Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Arrowsmith Search and Rescue bogged down by construction costs
QUALICUM BEACH - An organization of volunteers constantly answering calls for help is making an impassioned plea of its own. Increased construction costs have widened the funding gap for Arrowsmith Se...
Ian Holmes Oct 12, 2020
UPDATE: ‘Vehicle of interest’ owner turns himself in to Kelowna RCMP following suspected fatal hit and run
UPDATE - RCMP have located the vehicle in question after a 55-year-old man from Woss turned himself into Kelowna RCMP on Sunday night. Police said an investigation into the incident is continuing, how...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 11, 2020
VIDEO: Nature trail at Eden Gardens rejuvenating seniors
NANAIMO - A new trail through the wilderness beside a Nanaimo seniors home is providing a needed return to nature for residents. The small trail, featuring benches and signposts pointing to residents&...
Spencer Sterritt Oct 11, 2020
RCMP close Hwy. 19, investigate suspicious death of young woman
PARKSVILLE - A section of Hwy. 19 has been closed for a majority of the day as RCMP investigate the death of a woman in her 20’s. Central Island Traffic Services said the woman was found dead on...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 10, 2020
Going virtual: Chamber to host online all-candidates debate for Nanaimo riding
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce’s traditional all-candidates debate is going virtual for the 2020 provincial election. The Wednesday, Oct. 14 debate will pit incumbent NDP candidate Sh...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 10, 2020
Two additional COVID-19 cases confirmed for Island Health into Thanksgiving long weekend
NANAIMO - Island Health will head into the weekend with two new and 15 active cases of COVID-19 in the health authority. The additions tie the highest number of active cases within Island Health when ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 09, 2020
Mid-Island candidates focus on homelessness, mental health and social disorder issues
NANAIMO - As part of NanaimoNewsNOW’s continuing coverage of the 2020 Provincial Election, we reached out to all candidates in the three mid-Island ridings with a series of questions. Candidates...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 09, 2020
Job security, electric transportation, carbon neutrality key pillars of Green’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan
NANAIMO - The BC Greens made their COVID-19 economic recovery pitch to voters during a stop in Nanaimo. Newly-minted leader Sonia Furstenau joined mid-Island Green candidates at a media event inside t...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 09, 2020
New electric buses for SD68 to jumpstart modernizing fleet
NANAIMO - A new era of bus transportation is right around the corner for Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools. Two 76-passenger electric buses are expected to arrive for District 68 in January, with most ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 09, 2020
Speed camera now in effect at crash prone Nanaimo intersection
NANAIMO - Speeders now have more incentive to slow down on the Island Hwy/Aulds Rd intersection. The only automated speed enforcement camera on Vancouver Island became operational in north Nanaimo on ...
Ian Holmes Oct 09, 2020
