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Multi-vehicle crash clogs Trans-Canada Hwy. and Cedar Rd.
NANAIMO - Northbound traffic on the Island Hwy. was affected for around an hour and a half after a three vehicle crash. Emergency crews attended the intersection of the Trans Canada Hwy. and Cedar Rd....
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 01, 2021
Porch pirates see a drop in plundered booty as Nanaimo neighbours keep watch
NANAIMO - ‘Tis the season for thieving. With the rise in online orders thanks to new technology and the pandemic keeping people indoors, ordering products to be delivered to your home has given ...
Jordan Davidson Dec 01, 2021
Newcastle Neighbourhood Association stages second annual holiday lights celebration
NANAIMO - A neighourhood not far from downtown Nanaimo is lit up during a month-long event to spread much needed holiday cheer. Area residents and businesses strung up holiday light displays throughou...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 01, 2021
Mask mandate increased ahead of holiday season, first omicron case confirmed
NANAIMO - After cases were first detected in eastern Canada of a new COVID-19 variant of concern, B.C. has reported its first instance of omicron. First detected in southern Africa, the newest variant...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 30, 2021
Shoebox Project collects items for local women at risk of homelessness
NANAIMO - A shoebox full of essential items and a few treats can mean the world to a woman in need. Started a decade ago by four sisters-in-law from Ontario, the goal of the Shoebox Project is to fill...
Jordan Davidson Nov 30, 2021
‘Clearly unreasonable:’ Appeals Court orders jail time for Parksville workplace scammer under house arrest
NANAIMO - A repeat fraudster who bilked $70,000 from her former employer has been ordered to exchange her electronic bracelet for a jail cell. The BC Court of Appeal announced two years of house arres...
Ian Holmes Nov 30, 2021
VIDEO: First two months of BCHL season a massive success for the Clippers
NANAIMO - With the first third of the BCHL schedule in the books, there’s a lot for the Nanaimo Clippers to be happy about. The team enters December with the second best record in the Coastal Di...
Dan Marshall Nov 29, 2021
Nanaimo, Oceanside expecting glancing blow from storm parade’s third act
NANAIMO - It won’t come with the same ferocity storms earlier in November delivered, but the region can still expect some sizeable rainfall coming. The third in a parade of storms, dubbed atmosp...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 29, 2021
Non-essential fuel rationing extended through mid-December
NANAIMO - Fill ups at area gas stations will be limited for a little while longer. A provincial state of emergency and subsequent rationing of fuel products has been extended through to at least Dec. ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 29, 2021
VIDEO: Vehicle ploughs into house in overnight MVI, narrowly misses sleeping girl
NANAIMO - A family has escaped disaster after a vehicle crashed into their home. RCMP and Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to a home in the 2400 block of Highland Blvd., at the corner with Cosgrove Cre...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 29, 2021