - There was little change in Island Health COVID-19 trends over the Christmas holiday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 44 new cases of COVID-19 in Island Health from Chris...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 29, 2020
Top Stories of 2020: High cost of long-promised E&N rail line revealed
NANAIMO - There’s now a price tag attached to the dream of having rail service restored on Vancouver Island. In late April, the ministry of transportation and infrastructure released its long aw...
Spencer Sterritt Dec 29, 2020
COVID stress dominates as crisis line operators wrap busy year
NANAIMO - Increasingly relied upon crisis line staff serving Vancouver Island are seeing first-hand effects COVID-19 is having on the people they serve. Nanaimo based Vancouver Island Crisis Society (...
Ian Holmes Dec 29, 2020