Skip to Content

Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Waste collection schedules to change as City optimizes routes
NANAIMO - How landfill waste and recyclables are collected across Nanaimo is changing to ease the burden on trucks. Instead of the City’s fleet of trucks collecting just landfill and organics on...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 14, 2020
B.C. posts another single-day record, Island Health records 16 new cases
NANAIMO - For the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, British Columbia has posted more than 600 cases in a single day. A total of 617 new cases were confirmed in a joint statement from the provin...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 13, 2020
John Barsby Secondary School upgraded to COVID-19 cluster after more exposures
NANAIMO - The second COVID-19 cluster in a Nanaimo school this week has been confirmed. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District reporting a new exposure event at John Barsby on Nov. 9 and Nov. 10., in a...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 13, 2020
UPDATE: Missing Nanaimo couple found safe after extensive search
UPDATE - A couple who failed to return from a fishing trip on Remembrance Day were found safe by Nanaimo Search and Rescue crews on Saturday, Nov. 14. Nanaimo RCMP reports the couple and their dog wer...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 13, 2020
License suspended at small Ladysmith care home
LADYSMITH - A care license has been pulled from a small long-term care home in Ladysmith. License holder Jamie Looten was informed by Island Health last month the five-bed privately-owned Arbour Cotta...
Spencer Sterritt Nov 13, 2020
16 new COVID-19 cases for Island Health, Dr. Henry dives deep into B.C. stats
NANAIMO - A deep dive into COVID-19 stats in B.C. showed signs of promise amid the dispiriting rise in cases. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, Nov. 12 confirmed more than 1,100 ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 12, 2020
Flu shot clinics see high demand, appointments at pharmacies cancelled
NANAIMO - Anyone who hasn’t yet received their flu shot could be out of luck. Flu shot appointments are being cancelled across Nanaimo as pharmacies run out of the flu vaccine. NanaimoNewsNOW ob...
Spencer Sterritt Nov 12, 2020
‘Everything’s a challenge:’ RDN automated garbage collection not perfect, but progressing
NANAIMO - It hasn’t been smooth sailing, however the Regional District of Nanaimo believes their automated garbage collection rollout has been a success. Effective Oct. 1, the RDN transitioned f...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 12, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
NANAIMO - A COVID-19 outbreak has been confirmed at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Island Health confirmed late on Wednesday, Nov. 11 evidence shows the outbreak currently involves five staff memb...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 11, 2020
VIDEO: Small crowd gathers to honour fallen at annual Remembrance Day service in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A small and physically distanced crowd of around 250 people gathered around the cenotaph in downtown Nanaimo on Wednesday to pay their Remembrance Day respects. COVID-19 scaled down many of ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 11, 2020