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Amplify Nanaimo: Pomme Natural Market
NANAIMO - Small, local business to the lifeblood of any community and NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to amplify the work they do in our region. Amplify Nanaimo is an initiative with Pattison Media and Save-o...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 11, 2021
Annual Nanaimo Oceanside Rotary toy drive returns for 22nd year of holiday smiles
NANAIMO - A holiday staple is returning to the mid-Island. The Rotary Club of Nanaimo Oceanside will host their 22nd annual toy drive after last year’s events were cancelled due to the pandemic....
Alex Rawnsley Dec 11, 2021
Clippers win shootout thriller 3-2 over Coquitlam
NANAIMO - The Clippers snapped a two game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Express. The two teams scored six seconds apart in the first period with Arlo Merritt and Nanaimo’s Sean Donal...
Dan Marshall Dec 10, 2021
Qualicum’s Oceanside Air to be evicted from airport after birthday gathering
QUALICUM BEACH - A start-up airline providing daily service from Oceanside to multiple destinations is set to close. Oceanside Air learned in early December their lease agreement with the Town of Qual...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 10, 2021
Ferry services delayed or cancelled due to incoming weather
NANAIMO - BC Ferries is reporting a number of changes for ferry service in anticipation of high winds. The company has cancelled the 8:15 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. sailings on Friday, Dec. 10 between Duke P...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 10, 2021
Nanaimo NightOwls flying towards first West Coast League baseball season
NANAIMO - The NightOwls are hard at work on preparations for the 2022 West Coast League season. Getting ready for a late may start includes building the team on the field and building the brand off of...
Dan Marshall Dec 10, 2021
Cost split for Oceanside RCMP officers not reflecting bump in call volumes
PARKSVILLE - An increase in calls and operational challenges continue to stretch available resources for Oceanside RCMP. Sgt. Stephen Rose made a quarterly presentation of detachment operations to the...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 10, 2021
‘Thank you so much:’ Ray Evans caps nearly 50 year radio career which started by chance
PARKSVILLE - Many greats in Canadian radio broke into the business by pure chance, a completely fortuitous encounter with the right person leading to a multi-decade career on the air. By that definiti...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 09, 2021
Seven die in Nanaimo in October from drug toxicity as B.C. continues to set new records
NANAMO - October is now the deadliest month in our province’s history for illicit drug toxicity. 201 lives were lost last month, which equates to just over six people dying per day. Seven fatali...
Jordan Davidson Dec 09, 2021
Man sentenced for extended sexual abuse of young Nanaimo girl
NANAMO - Agonizing impacts of abuse at the hands of a once trusted family friend were highlighted during an emotional sentencing hearing. Robert Wayne Calvert, 51, had two years tacked onto an existin...
Ian Holmes Dec 09, 2021