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Pandemic sees interest drive up for car-sharing in Nanaimo and elsewhere
NANAIMO - While COVID-19 caused bumps in the road for car-sharing cooperative Modo, the transportation alternative appears to be regaining traction. Modo marketing director Selena McGlachlan said thei...
Ian Holmes Oct 22, 2020
Nanaimo motorcycle rider killed in morning Hwy. 4 crash near Cameron Lake
PARKSVILLE - A man was killed Wednesday morning after veering in front of traffic along Hwy. 4 just west of Whiskey Creek. Oceanside RCMP said the Nanaimo man, 41, was riding an unlicensed dirt bike o...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 21, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases reported in Island Health for first time in nearly two weeks
NANAIMO - The total number of COVID-19 cases within Island Health remains unchanged. A statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Wednesday, Oct. 21 confirmed there’s been 244 ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 21, 2020
Nanaimo, Parksville advance voting numbers eclipse 2017 tallies
NANAIMO - Advance voting data indicates Interest in the 2020 BC Election is high regionally. Over 27,000 people have so far taken advantage of advance voting in three Nanaimo area ridings during the s...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 21, 2020
New garden opens in Maffeo Sutton Park to honour rotary clubs
NANAIMO - A corner of Maffeo Sutton Park is now a public garden acknowledging the work of local Rotarians. The Rotary Centennial Garden is officially open in the north east corner of Maffeo Sutton Par...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 21, 2020
Active COVID-19 patients within Island Health drop as B.C. reports 167 new cases
NANAIMO - After escaping largely unscathed over a record weekend across B.C., Island Health has continued to buck the COVID-19 trend. Just two new cases were confirmed for the health authority on Tues...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 20, 2020
Suspect identified in substantial north Nanaimo storage lockers heist
NANAIMO - A man wanted by two Vancouver Island police departments is also a suspect in a significant break-in of storage lockers in Nanaimo. Michael Arthor Leighton, 32, is a suspect in Sept. 27, 2020...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 20, 2020
City of Nanaimo’s plastic bag ban awaits provincial approval
NANAIMO - Pending a blessing from the province, single-use plastic bags containing retail purchases will be banned in the city of Nanaimo. Council approved a new bylaw during their meeting on Monday, ...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 20, 2020
Overdose deaths increase in central Vancouver Island, bucking B.C. trend
NANAIMO - The number of people who fatally overdosed within the central Vancouver Island area increased in September, as much of B.C. saw the overdose crisis ease. Data released on Tuesday, Oct. 20 fr...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 20, 2020
New youth outreach unit rolls out in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre is hitting Nanaimo’s streets with a new youth outreach program. The program, known as Ts’its’uw’atul’ in the Hul’q’umn...
Spencer Sterritt Oct 20, 2020