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SOS gears up for 53rd year of making Christmas brighter for Oceanside families
NANAIMO - A holiday staple in Oceanside is preparing for a busier than normal year. The Society for Organized Services Caring for Community at Christmas Program provides low-income families a chance t...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 22, 2020
Outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital over after no further cases
NANAIMO - Island Health has found no further evidence of COVID-19 transmission or active cases and declared the outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital over. An outbreak was declared Nov. 11 whe...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 21, 2020
VIJHL season on hold again due to new public health orders
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League has extended their pause in the North division to the entire league. A scheduled Nanaimo versus Oceanside game on Thursday was cancelled in the imme...
Kyle Ireland Nov 21, 2020
New look Salvation Army kettle campaign rolls out through Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It’s not officially the holiday season until the familiar sound of kettle bells ring. The Nanaimo Salvation Army’s kettle campaign began on Friday, Nov. 20 is will continue throu...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 21, 2020
New COVID-19 exposure event at Nanaimo’s Randerson Elementary after initial cluster
NANAIMO - Randerson Ridge Elementary School in central Nanaimo is the site of School District 68’s newest COVID-19 exposure. The district announced late Friday, Nov. 20 the school had been the s...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 20, 2020
Island Health COVID-19 case counts continue double digit climb
NANAIMO - Island Health’s COVID-19 curve continues to bend decidedly up. A total of 17 new cases were part of Friday’s update from public health and the province, bringing the total number...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 20, 2020
Trial ends for accused Nanaimo murderer, decision pending from judge
NANAIMO - Final defence submissions wrapped up in the trial of a Nanaimo man accused of a gruesome beating death at a Nicol St. apartment. John Albert Buchanan’s lawyer focused on three primary ...
Ian Holmes Nov 20, 2020
Nanaimo Fire Rescue chief becomes first female head of Vancouver Fire Rescue Service
NANAIMO - Karen Fry’s climb up the firefighting career ladder made another significant step forward. The City of Vancouver announced Fry, 53, has been hired to head its Fire Rescue Service, and ...
Ian Holmes Nov 20, 2020
City, RDN to outsource first responder dispatch as cost-cutting measure
NANAIMO - The City and RDN believe they can save $3.5 million over five years by shipping out Nanaimo Fire Rescue calls for help to the Lower Mainland. Beginning in June 2021, City of Surrey personnel...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 20, 2020
NightOwls’ inaugural season schedule unveiled, opening pitch June 2021
NANAIMO - The city’s newest sports franchise now have their official start date. The Nanaimo NightOwls will take flight on June 1, 2021 as they open their first ever WCL campaign on the road in ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 19, 2020