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Copper wire thieves targeting City lights after exhausting other Nanaimo options
NANAIMO - A rise in copper wire thefts from street lights is being noticed by local Mounties. Nanaimo RCMP report a handful of the thefts in recent weeks, involving light standards broken into and cop...
Oct 07, 2022
Re-paving & safety changes to Hwy. 19A substantially complete
NANAIMO - Crews on site of paving and other upgrades along Hwy. 19A in the city’s north end are almost done. The Ministry of Transportation told NanaimoNewsNOW work is “approximately 95 pe...
Oct 07, 2022
Multi-vehicle crash shuts down Island Hwy. traffic in central Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A multi-vehicle collision on the Island Hwy. involving at least three vehicles has sent three people to hospital. It happened on Thursday, Oct. 6, roughly 100 metres north of the Northfield ...
Oct 06, 2022
Officially renamed Nanaimo school renews ‘spirits’ with Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - Following adoption by School District 68 trustees in the summer, a school in Nanaimo’s Diver Lake neighbourhood has a new name. A large celebration on Thursday, Oct. 6 saw 26-year-old ...
Oct 06, 2022
Apparent medical incident sees motorist crash into Nanaimo shopping centre
NANAIMO - A pickup truck damaged the exterior of London Drugs at Nanaimo North Town Shopping Centre following a mid day accident. Calls to 911 on Thursday, Oct. 6 just before 12 p.m. when a dark picku...
Oct 06, 2022
Owners of missing African serval cat near Qualicum Beach believe animals were deliberately let out
NANAIMO - Neighbouring residents of a property in the Meadowood area near Qualicum Beach are on the lookout for a unique animal on the loose, which owners believe was deliberately let out of its cage....
Oct 06, 2022
‘That’s my future:’ NDSS students focus on climate change action with Nanaimo Council candidates
NANAIMO - About 60 students from Nanaimo District Secondary School (NDSS) packed their cafeteria Wednesday morning to ask questions and hear from 6 of the candidates running for Nanaimo City Council. ...
Oct 05, 2022
Long-overdue engagement sessions to plot path for Island libraries
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island Regional Library staff are looking to get a sense of what the future looks like for their member communities. A series of engagement sessions across the Island is already un...
Oct 05, 2022
VIDEO: New Clippers making their mark in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A new crop of Clippers are finding their way on a new team in a.city. California native Rylan Yates and Quebec born Willyam Gendron are the top newcomers on Nanaimo’s scoring list. Yat...
Oct 05, 2022
Advance voting opens ahead of Oct. 15 civic election
NANAIMO - The first of two advance voting opportunities for upcoming General Local Elections to form local councils and school boards takes place province-wide on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Voters must be 18-...
Oct 05, 2022
