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New cell tower in Qualicum Beach to provide more reliable service
QUALICUM BEACH - Spotty wireless service in portions of Qualicum Beach are expected to be addressed within the next couple of years. Telus is advancing plans to construct a 45-metre cellular tower on ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 29, 2020
Police investigating flipped car near downtown Nanaimo, both occupants flee
NANAIMO - A single-vehicle wreck on Terminal Ave. left a car flipped on its roof and both people inside leaving the scene. It happened Wednesday 8:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the Pearson St. Br...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 29, 2020
City of Nanaimo cracking down on short-term, Airbnb-specific rentals
NANAIMO - Airbnb and short-term rentals are the focus of bylaw changes in Nanaimo. An amended bylaw would target homes which are exclusively used as short-term rentals year round. The governance and p...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 29, 2020
Warrant issued for man accused of stabbing at Parksville homeless camp
PARKSVILLE - No-showing for a court appearance led to an arrest warrant for a Parksville man with a lengthy and troubling criminal history. Hudson David Klassen failed to show up for his scheduled Tue...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 28, 2020
Island libraries ramp back up after COVID shut down
PARKSVILLE - Following being closed for several months, most Vancouver Island Regional Library’s (VIRL) 39 branches have re-opened their doors. The Parksville branch attached to City Hall re-ope...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 28, 2020
Minor jump in COVID-19 cases for Island Health
NANAIMO - Island Health has seen its first increase in total COVID-19 cases in almost a week. Three additional positive tests were confirmed Wednesday, Oct. 28, bringing the health authority’s t...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 28, 2020
Guns, drugs and cash found in busts throughout Nanaimo and southern Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Numerous targeted searches and street stops netted a significant amount of illicit goods. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit’s gang team worked with Nanaimo RCMP and other de...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 28, 2020
Fast ferry from downtown Nanaimo to Vancouver tops provincial wish-list
NANAIMO - The long-promised fast ferry from downtown Nanaimo to Vancouver tops the provincial wish list for federal infrastructure funding. Re-elected MLA Sheila Malcolmson told NanaimoNewsNOW on elec...
Spencer Sterritt Oct 28, 2020
Basketball camps offered for K-12 students in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Basketball camps for school age kids have returned. Island Swish is a six week program for kindergarten to Grade 8 students, running Saturday’s out of the new gym at Aspengrove School....
Dan Marshall Oct 27, 2020
Island Health confirms fourth consecutive day without COVID-19 case
NANAIMO - For the fourth straight day, Island Health has gone without an increase to its COVID-19 case count. The health authority remains at 250 total cases throughout the pandemic with eight current...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 27, 2020