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Former Green MP Paul Manly hired to run homeless shelter
NANAIMO - With years of relevant experience under his belt, the First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo hired a familiar face as the executive director of its emergency shelter. Manly, the Green MP for ...
Jordan Davidson Mar 28, 2022
Mariners win fourth straight CCAA women’s national volleyball title
CHARLOTTETOWN - The VIU Mariners have tied a CCAA record for most consecutive women’s volleyball championships. Their fourth win in a row came through a 3-1 win over Douglas College in the gold ...
Dan Marshall Mar 28, 2022
First buses roll on long-awaited Nanaimo to Cowichan transit link
NANAIMO - A much anticipated daily transit link between Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley is finally underway. The first bus destined for Duncan left early Monday, March 28, marking the start of regular...
Jordan Davidson Mar 28, 2022
VIDEO: VIU Mariners fall agonizingly short in women’s basketball National Championship
NANAIMO - The Mariners were asked to come from behind just one time too many, The VIU women’s basketball team fell short in their gold medal game of the CCAA National Championships, dropping a 7...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 27, 2022
User groups adjust after Departure Bay Activity Centre fire, facility’s future unknown
NANAIMO - Local user groups are making alternative arrangements in response to a recent suspicious fire causing substantial damage to a Nanaimo recreation hall. The Departure Bay Activity Centre on Wi...
Ian Holmes Mar 27, 2022
‘My entire career flashed before my eyes:’ Nanaimo woman honoured by province for work with marginalized communities
NANAIMO - “I burst into tears and my daughter asked me if something really bad had happened.” It wasn’t a bad phone call, rather a message from the BC Government telling Aimee Chalif...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 27, 2022
VIDEO: Comeback Mariners punch ticket to national championship game
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners women’s basketball team have earned their way to the final game of the season and a chance to hang another banner high in the rafters. The Mariners again fought their ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 26, 2022
Nanaimo RCMP make arrest following attempted abduction of Lantzville woman
NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a man in custody they believe attempted to abduct a woman on her way home from work. Bradley Dylan William Boscariol remains in police custody after being arrested via a ...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 26, 2022
One injured after being beaten & stabbed outside Nanaimo pub
NANAIMO - A man remains in hospital with serious injuries following what police believe was group beating. Officers were called to the The Wellington Hotel Pub on Victoria Ave. around 6:20 p.m. on Fri...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 26, 2022
UPDATE: Amber alert cancelled after RCMP locate missing family in Ontario
UPDATE - An amber alert for two missing children and their mother has been deactived by BC RCMP. Police advise Dawn Bellamy and her children Lucas and Myra were found in Ontario, two days after being ...
Pattison Media Staff Mar 26, 2022