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Central Island, B.C. set new records for drug toxicity deaths
NANAIMO - More people are dying than ever before in B.C.’s ongoing battle against a toxic drug supply. Central Vancouver Island reported 120 fatalities linked to the toxic drug crisis throughout...
Feb 09, 2022
Nanaimo population jumps twice national rate, top five fastest growing metro area in Canada
NANAIMO - More people are moving to the Harbour City. Statistics Canada made the first of many releases of data from the recent census on Wednesday, Feb. 9, showing the population of Nanaimo as of May...
Feb 09, 2022
‘Your world gets a little small:’ chronic fatigue driving Nanaimo woman into frigid ocean water
NANAIMO - One woman’s daily dip in the frosty ocean water is helping raise awareness toward an underdiagnosed condition. Cecile van Woensel suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a complic...
Feb 09, 2022
VIDEO: Hometown Merner finding regular role as first year Clipper
NANAIMO - Brett Merner has started his junior hockey career in the city where he grew up. The 18-year-old is the second youngest player on the team and one of only two players born in 2004. In a leagu...
Feb 08, 2022
Proposed Diver Lake hotel inches closer to reality
NANAIMO - Constructing a nearly 70 room lakefront hotel in Nanaimo is advancing following a required land use designation change for a vacant lot. On Monday, Feb 7 city councillors endorsed converting...
Feb 08, 2022
New highway car dealership given green light by Nanaimo council
NANAIMO - Shovels are due in the ground shortly to build a new car dealership in the city. Through a 7-2 vote, councillors gave approval to the project near the Rutherford Rd. intersection of the Isla...
Feb 08, 2022
Nanaimo Sr. B Timbermen opt out of season, franchise faces uncertain future
NANAIMO - Off-floor calls for help and meetings will help determine if the Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen will have future games on it. The longtime members of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association w...
Feb 08, 2022
New COVID-19 cases reported at Nanaimo Seniors Village
NANAIMO -A total of seven new cases of COVID-19 have been detected at a long-term care home in Nanaimo. According to Island Health, Nanaimo Seniors Village on Uplands Dr. is reporting six new cases am...
Feb 07, 2022
Only 3 City of Nanaimo employees on unpaid leave due COVID vaccination mandate
NANAIMO - An overwhelming number of City of Nanaimo employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The City’s human resources director John Van Horne told NanaimoNewsNOW about three dozen empl...
Feb 07, 2022
‘It’s a big problem:’ Nanaimo principal sounds off on smart phone addiction
NANAIMO - Seeing bleary-eyed, exhausted students in the days following a prolonged winter break only amplified concerns of the principal of Nanaimo District Secondary School (NDSS). Liana Appelt was w...
Feb 07, 2022
