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Skating, swimming, and bouncy castles: Details on Family Day activities across the mid-Island
NANAIMO - Gather your family together and take advantage of some of the fun Family Day activities the mid-Island has to offer. In Nanaimo, the City is sponsoring free family-friendly events on Monday,...
Feb 20, 2023
Recruitment drive underway for local volunteer fire department
QUALICUM BEACH - Coombs-Hillers Volunteer Fire Department (CHVFD) is looking for anyone who’s ready to put their firefighting skills to the test. They are recruiting volunteers of any background...
Feb 19, 2023
Clippers beat Vipers 3-2 in overtime
NANAIMO - Ethan Mistry scored the overtime game winner on a power play in the Clippers 3-2 victory against Vernon. Nanaimo scored 36 seconds into the game on a deflection off Kai Daniells but it was g...
Feb 18, 2023
Water Cooler: Upgrades to Terminal Ave. through downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The Water Cooler is NanaimoNewsNOW's letters to the editor-style segment, featuring conversations about the news in Nanaimo and Oceanside. This week's feature focuses on plans to refresh Ter...
Feb 18, 2023
Oceanside Generals put finishing touches on historic VIJHL regular season
PARKSVILLE - The Oceanside Generals are on the top of the mountain not just on Vancouver Island but in all of Junior B hockey in B.C. With a record of 38-3-2-2, Oceanside has clinched first place in t...
Feb 18, 2023
Clippers shutdown in 3-1 loss to Bulldogs
NANAIMO - For the first time this season the Clippers have lost back to back hockey games, Alberni Valley beat Nanaimo 3-1 at Frank Crane Arena in a game they never trailed. The Clippers got off to a ...
Feb 17, 2023
Injury prevention key for Island skiers and snowboarders over long weekend
NANAIMO - It’s one of the final long weekends of the cooler winter months, prime opportunity for skiers and snowboarders to ‘shred some pow’ one last time. However health officials a...
Feb 17, 2023
‘Could have been a lot worse:’ front door fire at Nanaimo home quickly doused
NANAIMO - Crews made quick work of a fire apparently started outside the front door of a home in Nanaimo’s Departure Bay neighbourhood. Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to the home in the 2400 bl...
Feb 17, 2023
Justice Rouleau calls for more time, transparency in future Emergencies Act inquiries
OTTAWA - The Public Order Emergency Commission has made 56 recommendations after investigating the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quell protests at border crossings and in do...
Feb 17, 2023
Provincial grant money to help construction phase of Downtown-VIU bike network
NANAIMO - Half a million dollars in grant money will help see the Albert and Fourth Complete Street Project continue its path forward. The provincial government announced $500,000 was awarded to the C...
Feb 17, 2023
