Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - An unusual path to a flurry of crimes serves as a warning of the power of drug addiction. While most offenders typically accumulate criminal convictions prior to middle age, the opposite is ...

NANAIMO - A large crowd gathered in downtown Nanaimo on Tuesday, honouring those who gave the supreme sacrifice for our country. Services for Remembrance Day were held at Cenotaphs all over the mid-Is...

NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to again provide a free live-stream of local Remembrance Day services. The program is expected to begin around 10:45 a.m. with a parade down Church St., leading to th...

NANAIMO - Thousands of people throughout the vast mid-Island region will pay tribute to military personnel who served, and continue to serve, to protect the freedoms will often take for granted every ...

NANAIMO - Roughly 35 years ago, Brian Cornborough stepped up to the plate to volunteer for his children's softball teams. The rather innocuous act of kindness blossomed into many years of community se...

Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and So...

NANAIMO - Sacrifices made by thousands of people to preserve our freedoms is behind an extended honour guard at Nanaimo's Dallas Square Cenotaph. Members from 205 Collishaw Royal Canadian air and sea ...

NANAIMO - Balls were flying for a good cause. Members of the Vancouver Island Dodgeball League took over the gym at Island ConnectEd on Jingle Pot Rd. on Saturday, Nov. 8 for the first Island-based Do...

LANTZVILLE - Accessible upgrades are coming to a mid-Island park, a primary outdoor gathering and play place in the community. Over $80,000 in federal grant money was awarded to the District of Lantzv...

NANAIMO - Organizers are hoping they can pull off something special for the final outdoor market of the year. The Cedar Farmers Market will host their annual Christmas-themed event on Sunday, Nov. 9 f...