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New turf fields ‘another real positive’ for well-used Harewood Centennial Park
NANAIMO - Synthetic surfaces providing substantially more playing time for a variety of user groups could be reality by late summer. It’s the hope of City of Nanaimo’s general manager of p...
Feb 07, 2023
Contentious Nanaimo harm reduction service closes, NANDU faces unclear future
NANAIMO - A controversial drug consumption service on Nicol St. will officially be no more as of March 1. The site, located at 264 Nicol St. is run by the Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users (NANDU), w...
Feb 06, 2023
UPDATE: Attempted murder charge laid after road-rage fueled shooting in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A Ladysmith man is formally facing an attempted murder charge after a weekend, road rage-fueled shooting. Local Mounties were called to Northfield Rd., near Boxwood Rd. around 1 p.m. on Sund...
Feb 06, 2023
Significant injuries stem from ‘very violent incident’ involving axe in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local Mounties have a man in custody who they believe is responsible for what they’re calling a “very violent incident” over the weekend. Officers, along with paramedics at...
Feb 06, 2023
Early settlers slowly being unearthed at eroding Gabriola Island cemetery
GABRIOLA ISLAND - The buried bones of early settlers to the region are gradually coming back to the surface. Remains from upwards of a dozen residents of Gabriola Island in the 1800’s are slowly...
Feb 06, 2023
New Arrowsmith SAR fundraising campaign set to improve safety & bolster bottom line
QUALICUM BEACH - Buying a pair of new vehicles and paying down its mortgage headline the to-do list for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue’s annual fundraising campaign. The agency’s Rescue Read...
Feb 05, 2023
Water Cooler: Parkway interchanges, teenager prevents armed robber from holding up Nanaimo store
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 deals with a recent attempted r...
Feb 04, 2023
Nanaimo Junior Timbermen selected one, two, three in WLA draft
NANAIMO - Junior A Timbermen dominated the top of the 2023 WLA draft board. For the first time ever the first three picks in the draft were all Nanaimo juniors. Team scoring leader Jacob Dunbar went f...
Feb 04, 2023
Clippers take down Capitals 5-2
DUNCAN - The Clippers played a solid 60 minutes with a 5-2 road victory over Cowichan Valley. The teams traded goals and the first period ended in a 2-2 tie. Michael Craig and Jake Hewitt on the man a...
Feb 03, 2023
Longstanding adult hockey tournament returns to Nanaimo for 40th year
NANAIMO - An annual February hockey tradition in Nanaimo is back following two years of pandemic restrictions scrapping the popular event. The 40th annual Tubbers Hockey Tournament sees 17 teams compe...
Feb 03, 2023
