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Oceanside swimmer named to Team Canada in upcoming Paralympics
NANAIMO – It’s a dream come true for 17-year-old swimmer with autism spectrum disorder and his family. Nicholas Bennett was named on Thursday, June 2 to Team Canada for the upcoming Paraly...
Spencer Sterritt Jun 04, 2021
Helping Wheels: Nanaimo Family Life Association
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce June’s Helping Wheels winner. In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1,000 ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jun 03, 2021
Second dose of Astrazeneca vaccine begins Monday, new cases remain low in Island Health
NANAIMO - The nearly 300,000 British Columbians who received the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine can soon receive their second dose. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, June 3 announced...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jun 03, 2021
Shots fired complaint south of Nanaimo turns out to be paintball gun
NANAIMO - A large police response closed off an area south of Nanaimo to discover a paintball gun was the source of the complaint. A call of shots fired came in just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2 ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jun 03, 2021
Nanaimo’s Ethan Katzberg sets Canadian hammer throw record twice in one month
NANAIMO - A former member of the Nanaimo Track and Field club is now Canada’s record holder in the Men’s U20 hammer throw. Ethan Katzberg set the record in early May with a throw of 75.60 ...
Dan Marshall Jun 03, 2021
Teen sentenced for shocking stabbing of vulnerable Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - A horrific stabbing which left a defenceless woman with significant physical and mental wounds resulted in a young offender receiving two years of intensive supervision. The recent provincia...
Ian Holmes Jun 03, 2021
Only 1 new COVID-19 case found in Island Health once again
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases remains low in Island Health. Only one new case was confirmed by the health authority for the second day in a row. The new case was found in the south Vancou...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jun 02, 2021
Boat stolen from Nanaimo harbour found stripped of parts
NANAIMO - A stolen boat was found adrift off the shores of south Nanaimo after being stripped for parts. Nanaimo RCMP say the boat, a 15-foot Hourston Glasscraft runabout, was stolen from the Nanaimo ...
Spencer Sterritt Jun 02, 2021
B.C. & Yukon legions receive $1.5 million to offset pandemic loses
VICTORIA - New relief funding will help B.C. legions continue providing community services. The Royal Canadian Legion B.C./Yukon Command will receive $1.5 million in one-time support to help offset th...
CFJC Today Jun 02, 2021
Nanaimo sees one of driest springs on record
NANAIMO - Rainfall was sparse in Nanaimo and many other portions of the province this spring. Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist told NanaimoNewsNOW local spring rainfall totals the previ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Jun 02, 2021