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Growing downtown Nanaimo encampment evicted, fence erected around Italian Fountain
NANAIMO - A growing encampment in the heart of Nanaimo is no more. City of Nanaimo bylaw staff, observed by Nanaimo RCMP, displaced people experiencing homelessness from Italian Square Park on Thursda...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 18, 2021
Grad Wear program returns to ensure Oceanside students look fabulous
PARKSVILLE - Graduates from Nanoose to Bowser can be fashionable for a prom they’ll never forget. The Society of Organized Services in the Oceanside Region resumed its Grad Wear program for 2021...
Spencer Sterritt Mar 18, 2021
Legal action launched against District of Lanzville over large suburban development
NANAIMO - Lantzville councillors are accused of intimidating residents during a public hearing about a substantial suburban development. A petition to the BC Supreme Court by the Lantzville Community ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 17, 2021
Island Health’s active COVID-19 case count continues downward slide
NANAIMO - Island Health’s COVID-19 curve is continuing a gradual path downwards with another day of below-average case counts. The health authority confirmed just 16 cases on Wednesday, March 17...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 17, 2021
Ambitious plan endorsed to boost available child care spaces throughout mid-island area
NANAIMO - A new action plan hopes to add thousands of new child care spaces throughout the area. The Child Care Action Plan recommends having 50 child care spaces for every 100 children under the age ...
Spencer Sterritt Mar 17, 2021
Cedar residents angered by logging near Cable Bay, RDN responds
NANAIMO - Logging private land south of Nanaimo shifted into a public display of anger from area residents. A development permit issued by the Regional District of Nanaimo allowed most of a nearly 100...
Ian Holmes Mar 17, 2021
Island Health confirms 29 new COVID-19 cases, central Island dips below 100 active
NANAIMO - New COVID-19 cases in B.C. and the Island Health region continue outpacing recent averages. Island Health confirmed 29 new cases on Tuesday, March 16, including 18 within the central Island ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 16, 2021
Multiple Nanaimo RCMP vehicles damaged, man tasered during late-night rampage
NANAIMO - A local man is accused of causing thousands of dollars in damage to four police vehicles following a late night rampage through Nanaimo’s downtown. Nanaimo RCMP said the situation bega...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 16, 2021
Fatal construction site accident on Gabriola Island under investigation
NANAIMO - The BC Coroners Service is investigating after two men were killed in a workplace incident on Gabriola Island. Emergency crews were called to a residential property on Berry Point Rd. near T...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 16, 2021
Couple flee Hwy. 19 rollover north of Qualicum, stolen gun seized
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP are seeking the public’s help in identifying two people inside a stolen vehicle involved in a weekend crash. Police were called to the scene, north of Qualicum Beach ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 16, 2021