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Flashing beacons, new sidewalks coming to pedestrian trouble spots in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Council is using an expanded budget and reserves to tackle 10 pedestrian infrastructure projects. Nanaimo city councillors greenlit eight crosswalk upgrades and two sidewalk projects at thei...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 16, 2021
B.C.’s Astrazeneca vaccine supply declared safe following blood clot reports in Europe
NANAIMO - The province is downplaying concerns around the safety of the Astrazeneca vaccine in B.C., after reports of blood clots developing in vaccinated people throughout Europe. Provincial health o...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 15, 2021
Witnesses apprehend, disarm assault suspect in south Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Several bystanders were instrumental in helping local RCMP wrap a chaotic scene in the city’s Harewood neighbourhood. Nanaimo RCMP responded to reports of an assault with a weapon arou...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 15, 2021
COVID mass vaccination clinics underway in Nanaimo and Parksville
NANAIMO - Seniors with appointments are rolling up their sleeves to get their first COVID-19 shots. Seniors at least 90-years-old living at home and Indigenous elders 65-years-old and up began receivi...
Ian Holmes Mar 15, 2021
Construction reducing lanes, adding bike route on Front St. begins
NANAIMO - A substantial overhaul of downtown Nanaimo’s street closest to the water is set to begin. Construction on Front St. from Port Dr. to the Terminal Rd. intersection start on Monday, Marc...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 15, 2021
Nanaimo RMT’s breast cancer journey inspired by mother’s own battle
NANAIMO - When Meaghan Tadei felt a lump in her breast during a routine self-exam shortly after her 36th birthday, she was already well-versed in what to do and how quick to do it. “My sister an...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 14, 2021
VIDEO: Training of local Police Dog Service on display in Nanaimo neighbourhood
NANAIMO - When the local Police Dog Service unit is called into action what follows requires countless hours of training and preparation. The unit regularly attends a wide variety of calls ranging fro...
Alex Rawnsley Mar 13, 2021
New process in place to ease police burden and help service providers
NANAIMO – A new method of handling mental health calls will hopefully get help to those who need it most. The system known as a situation table is being implemented in Nanaimo, the province anno...
Spencer Sterritt Mar 12, 2021
South Island sees majority of new COVID-19 infections
NANAIMO - British Columbia has recorded one of its highest daily increases for 2021. The province and public health confirmed 648 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, March 12. Island Health reported 33 n...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 12, 2021
40 litres of GHB, 1/2 ounce of fentanyl seized in Nanaimo drug bust
NANAIMO - Officers have removed what they called a “significant” amount of drugs off Nanaimo streets. A 54-year-old man, well-known to police, was arrested on March 3 after allegedly doing...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Mar 12, 2021