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Job action from unionized library staff escalates after latest VIRL offer rejected
NANAIMO - Librarians and their supporters remain on the picket lines following the latest round of negotiations. According to the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL), the BC General Employees Uni...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 24, 2022
Popular Nanaimo coffee shop re-opening following murder of beloved employee
NANAIMO - A small family-run business devastated by the murder of a devoted co-worker is re-opening this weekend. Popular staff member Eric Kutzner was killed at Buzz Coffee House, which was about to ...
Ian Holmes Mar 24, 2022
Free rapid tests for adults 18+ now available at B.C. pharmacies
NANAIMO - Any adult in B.C. can now get a free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kit through community pharmacies. The provincial government said starting Wednesday, March 23 any B.C resident 18 years of ag...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 23, 2022
Snagged cables labelled as primary factor behind forestry helicopter crash near Nanoose Bay
NANAIMO - Cables dangling from a helicopter that snagged on a nearby fuel tank are believed responsible for a serious crash in Nanoose Bay last year. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released the...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 23, 2022
‘The customer is responsible:’ astute employees providing thin line of defence against payments to scammers
NANAIMO - The onus remains very much on the individual when looking to determine if they’ve been caught up in a scam. NanaimoNewsNOW reached out to a number of organizations after a senior coupl...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 23, 2022
‘It wasn’t the same:’ eased restrictions allowing Nanaimo pub and bar owners to party like it’s 2019
NANAIMO - Local bar and pub owners are starting to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, with St. Patrick’s day 2022 being the first major social event without restrictions in over tw...
Jordan Davidson Mar 22, 2022
Make Gabriola Nanaimo Again: residents make case for provincial electoral boundary shifts
NANAIMO - A three-member panel from the B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission have heard loud and clear: a shift is needed for proper representation of Gabriola Island in Victoria. The Commission held ...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 22, 2022
Unique guitar & music equipment stolen from south Nanaimo garage
NANAIMO - A local musician is left without many tools of their trade after an early morning weekend theft. Collen Middleton’s garage at his home in the 500 block of Victoria Rd., near Needham St...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 22, 2022
VIDEO: Clippers graduating players reminisce about their junior careers
NANAIMO - Six graduating Nanaimo Clippers are preparing for their final ever regular season junior hockey game. Sean Donaldson, Tristan Fraser, Keighan Gerrie, Cooper Black, Andrew Noel and Alek Sukun...
Dan Marshall Mar 22, 2022
New auto service training spaces for EV maintenance opening at VIU
NANAIMO - A rise in popularity of electric vehicles is being met by increased education for mechanics who will service and maintain them. The province recently announced an investment of around $160,0...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 22, 2022