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City of Nanaimo after second round of funding to support local homeless projects
NANAIMO - For a second consecutive year the City of Nanaimo hopes to land senior government funding to assist the homeless and improve public safety. This week city councillors supported a staff recom...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 06, 2022
‘We all have an innate desire to feel like we belong:’ new day camp focused on safe space for LGBTQ+ kids
COURTENAY - A new summer camp intends to provide a safe space for kids questioning their gender identity. Lake Park Society in Cumberland is debuting “Camp Kin” in July, a summer camp for ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 06, 2022
Ailing cruise ship business flat in Nanaimo as industry returns from COVID closure
NANAIMO - Entering another year with no cruise ships arriving in Nanaimo, it’s unclear what the beleaguered industry’s future looks like in the Harbour City. No vessels are coming this yea...
Ian Holmes Apr 06, 2022
Clippers sail past Eagles in four straight games, win 6-2 in series finale
NANAIMO - The Clippers got up 2-0 in the first period and never looked back in a 6-2 triumph over Surrey. Top line forwards Max Itagaki and Tristan Fraser led the way with three points apiece. With th...
Dan Marshall Apr 05, 2022
Fourth doses coming, vaccine passport going as B.C. further adjusts pandemic response
NANAIMO - A second round of booster shots is underway for vulnerable populations as the province prepared to drop a major facet in its COVID-19 response. Following in line with recommendations from th...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 05, 2022
Housing, schools & nightlife needed as Nanaimo’s population landscape rapidly changing
NANAIMO - A grey wave in the Harbour City may be beginning to subside, or at least be partially replaced by a younger tsunami. For the first time in a long time, Nanaimo’s primary projected popu...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 05, 2022
Pedestrian killed in late-night Island Hwy. accident
NANAIMO - One person is dead following a late night accident on the Island Hwy. Emergency crews, including Nanaimo RCMP, Fire Rescue and BC Emergency Health Services were called to the Jingle Pot Rd./...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 05, 2022
‘Men often suffer in silence:’ push continues to curb disproportionate number of young men dying from toxic drugs
NANAIMO - Local health officials are ramping up efforts to stop a high proportion of men dying from illicit, toxic drugs. Island Health are making a renewed push at starting a conversation with illict...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 05, 2022
Clippers one win away from round two of the playoffs after 3-1 win over Surrey
NANAIMO - The Clippers used a third period push to beat the Surrey Eagles 3-1 in Game 3 of the BCHL playoffs. Nanaimo snapped a 1-1 tie with goals by Jake Hewitt and Keighan Gerrie in the final frame ...
Dan Marshall Apr 04, 2022
Gabriola Island assault sees one man seriously injured, another arrested
GABRIOLA ISLAND - One man was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries after he was attacked on a rural property. A call from the victim to 911 on Sunday, April 3 at around 7:...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 04, 2022