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NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW’s letters to the editor segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside. This week’s feature focuses on three submissi...

NANAIMO - An ambitious multi-million dollar project for Nanaimo’s Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank took its first step forward. The food bank secured $95,000 in funding on Wednesday, Jan. 2...

GABRIOLA ISLAND - Reduction of clothing and textile waste in the region is top of mind for a local non-profit. Gabriola Island Recycling Organization (GIRO) received $103,044 in RDN funding for a text...

NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce January’s Helping Wheels winner. In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1,0...

NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW’s letters to the editor segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside. This week’s feature focuses on three submissi...

NANAIMO - A beloved cat has made it back to his fur-ever home after being missing for years. “I was elated to hear the news but definitely shocked as well,” owner Laura Brethour said. R...

NANAIMO - Even as most team sports remain shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hercules weightlifting club athletes continue to raise the bar. Two major events are on the immediate horizon for loca...

NANAIMO - Further shipment delays are expected during B.C.’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Friday, Jan. 29 the incoming shipment of the...

NANAIMO - A man wanted on numerous arrest warrants is in custody after being in the wrong place in the wrong time. During a routine training session on Wednesday, Jan. 27, Cpl. Dean Muir and his Polic...

NANAIMO - A tool created at Vancouver Island University to save lives isn’t being used to its full potential due to a lack of funding. The project created by Dr. Chris Gill and his team at VIU u...