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BC Housing steps in to co-operate rundown Fifth St. housing project
NANAIMO - BC Housing has stepped in to operate a dilapidated affordable housing complex in Nanaimo’s Harewood neighbourhood. The Sanala townhouses on the corner of Fifth St. and Georgia Ave., is...
Spencer Sterritt Nov 02, 2020
Nanaimo’s ‘Shady Mile’ pumpkin display lights up Jingle Pot area
NANAIMO - It might look a little different than in years past, but the annual Shady Mile pumpkin display still draws a crowd. Coleen Budd, who has lived in the area since 2004, said the tradition has ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 01, 2020
Poppy campaign underway, Nanaimo Legion official expects reduced donations
NANAIMO - While a key fund-raiser for Canadians who fought for our freedom is likely in for a COVID-19 gut punch, a local legion official hopes people will answer their rallying cry. Lew Forth, presid...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 01, 2020
Helping Wheels: Boys and Girls Club of Central Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce October’s Helping Wheels winner. In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1,0...
Sponsored Content Oct 31, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP focusing on Halloween house parties, enforcing health orders
NANAIMO - Police will have a different focus Halloween night due to a newly amended public health order. Nanaimo RCMP will join public health inspectors on ride-alongs on Saturday, Oct. 31, responding...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 31, 2020
Number of active COVID cases drop within Island Health, no new Island cases confirmed
NANAIMO - Two more people within Island Health have recovered from COVID-19. Data from the health authority released on Friday, Oct. 30 showed one less active case in both central and southern Vancouv...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 30, 2020
Community Service Building finally opens to help vulnerable people living on Nanaimo streets
NANAIMO - The doors are finally open at a safe space for Nanaimo’s homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first women from Nanaimo’s streets started moving into the Community Services ...
Spencer Sterritt Oct 30, 2020
Major upgrades to Bowen Rd. corridor substantially complete
NANAIMO - A five month long project to upgrade a major traffic artery through Nanaimo is nearly complete. Line painting and finishing touches are the final items on the City’s $2 million upgrade...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 30, 2020
Three Nanaimo pole vaulters leap to personal bests in shortened season
NANAIMO - Three local pole vaulters set personal bests in a shortened season with only three meets in October. Sonya Urbanowicz, the 2019 national champion and BC record holder in the U-16 division, c...
Dan Marshall Oct 29, 2020
3 new COVID-19 cases again confirmed for Island Health
NANAIMO - The Island Health region saw a repeat in the number of new cases. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed three new cases for Island Health on Thursday, Oct. 29. This is the sam...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 29, 2020