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Wesley St. tent encampment closed after fire destroys tents
NANAIMO - The largest tent encampment in Nanaimo is now closed after a fire. Between 60 and 100 people who lived on Wesley St. in downtown Nanaimo are forced to find new housing after the large fire o...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 03, 2020
Province prepares for COVID-19 vaccine delivery; 10 new Island Health cases
NANAIMO - Another day of lower than average case counts for Island Health in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 10 new cases within the Island Health a...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 03, 2020
Tent fire breaks out at Wesley St. in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A significant fire broke out among a growing homeless encampment in downtown Nanaimo. Nanaimo Fire Rescue were called to the Wesley St. encampment scene around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 03, 2020
Downtown Nanaimo traffic stop uncovers drugs, replica handgun & cash
NANAIMO - A gut feeling from a RCMP officer resulted in the discovery of weapons and drugs concealed in a person’s underwear. Police pulled over a vehicle with a 46-year-old male behind the whee...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 03, 2020
Rent bank to open in Nanaimo helping the most vulnerable stay housed
NANAIMO - A rent bank is opening to assist mid-Island renters on the brink of becoming homeless. It’s slated to open in January with funding from the City of Nanaimo and will be operated by the ...
Spencer Sterritt Dec 03, 2020
Valuable Good Food Box program expanding to help medical patients
NANAIMO - Health care patients can now be prescribed a better diet to improve their condition. The Good Food Box program from Nanaimo Foodshare Society was prescribed by local physicians, dietitians a...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 02, 2020
Helping Wheels: Haven Society
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce November’s Helping Wheels winner. In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1,...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 02, 2020
Island Health COVID-19 cases fluctuate back to near record high
NANAIMO - A down turn in new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday isn’t the beginning of a trend. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 20 new cases on Wednesday, Dec. 2, compared to the 10 ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 02, 2020
Slate of new affordable housing projects announced for Nanaimo, Parksville and Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - New affordable housing projects will provide more than 150 living spaces throughout the mid island area. Three projects within Nanaimo, Parksville and Snuneymuxw First Nation was announced o...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Dec 02, 2020
Expanding safe supply top of mind for B.C.’s new mental health and addictions minister
NANAIMO - The new minister of mental health and addictions has a lengthy list of goals to accomplish in the next four years. The minister and Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson told NanaimoNewsNOW her mand...
Spencer Sterritt Dec 02, 2020
