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Careless driver avoids jail for hitting and killing teen at north Nanaimo crosswalk
NANAIMO - An inattentive driver just beneath the threshold of impairment won’t go to jail for hitting and killing a teenager at a marked crosswalk. Brandon Geoffrey Murdoch, 35, was instead hand...
Ian Holmes Nov 24, 2020
Popular Christmas lights display at Milner Gardens cancelled
QUALIUCM BEACH - A typically busy iconic holiday tradition in Qualicum Beach is going dark this year. Milner Gardens and Woodland personnel decided to cancel their Milner Christmas Magic 2020 event, w...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 24, 2020
First COVID-19 exposure confirmed in SD69 school
QUALICUM - A COVID-19 exposure event has been confirmed at Kwalikum Secondary School. Island Health lists the exposure event as occurring on Nov. 18 and 19. This is the first confirmed exposure within...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 23, 2020
Nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in B.C. over the weekend, 48 new in Island Health
NANAIMO - Dr. Bonnie Henry says the fight against COVID-19 isn’t a typical marathon. She compared the extensive fight to reduce rising case numbers to an Iron Man triathlon during her news confe...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 23, 2020
BCHL season delayed until at least Dec. 8
NANAIMO - The BCHL has confirmed a delay to the start of the 32 game regular season. It means the Nanaimo Clippers will not hit the ice until at least Dec. 8. The league had initially announced a Dec....
Dan Marshall Nov 23, 2020
Guilty verdict in alcohol-fuelled sexual assault in Nanaimo park
Editors note: this story contains graphic details which may not be suitable for some readers NANAIMO - A man awaits his punishment for taking advantage of a 17-year-old girl while she was passed out a...
Ian Holmes Nov 23, 2020
Gifted boat crucial for Nanaimo Rowing Club in 2020 season
NANAIMO - A donation from a local family made a challenging rowing season a little easier. The Marcus Negrin Memorial Fund raised nearly $11,000 for a new single boat for the Nanaimo Rowing Club. Coac...
Dan Marshall Nov 22, 2020
SOS gears up for 53rd year of making Christmas brighter for Oceanside families
NANAIMO - A holiday staple in Oceanside is preparing for a busier than normal year. The Society for Organized Services Caring for Community at Christmas Program provides low-income families a chance t...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 22, 2020
Outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital over after no further cases
NANAIMO - Island Health has found no further evidence of COVID-19 transmission or active cases and declared the outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital over. An outbreak was declared Nov. 11 whe...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 21, 2020
VIJHL season on hold again due to new public health orders
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League has extended their pause in the North division to the entire league. A scheduled Nanaimo versus Oceanside game on Thursday was cancelled in the imme...
Kyle Ireland Nov 21, 2020