Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Qualicum Beach councillor takes leave of absence, claims abuse and hostility from fellow councillors
QUALICUM BEACH - The youngest councillor to sit at the Qualicum Beach council table is taking a leave of absence. Robert Filmer, 22, announced on Thursday, Dec. 10 he’s stepping back for two mon...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 11, 2020
New COVID-19 cases in Island Health back in single digits
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health has fallen from the lofty highs of late November. Eight new cases were confirmed by the province for Island Health on Friday, Dec. 11. T...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 11, 2020
Food donations matching strong holiday demand for Loaves and Fishes in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Community generosity and increasing food donations to Nanaimo’s food bank is keeping pace with heavy holiday demand. Peter Sinclair, executive director of the Loaves and Fishes Communi...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 11, 2020
Outreach team building trust with Nanaimo’s homeless youth
NANAIMO - A mobile outreach team is creating lasting connections with homeless youth desperate for supplies and comfort. The number of youth interacting with the mobile outreach program from the Nanai...
Spencer Sterritt Dec 11, 2020
Zumba instructors go virtual for classes and fundraising
NANAIMO - Zumba is mix of fitness and dancing experiencing a growth in popularity in the Central Island. The Latin-inspired workouts combine several musical rhythms, including salsa, merengue, cumbia,...
Dan Marshall Dec 10, 2020
VIDEO: Brazen porch pirate nabs parcel from central Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - Mounties are looking to identify a woman who casually stole a parcel from a central Nanaimo home recently. Security video showed a blonde woman in her 30’s approach the front door of a...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 10, 2020
‘We don’t want to fall back:’ patience urged as COVID-19 vaccination nears, 10 new Island Health cases
NANAIMO - One day following news of a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, B.C. has come back down to earth following by far its most fatal day in the pandemic. Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 28 COVID-19 relat...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 10, 2020
Pre-trial conference scheduled for Nanaimo Mountie charged in public intoxication arrest
NANAIMO - An RCMP officer charged with assault causing bodily harm will be back in court in the new year for a pre trial conference. Cst. Tim Mason, charged in relation to a Dec. 2, 2018 incident in N...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 10, 2020
Province outlines COVID-19 vaccine distribution, doses to Island Health by early January
NANAIMO - The end of COVID-19 is on the horizon but not without a lot of hard work yet to be done, according to public health officials Health Canada approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday,...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 09, 2020
New park brings smiles to small south Nanaimo neighbourhood
NANAIMO - A small but growing south Nanaimo neighbourhood now has a safe place for children to play. Cambie Park, on the corner of Cambie Rd. and Park Ave., is officially open with a playground and sm...
Spencer Sterritt Dec 09, 2020
