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Nanaimo’s Harmac Pacific making significant upgrades to reduce carbon emissions
NANAIMO - Millions of dollars will be invested into a major Nanaimo employer to reduce its natural gas consumption. A little over $12 million is committed through the CleanBC Industry Fund to upgrade ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 31, 2022
Expanded playground opens on Parksville’s waterfront
PARKSVILLE - A new addition to a popular destination playground is ready for children to burn off some energy. The City of Parksville announced an upgraded section at the Lions Ventureland Playground ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 31, 2022
Arson suspected as early morning fire destroys vehicle, damages building
NANAIMO - An early morning fire torched a vehicle in the Brechin Hill neighbourhood. Fire Rescue and RCMP were called out to a residential parkade in the 600 block of Poplar St. on Monday, Jan. 31 jus...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 31, 2022
Routine traffic stop reveals $40,000 in drugs, cash and replica firearms
NANAIMO - The traffic stop of a man well known to local Mounties yielded a substantial bust. Officers pulled over a vehicle at the 7-Eleven parking lot on the corner of Townsite Rd. and Terminal Ave. ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 31, 2022
Juggling act: How Nanaimo Search and Rescue handles its increasing call volume
NANAIMO - An increasing number of call outs is further testing the response and skill set of local search and rescue crews. Already deployed over recent months to help evacuate residents amid rising r...
Jordan Davidson Jan 31, 2022
‘It’s really a mystery:’ Nanaimo-tagged Canada goose spotted in Chicago
NANAIMO - Why did the chicken cross the road? No-one knows, but the bigger question for VIU biologists with a focus on banding, tagging and tracking local Canada geese is why did the goose cross the c...
Alex Rawnsley Jan 30, 2022
Eagles blanket Clippers in 4-1 win
NANAIMO - The Clippers three game winning streak came to an end with a 4-1 loss to Surrey. Nanaimo could muster just 14 shots on goalie Eli Pulver while giving up 35. Brody Waters scored the Clippers ...
Dan Marshall Jan 29, 2022
Water Cooler: Transforming Nanaimo’s downtown core
NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside. This week's feature contains two letters surroundin...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 29, 2022
Public hearing dates rescheduled for high profile Nanaimo developments
NANAIMO -Following delays caused by the pandemic, people will have an opportunity to formally offer their opinions on two substantial development proposals at opposite ends of Nanaimo. The City establ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jan 29, 2022
Noel’s power play goal in OT leads Clippers to 5-4 win over Kings
NANAIMO - A back and forth game between the Clippers and Kings ended with an Andrew Noel power goal in overtime. The Clippers scored first just over a minute into the game with the top line of Max Ita...
Dan Marshall Jan 28, 2022