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VIDEO: Nanaimo human rights advocate gets international attention at global youth summit
NANAIMO - A local woman can call herself a human rights leader following a trip to Turkey for a global summit. Blaise Hunter of Nanaimo was selected to represent Canada at the Global Youth Summit in I...
Jordan Davidson Apr 11, 2022
‘We can use the market to help folks grow their business:’ Summer by the Sea returning in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Another summer staple on the mid Island has been included to the 2022 calendar. The Summer by the Sea market, which shuts down multiple blocks on Craig St. in downtown Parksville every Tu...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2022
Employment program aimed at helping the homeless launches in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Half a dozen people hoping to obtain more independence in their lives are enrolled in a newly launched employment program. The Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) started Project Rise last wee...
Ian Holmes Apr 11, 2022
‘If it has to come out of my pocket for them to keep playing, it will:’ Nanaimo store owner donates $30k to local youth sports
NANAIMO - Denis Bezeau is a fixture in the Harewood neighbourhood and is devoted to creating a better future one deke or down at a time. The owner of Deni’s Dynamite Deals presented a donation o...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 10, 2022
Over 28,000 BC Hydro customers in Oceanside left without power
NANAIMO - A rare sprinAg snowfall comprising of wet, heavy flakes and subsequent transmission errors are causing numerous power outages. As of mid-morning on Sunday, April 10, over 28,000 BC Hydro cus...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 10, 2022
‘We’ve never not been able to fund what they want’: Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary steps up again
NANAIMO - Armed with devoted volunteers and a strong business model, the Nanaimo Hospital Auxiliary came through with yet another substantial donation. President Phil Robling recently handed Nanaimo h...
Ian Holmes Apr 10, 2022
Mid Island Pirates to play first full BCPBL season since 2019
NANAIMO - The 2022 Pirates Premier Baseball League season will be the first true campaign any of the current players have experienced. There was no senior season in 2020, and the schedule was limited ...
Dan Marshall Apr 09, 2022
Local group tracking change in plant and animal species through central Island
NANAIMO - It’s a weekend-long survey of the world around us and it’s designed to better understand how it’s changing. The Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region are holding their annual b...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 09, 2022
Winners announced for Nanaimo Community Hospice Dream Lottery
NANAIMO - There’s a few extra smiles in the community, thanks to a successful Dream Home Lottery. Nanaimo Community Hospice announced the winners of their lottery, raffling off a $1.7 million ho...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 08, 2022
Local group tracking change in plant and animal species through central Island
NANAIMO - It’s a weekend-long survey of the world around us and it’s designed to better understand how it’s changing. The Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region are holding their annual b...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 08, 2022