Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rally against masks, vaccine passport spills into Nanaimo store
NANAIMO - Demonstrators, staunch in their opposition to some public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, took their message to a Nanaimo shopping centre. Between 150-200 protesters descended ...
Nov 02, 2021
Planning underway for promised cancer centre in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While details are thin on what services will be provided, conceptual work is happening to establish a new cancer facility in Nanaimo. The project is part of a John Horgan re-election promise...
Nov 02, 2021
VIDEO: Clippers pleased with first month of BCHL season
NANAIMO - The first month of the BCHL season has yielded largely positive results for the Nanaimo Clippers. At 6-3 the Clippers are two points out of first place in the Coastal Division. Coach Darren ...
Nov 01, 2021
Province lobbies to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs
NANAIMO - Amid no sign the drug toxicity crisis is improving in B.C., the province wants criminal penalities wiped out for people possessing small amounts of illicit drugs. Mental health and addiction...
Nov 01, 2021
Number of unvaxxed Island healthcare workers drops as NRGH surgery capacity reduced
NANAIMO - Around 200 previously unvaccinated healthcare workers within Island Health have rolled up their sleeves. The province reported, as of Monday, Nov. 1, 480 workers (approximately two per cent)...
Nov 01, 2021
Preliminary inquiry to begin for accused murderer
NANAIMO - A hearing this week in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo will determine if there is enough evidence against an accused murderer to proceed to trial. Steven Michael Bacon is charged with first degr...
Nov 01, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Chartwell Malaspina Care Centre
NANAIMO - The Island Health Authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Chartwell Malaspina Care Centre's Hummingbird Unit. Island Health said in a release on Sunday, Oct. 31, three caseshave been i...
Oct 31, 2021
Water Cooler: Downtown revitalization, disc golf versus volleyball & source of COVID-19 infections
NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside. This week's feature discusses two recreational spor...
Oct 31, 2021
VIDEO: Decorated Shady Mile Way house big draw for Halloween enthusiasts
NANAIMO - Coleen Bud’s house on Shady Mile Way is hard to miss, especially at night. For almost every major holiday or celebration, she adorns the front of her house, yard and driveway with all ...
Oct 31, 2021
Bucks break down Clippers in third period for 4-1 win
NANAIMO - The Clippers dropped both games on their Interior road trip in Trail and Cranbrook. In their first ever meeting with the Bucks all the scoring happened in the third period with Nanaimo falli...
Oct 31, 2021
