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Body of missing diver located around Winchelsea Islands
NANAIMO - The search for a missing diver off the coast of Lantzville has concluded. Nanaimo RCMP have confirmed the body of a man in his 40’s was discovered in the area around the Winchelsea Isl...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Aug 19, 2021
Fifth homicide investigation in 2021 opened by Nanaimo RCMP
NANAIMO - For the fifth time in 2021, local Mounties are investigating a homicide in the city. Nanaimo RCMP were asked by officers in Kelowna to conduct a welfare check on a man in the area after thei...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Aug 19, 2021
Phase one upgrades on Nanaimo’s Metral Dr. near completion ahead of tricky phase two
NANAIMO - A major upgrade to a key corridor through the city is nearing the halfway point. A complete streets makeover of Metral Dr. from Mostar Rd. to Turner Rd. is almost done with crews expected to...
Alex Rawnsley Aug 19, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases drop throughout Island Health and central Island area
NANAIMO - The COVID-19 rollercoaster continues in Island Health and the central Island area. The health authority announced 29 new cases on Wednesday, Aug. 18, higher than the day before. However, act...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Aug 18, 2021
RCMP continue scouring Winchelsea Islands for missing recreational diver
NANAIMO - The search remains active in the waters off Lantzville in hopes of finding a recreational diver who didn’t resurface last Friday morning. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Derek Balderston said their ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Aug 18, 2021
Ribbon cutting caps eight year, $570k project to improve safety in downtown Lantzville
LANTZVILLE - It ended with the single snip of scissors, but the process to improve safety and beautify a stretch of Lantzville Rd. was anything but quick. Mayor Mark Swain officially opened the recent...
Alex Rawnsley Aug 18, 2021
Canadian Armed Forces soldier sentenced for bizarre unwanted touching incident in Qualicum Beach
NANAIMO - New Year’s Day was far from a leisurely stroll in the woods for two women approached by a drunken off-duty soldier. Brodie William Tyrrell Smith, 24, pleaded guilty to a downgraded cha...
Ian Holmes Aug 18, 2021
COVID-19 cases continue rising in Island Health, 24 new
NANAIMO - The steady increase of COVID-19 cases in Island Health continues. Island Health confirmed 24 new COVID-19 cases within the health authority on Tuesday, Aug. 17. This is down from the 37 new ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Aug 17, 2021
Lifesaving new drug-checking equipment from VIU funded by the province
NANAIMO – An easier, safer, more advanced way of testing the toxicity of drugs will soon be more readily available. Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo’s MLA and minister of mental health and addic...
Spencer Sterritt Aug 17, 2021
Rezoning application submitted for stagnant Howard Johnson hotel
NANAIMO - The first of many steps is underway to resurrect one of Nanaimo’s most high-profile properties. A rezoning application for 1 Terminal Ave., which includes the closed Howard Johnson Hot...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Aug 17, 2021