Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - Island Health has concluded its best week in the COVID-19 pandemic in over a month. Five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Island Health on Friday, Dec. 18, part of 624 across the prov...

QUALICUM BEACH - A man died after a head-on crash on Rupert Rd. in Qualicum Beach. Oceanside RCMP say it happened on Thursday, Dec. 17 at about 3:15 p.m just west of Jones St. where it appeared the dr...

NANAIMO - A three-story complex of low-rent housing has begun welcoming residents in Nanaimo. The doors officially opened on 285 Rosehill St. at Terminal Ave on Dec. 1, providing 23 studio apartments ...

NANAIMO - Nine people who’ve struggled with employment are riding to new careers by working on Nanaimo’s many mountain bike trails. The 15 to 29-year-olds were recently hired full-time by ...

NANAIMO - A prolific criminal was jailed after pleading guilty to occupying a Nicol St. home. Sean Damien Kulai, 40, was sentenced on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at provincial court in Nanaimo to 19 months in ja...

NANAIMO - Island Health continues to dodge many of the newly added COVID-19 cases in British Columbia. The health authority accounted for just four of the 673 cases announced Thursday by provincial he...

NANAIMO - A large tent encampment in Nanaimo captured headlines for the second time in two years. Up to 100 people lived at the Wesley St. encampment, directly behind the City of Nanaimo’s Servi...

NANAIMO - Two Nanaimo students who’ve spent time living rough on Nanaimo’s streets have given back this holiday season. Darrell August, 17, and Tobias Gillman, 14, both students in the Lea...

NANAIMO - Staff at Nanaimo Hospital are excited construction will soon begin for a new Intensive Care Unit helping patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries. A Ministry of Health statement ...

NANAIMO - Whatever the weather on Christmas Eve, countless large holiday light displays will mean Santa should have no trouble finding Nanaimo. NanaimoNewsNOW’s Light Up The Island contest helpe...