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Local church clearing final hurdles to bring Syrian refugee family to the mid-Island
LADYSMITH - A local church’s tireless work for the last three years is close to finally paying off. The Oceanview Community Church have raised $58,000 and gone through the entire government proc...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 05, 2021
VIU Mariners primed for new season & long overdue championship celebration
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are about to kick off their PACWEST volleyball season, by paying an overdue tribute to a special team. The Mariners will open at home with women’s and men’s matc...
Dan Marshall Nov 04, 2021
Modelling data shows vaccination helping trend COVID-19 cases down
NANAIMO - New provincial modelling data shows COVID-19 cases are slowly decreasing following increased measures to encourage vaccinations. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry outlined new model...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 04, 2021
Pilot seriously injured in helicopter crash near Nanoose Bay
NANOOSE BAY - One person was airlifted to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries following a helicopter crash near Nanoose Bay. BC Emergency Health Services dispatched paramedics a fo...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 04, 2021
Helicopter crashes in Nanoose Bay
NANAIMO - Emergency responders are en route to a helicopter crash in Nanoose Bay. BC Emergency Health Services stated ground paramedics are on scene tending to one patient, while an air ambulance has ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 04, 2021
VIDEO: Nanaimo SAR unveils new, spacious headquarters
NANAIMO -Patience and persistence paid off for Nanaimo Search and Rescue. Following years of planning and uncertainty, the invaluable non-profit group staged a grand opening for its headquarters on Fo...
Ian Holmes Nov 04, 2021
COVID-19 outbreaks expand at NRGH, Chartwell Malaspina
NANAIMO - More cases of COVID-19 are being detected in two ongoing healthcare outbreaks in the city. Island Health confirmed one additional case was added to an outbreak in the Transitional Care Unit ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 04, 2021
Nanaimo teen sentenced for high profile Long Lake beating
NANAIMO - A youth captured on video beating up another teenager was sentenced to youth custody followed by a lengthy supervision order The boy, 16, who can’t be named under the Youth Justice Act...
Ian Holmes Nov 04, 2021
Clippers score five straight and beat Capitals 6-3
NANAIMO - The Clippers were down 3-1 to the Capitals but took the game over in the last 30 minutes to win 6-3. Cowichan Valley had the only goal in the first period when Arjun Bawa snuck a shot behind...
Dan Marshall Nov 03, 2021
Capacity limits, steady rainfall causing untreated wastewater overflows in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Ongoing work to upgrade a local wastewater treatment facility is causing issues downstream. The Regional District of Nanaimo reported continued rainfall in the region contributed to an overf...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 03, 2021