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Clippers guarantee third place Island finish with 4-3 win over Capitals
PORT ALBERNI – A 4-3 win over Cowichan Valley means the Clippers will end the BCHL season in third place in the Island Pod. It also keeps alive the possibility of finishing at the .500 mark with...
Dan Marshall May 07, 2021
Elite Nanaimo gymnasts stand out in online competitions
NANAIMO - Local athletes have performed well in three virtual gymnastics competitions in 2021. At the BC Provincial Championships in April, seven students from the Nanaimo Gymnastics School had top si...
Dan Marshall May 07, 2021
Island Health COVID cases continue dropping, higher rate seen across B.C
NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases in Island Health continue to drop to pre-third wave levels. The health authority confirmed 16 new cases on Friday, May 7. This is the lowest number of new cases ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 07, 2021
Signature Dish: Coco Cafe’s Breakfast Bowl
NANAIMO - Part feast, part eggs benedict, fully flavoursome. Coco Cafe and their famous breakfast bowl offers up a simple and delicious take on the classics of eggs, sausage and hash browns. “It...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 07, 2021
Nanaimo Parkway truck driver in stable condition, police ask for dash cam footage
NANAIMO - The driver of a semi-truck involved in a major collision on the Nanaimo Parkway is recovering from her injuries. Police said the 35-year-old woman’s condition in hospital is now listed...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 07, 2021
Downtown icon Bastion Jewellers closing
NANAIMO - “You’ll always have work when you work for the community” is a motto Nanaimo jeweller Bill Carter kept close to his heart for nearly 40 years. Carter and his wife Jean are ...
Spencer Sterritt May 07, 2021
VIDEO: Three new electric buses added to Nanaimo, Ladysmith & Oceanside fleets
NANAIMO - Three new fully electric school buses will be buzzing kids to and from school across the mid-Island. School District 68, serving Nanaimo and Ladysmith, debuted their two new buses on Thursda...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 06, 2021
Person of interest sought in Dollarama arson
NANAIMO - Police are looking for a man who caused significant damage to a south end Dollarama. The man was seen leaving the store near the corner of Bruce Ave. and Fifth St. around 9 p.m. on Monday, M...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 06, 2021
Reduced COVID transmissions ease pressure on B.C. hospitals
NANAIMO - An upbeat provincial health officer shared more positive COVID-19 trends during her latest media briefing. Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, May 6 said pressure is noticably easing as the number...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 06, 2021
Parksville woman avoids jail for substantial workplace payroll scam
NANAIMO - A once-trusted employee busted for funnelling $70,000 from an Errington sawmill into her own bank account is serving her sentence at home with strict conditions. Renee Patricia Merkel, 43, w...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff May 06, 2021