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First COVID-19 vaccinations occur on Vancouver Island, nine new cases announced
NANAIMO - Efforts to vaccinate frontline health care workers in Island Health have officially begun. The first of 1,950 doses of the approved Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was administered to Dena Scriven, ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 22, 2020
Nanaimo youth ticketed for breaking COVID-19 protocols in school parking lot
NANAIMO - Police “brought the hammer down” on young people partying in a Nanaimo school parking lot. Eleven teenagers were each given a $230 ticket for not following COVID-19 protocols nea...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 22, 2020
Provisional 2021 property tax increase set at 3 per cent
NANAIMO - Residents have a snapshot of their 2021 property tax bill. Nanaimo councillors passed three readings of the 2021 property tax increase and budget during the council meeting on Monday, Dec. 2...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 22, 2020
Gordon St. hotel hits development goals, 10-year tax exemption extended
NANAIMO - Councillors have granted an extension to the significant Gordon St. project despite it missing key deadlines. They voted unanimously on Monday, Dec. 21 to push the 10-year tax exemption for ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 22, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP K9 officer sued for alleged ‘reckless, lawless & evil actions’ during arrest
NANAMO - A Nanaimo man wants a local Mountie held accountable for what he describes as excessive force causing physical, psychological and emotional trauma. David Alan Banford’s civil claim file...
Ian Holmes Dec 22, 2020
Our Favourite Stories of 2020: Woman attacks cougar in bid to save dog at Nanaimo River
NANAIMO - A story that stands out from 2020 fits perfectly with how wild a year it was. Cougar sightings alone are quite rare and typically almost never result in a physical interaction and over a 17 ...
Ian Holmes Dec 21, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine lands in Island Health, 21 new cases over weekend
NANAIMO - The only approved COVID-19 vaccine has landed on Vancouver Island. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said during her briefing on Monday, Dec. 21, a second delivery of the Pfizer/Bio...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 21, 2020
2020 now tied for second deadliest year in Nanaimo throughout overdose epidemic
NANAIMO – 2020 is now tied for the second most fatal year in Nanaimo for overdoses. Data from the BC Coroners Service on Monday, Dec. 21 showed 37 people fatally overdosed in Nanaimo by the end ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 21, 2020
First snowfall of the season transforms Nanaimo into winter wonderland
NANAIMO - It is forecast to be short-lived, but the winter’s first snow storm has hit. Environment Canada issued both snowfall and wind warnings Monday, Dec. 21 for most sections of Vancouver Is...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 21, 2020
‘You take a blank canvas and turn it into something:’ Nanaimo homes dance in holiday light show
NANAIMO - A small cul-de-sac on the outskirts of Nanaimo is transformed nightly into a holiday hotspot with near-gridlock traffic. Rick Scheffers, neighbour Dan Wurth and their families are responsibl...
Alex Rawnsley Dec 21, 2020
