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NANAIMO - Longwood Brew Pub and Restaurant’s blackened chicken avocado salad is a mountain of a meal, piled high with fresh and in-house made ingredients which come together to create a beautifu...

NANAIMO - A vital piece of training infrastructure for firefighters across the mid-Island is due to get a refit. City Council’s finance and audit committee approved $275,300 in remediation fundi...

NANAIMO - A life-changing non-profit guiding people with developmental disabilities intends to be around for many years following uncertain times. Nanaimo Association for Community Living celebrated i...

NANAIMO - A mobile vaccination clinic will spend three days in the greater Nanaimo region providing first shots of approved COVID-19 vaccines. The “vax van” will be parked at Maffeo Sutton...

NANAIMO - Two local groups are once again partnering to ensure everyone can see a little clearer. The Salvation Army’s New Hope Centre in downtown Nanaimo is partnering with Eye Plus Optometry t...

NANAIMO - Downtown Nanaimo’s signature street is poised to become the focus of intense study to redesign and reimagine the area. Council’s finance and audit committee approved spending $15...

ERRINGTON - One of the central Island’s most famous black bears has died. Knut passed away peacefully at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington on Tuesday, July 20. He was 25 yea...

Editor’s Note: NanaimoNewsNOW has updated this story to add a statement published Thursday, July 22 from the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre. NANAIMO - The former executive director of the Nanaimo Abo...

UPDATE - An intensive search for a missing vulnerable cockatoo had a happy ending. An exotic cockatoo named Billie, who isn’t much larger than a crow, was rescued by its owner at about 3:30 p.m....

NANAIMO - The Harbour City’s police force officially has a new commanding officer. After serving as acting detachment commander through the COVID-19 pandemic, Lisa Fletcher was recently promoted...