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VIDEO: Clippers owner pleased with team performance on and off the ice
NANAIMO - With the Clippers coming off a three game winning streak and battling for first place in the BCHL’s Coastal Division, team owner Wes Mussio couldn’t be happier. This despite the ...
Dan Marshall Dec 13, 2021
COVID-19 relief cash to support events flows to Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - Numerous events on the mid Island have gotten a financial boost from a provincial Covid-19 recovery program. $240,000 for mid Island specific events between July 1, 2021 and Sept. 30 2022 we...
Ian Holmes Dec 13, 2021
Man dies following single-vehicle crash on Trans Canada Hwy south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A serious crash occurred on the Trans Canada Hwy. south of Nanaimo Monday claimed the life of a driver. Nanaimo RCMP confirmed the driver, a male in his 60’s from the Nanaimo area, was...
Ian Holmes Dec 13, 2021
Prolific offender jailed for ‘extremely dangerous’ Qualicum Beach crime spree
NANAIMO - An erratic driver who rolled a stolen truck after entering oncoming Inland Island Hwy. traffic has been sentenced to 16 months behind bars. Sheldon James Johanson, 32, pleaded guilty to thre...
Ian Holmes Dec 13, 2021
Clippers score four straight to beat Bulldogs 5-2
NANAIMO - The Clippers are on a three game winning streak after a 5-2 victory over Alberni Valley. After Sean Donaldson opened the scoring for the Clippers the Bulldogs tallied twice to take a 2-1 lea...
Dan Marshall Dec 12, 2021
Late night shooting in south Nanaimo sends one person to hospital
NANAIMO - Police responded to reports of shots fired in front of a home on View St. in south Nanaimo late Saturday night. When officers arrived on scene around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec 11., they fou...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 12, 2021
Gabriola textile recycling program expanding via shredder, production of own goods
GABRIOLA ISLAND - It could literally be a rags to riches story, with a local non-profit making strides in keeping textile waste out of our landfill one shirt at a time. The Gabriola Island Recycling O...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 12, 2021
Funding secured to sprout school based urban food farm in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A large under-used patch of grass at Nanaimo’s old Woodlands Secondary School site is poised to shift to a flourishing food garden by next spring. Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools land...
Ian Holmes Dec 12, 2021
Clippers win seventh straight over the Kings 5-4
POWELL RIVER - A spirited contest between the Clippers and Kings ended 5-4 in Nanaimo’s favour. It was the Kings who started well building up a 2-0 first period lead. Soon after Jake Hewitt was ...
Dan Marshall Dec 12, 2021
Water Cooler: Bear conservation, north Nanaimo development & homelessness challenges
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 discusses recent bear interacti...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 11, 2021