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Front. St upgrades among COVID-delayed capital projects in 2020
NANAIMO - The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a minor shift in strategies for the City of Nanaimo’s capital project planning. March saw local governments put all other priorities aside as the pande...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 19, 2020
Mass gathering of 150 people in Coombs shutdown by Oceanside RCMP
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP are investigating a possible fine after breaking up a mass gathering of people in Coombs. Police attended a small hall at the Coombs Fairgrounds the evening of Tuesday, Nov...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 18, 2020
Record number of new COVID-19 cases found within Island Health
NANAIMO - The rising number of COVID-19 cases within Island Health continues unabated. A record-breaking 20 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in a joint statement from the province. The p...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 18, 2020
Non-essential travel prohibited in B.C. for two weeks
NANAIMO - The premier is putting the brakes on travel plans for the next two weeks. John Horgan announced non-essential travel throughout the province is prohibited for two weeks starting Wednesday, N...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 18, 2020
Clippers win Island Cup with 5-4 victory over Grizzlies
NANAIMO - The BCHL regular season won’t start until December but the Clippers have already won a championship. Nanaimo captured the Island Cup on Nov. 17 with a 5-4 victory over the host Victori...
Dan Marshall Nov 18, 2020
Public to have say in bylaw regulating outdoor cats
NANAIMO - A bylaw updating the City of Nanaimo’s animal bylaws and prohibiting cats to roam at large through neighbourhoods is now delayed. Councillors voted unanimously to delay third reading o...
Spencer Sterritt Nov 18, 2020
B.C. sets new record with over 700 new COVID-19 cases, 16 new within Island Health
NANAIMO - Tougher restrictions in the Lower Mainland have yet to impact skyrocketing COVID-19 cases across B.C. A record 717 new cases were confirmed by the province on Tuesday, Nov. 17, with 16 in th...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 17, 2020
Nanaimo council votes to keep controversial traffic-calmed intersection
NANAIMO - Angry emails and phone calls to Nanaimo councillors will likely spike again after a surprise motion failed to remove barriers restricting vehicle flow in the Rock City neighbourhood. The nar...
Ian Holmes Nov 17, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP secure third notable fentanyl bust in recent weeks
NANAIMO - Police say a notable amount of fentanyl is no longer on Nanaimo streets and tainting the drug supply. The Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team carried out a search warrant on a home in t...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 17, 2020
‘Schools are safe:’ Island Health MHO after five schools see COVID exposures
NANAIMO - Island Health wants students and parents to know schools haven’t proven to be sources of COVID-19 transmission. Clusters of cases in three Nanaimo schools were confirmed in recent days...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 17, 2020