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Clippers win first Island Pod game 4-3 over Grizzlies
PORT ALBERNI - After a 13 month layoff the Nanaimo Clippers won their first game of the shortened 2020-2021 season over Victoria. The Clippers battled from behind for most of the afternoon but scored ...
Apr 03, 2021
B.C. records more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in two days
NANAIMO – The days leading up to Easter weren’t kind for B.C. public health. A joint statement from the province announced 2,090 new cases from April 1 to April 3, averaging slightly over ...
Apr 03, 2021
Weapon goes off during mental health crisis in north Nanaimo home, 1 taken to hospital
NANAIMO – A mental health crisis inside a north Nanaimo home escalated to the point of a weapon going off and hitting someone inside. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien confirmed to NanaimoNew...
Apr 03, 2021
Water Cooler: Building permits in Nanaimo & housing the homeless
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 focuses on complex housing chal...
Apr 03, 2021
Substantial grants target mid island waterfront projects
NANAIMO - COVID tourism stimulus cheques for Qualicum Beach, Parksville and Ladysmith are aimed at improving waterfront amenities in the respective communities. The province’s Tourism Dependent ...
Apr 03, 2021
NDSS added back to Island Health’s COVID-19 school exposure list
NANAIMO - Another local school is back on Island Health’s radar. Three exposure events at NDSS from Monday, March 29 through Wednesday, March 31 were confirmed in an evening tweet from SD68 on A...
Apr 02, 2021
Crew plucks passenger from chilly Salish Sea after falling off Nanaimo-Vancouver ferry
NANAIMO - A ferry crossing between Vancouver and Nanaimo turned into a late night sea rescue. BC Ferries crews were alerted to a possible person overboard on the Thursday, April 1, 8:45 p.m. sailing f...
Apr 02, 2021
Signature Dish: Old Town Bakery’s cinnamon buns
NANAIMO - Ladysmith is known for many things however its most famous claim to fame might be Old Town Bakery and their world-famous cinnamon buns. The pillowy-soft, generously iced, flavour-packed bake...
Apr 02, 2021
Sexual assault response program returning to Nanaimo aimed at helping all who need it
NANAIMO - A response program helping those who’ve been sexually assaulted is returning to Nanaimo with a culturally inclusive mandate. The Indigenous-informed Sexual Assault Response Program is ...
Apr 02, 2021
Further COVID-19 exposure events confirmed for Wellington secondary
NANAIMO - A local secondary school has confirmed additional COVID-19 exposure events. The events stem from a separate case in the Wellington secondary school community, but occurred on the same days, ...
Apr 01, 2021
