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$1M in grants open for Nanaimo and area organizations helping the most vulnerable
NANAIMO - A significant amount of money is now available in funding for organizations working to reduce homelessness. Nearly $1.1 million is available for the Nanaimo area and slightly less than $1 mi...
Jul 05, 2021
New EV chargers coming to Snaw-Naw-As market
LANTZVILLE - Four new electric vehicle charging stations will help people in Nanoose Bay and travellers along the Island Highway. The Nanoose Economic Development Corporation is receiving a $210,000 g...
Jul 05, 2021
‘It’s driven by hate:’ Nanaimo rainbow crosswalk, pride mural defaced
NANAIMO - The only two public art pieces showing pride and inclusivity with Nanaimo’s LGBTQ2+ community were destroyed over the weekend. Black paint and a roller was used on both the rainbow cro...
Jul 05, 2021
Nanaimo man killed in early-morning ATV rollover crash
NANAIMO - An ATV accident has killed a local man south of Nanaimo. Emergency crews were called to a gravel road off Nanaimo River Rd., near Gogo’s Christmas Tree farm on South Forks Rd. in the m...
Jul 05, 2021
Significant expansion made to City of Nanaimo’s SARC building
NANAIMO - Crews are concluding $660,000 worth of upgrades to the City’s downtown Service and Resource Centre, home to roughly 200 civil servants. The City’s director of finance Laura Merce...
Jul 05, 2021
Nanoose high jumper on cusp of fourth Olympic qualification
NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay high-jumper is closing on a trip to Tokyo. Mike Mason took home a second place finish at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials. His successful jump of 2.29 metres didn...
Jul 04, 2021
Water Cooler: Reflections on a day of listening
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 highlight’s WednesdayR...
Jul 03, 2021
Coastal Fire Centre crews deployed to help fight Interior wildfires
NANAIMO - A quiet start to the local fire season has freed up resources to go help elsewhere. Three unit crews, consisting of 20 people each, along with one division supervisor were recently loaned to...
Jul 03, 2021
Helping Wheels: Nanaimo Child Development Centre
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce July’s Helping Wheels winner. In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1,000 ...
Jul 02, 2021
Only 84 new COVID cases announced over past 2 days
NANAIMO - B.C.’s COVID-19 case counts continue to dwindle by the day. The province reported 84 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, totals from the last two reporting periods. 49 new cases were foun...
Jul 02, 2021
