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Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series from NanaimoNewsNOW reporter Ian Holmes as he explores local hikes. NANAIMO - Later this month myself, girlfriend and our four-year-old da...

PARKSVILLE - Fresh off her 80th birthday, Sonya Bardati is hitting the road with her rollerblades to raise money for animals in need. Bardati celebrated the milestone on Tuesday, Aug. 9 and set off th...

NANAIMO - The 12th annual Fringe Festival is back. The annual arts festival dedicated to performances of all kinds will be setting up shop at venues around the downtown until Aug. 21, including Galler...

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 multiple questions a...

COOMBS - A focal point in the Oceanside region this weekend is the Coombs Fair, combining agriculture, entertainment and the arts. Live music, performers, livestock, vendors, food trucks, horticulture...

NANAIMO - Hikers can now easily, and legally, make the long track between two favourite outdoor recreation spots. The City and Regional District of Nanaimo combined for a $4.21 million purchase of 99....

NANAIMO - Breaking his own personal best record, a local athlete proudly medalled at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo earned silver in the hammer throw event with a th...

NANAIMO - Some of the outdoor performances at this year’s Nanaimo Fringe Festival might be more acoustic than first planned, but the show will go on. Organizers say their storage container in th...

NANAIMO - The RCMP’s Serious Crime Section has assumed control of an investigation around a house fire in the city’s south end. Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews made short work on a fire on Athle...

NANAIMO - One of the most impressive astronomical shows of the year peaks this weekend. The annual Perseids meteor shower, ongoing since late July and set to continue through much of August, will peak...