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Increased enrollment, mask delays among first week bumps for return to school
NANAIMO - The first week of in-class education across Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools is mostly done, despite a few hiccups. Approximately 92 per cent of SD68 students returned to in class learning this wee...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Sep 18, 2020
One new Island Health COVID case, new testing method announced for K-12 students
NANAIMO - A brief respite from new COVID-19 cases within Island Health is over. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Thursday, Sept. 17 one new COVID-19 cases within the health auth...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Sep 17, 2020
Nanaimo senior wins fight against strata for physical disability discrimination
NANAIMO - An elderly Nanaimo woman essentially trapped in her apartment due to accessibility issues has triumphed over her strata council. A ruling from the BC Human Rights Tribunal last week awarded ...
Spencer Sterritt Sep 17, 2020
Primary care network to provide faster care for Oceanside residents
PARKSVILLE - More direct health services are in bound for the Oceanside area. The Ministry of Health have announced more than 23 full-time health providers will be funded in the area over the next fou...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Sep 17, 2020
Two Nanaimo craft breweries earn podium finishes at national beer awards
NANAIMO - A pair of local craft breweries have further cemented their reputation for making some of Canada’s best beer. Longwood Brewing captured silver in two categories for their Honey Hop Pal...
Alex Rawnsley Sep 16, 2020
School exposure event information published, Island Health sees no COVID increase
NANAIMO - Island Health held steady in its COVID-19 case counts for a second consecutive day. The 195 cases confirmed in the health authority on Wednesday, Sept. 16 remained unchanged as 122 new cases...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Sep 16, 2020
Arson suspected as Nanaimo second hand store destroyed by fire
NANAIMO - A suspicious fire has destroyed a local second hand store. Fire Rescue were called to Previously Enjoyed-Quality Used on Townsite Rd. in the early morning hours of Tuesday Sept. 15. Crews br...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Sep 16, 2020
Notorious ‘grandson scam’ swindles Nanaimo grandmother out of $14,000
NANAIMO - A local grandmother was the victim of a well-known and notorious phone scam over the course of nine days in early September. The woman transferred a total of $14,000 in two payments to someo...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Sep 16, 2020
New advanced ladder truck ready to be deployed by Nanaimo Fire Rescue
NANAIMO - A brand new, state-of-the-art ladder truck is ready to become the workhorse of Nanaimo Fire Rescue’s fleet. Delivered in July, city firefighters have spent the past two months training...
Alex Rawnsley Sep 16, 2020
Grassroots rugby initiative offering up new sporting challenge for Nanaimo youth
NANAIMO - The BC Grassroots Rugby Foundation is up and running on Vancouver Island. The program which uses rugby to teach kids social skills and physical literacy is running sessions in Nanaimo, Cowic...
Dan Marshall Sep 15, 2020