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Dylan Coghlan will do something tonight few from Nanaimo have ever done, play in an NHL regular season game.
He's in the lineup for
@GoldenKnights
against L.A. at 7:00pm.
#Nanaimo
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Emergency crews are on scene after an apparent natural gas explosion has destroyed a home on Third St.
The explosion was felt across the city.
#nanaimo
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After a hiccup earlier this week,
@hulloferries
is officially underway on it's maiden crossing.
#Nanaimo
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Video from the
#QueenofCowichan
ferry.
Passengers say the ferry is stopped due to weather, they haven't moved in over an hour.
High winds delaying all ferries on the route
@BCFerries
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After rising steadily since March 11, Dr. Bonnie Henry announced no new COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island.
We remain at 67 cases.
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In our humble opinion, the BC Hockey Hall of Fame made the right choice to honour
@danmarshall77
with the Bernie Pascall Media award.
His 11th season calling
@ClippersHockey
games starts Aug. 24 on
@1069thewolf
#nanaimo
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A small group of orcas was spotted swimming through the Newcastle Channel in
#Nanaimo
Wednesday night.
These videos sent to us by Joanne Backstrom.
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After an 11 day battle with one of the largest fires in our region in recent memory, the BC Wildfire Service has reported another victory on the
#Nanaimo
Lakes fire.
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VIDEO: Nanaimo's first responders descended on NRGH on Monday night with sirens on to salute front line staff at the hospital.
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
#COVID19BC
@VanIslandHealth
@NanaimoRCMP
@BC_EHS
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Second lightning show in just over two weeks for
#Nanaimo
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It's all hands on-deck at Harmac Pacific, where roughly 300 mill workers have doubled production of a medical-grade pulp.
It will be used to create sorely-needed medical gowns and masks.
#Nanaimo
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People are painting another rainbow crosswalk in downtown
#Nanaimo
right now after one was vandalized overnight
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With the traditional Nanaimo polar bear swim cancelled, NanaimoNewsNOW's Ian Holmes and Spencer Sterritt decided to brave the frigid waters of Departure Bay to see who could go the longest.
#Nanaimo
#Parksville
@reporterholmes
@SpencerSterritt
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There you have it. Leonard Krog makes it official. He will run for mayor of Nanaimo in October. Absolutely packed house at the Coast for his announcement. Full story to follow later tonight.
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Dylan Coghlan from
#Nanaimo
scored his first NHL goal on Wednesday only a few minutes into the first period against the Minnesota Wild.
He'd landed an assist a few games earlier when playing Anaheim.
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Amazing shot of last night's light show which stretched across much of Vancouver Island.
#Nanaimo
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A man with ten outstanding arrest warrants strolled up to a plain-clothed police officer during a routine Police Service Dog training session.
He's now in custody after being unable to out-run Luca.
#Nanaimo
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6 nurse practitioners, 2 registered nurses, a social worker and a mental health clinician will provide much needed care for up to 6,800 people in
#Nanaimo
who don't have a family doctor.
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After a 32-year career, a B.C. Mountie spent her last shift in
#Nanaimo
on the beat with a rookie officer she has been training her whole life.
Joanne Callens closed out her career in Nanaimo last Friday night on general duty with her son Ty Skrine.
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BREAKING: An injunction order was granted against downtown Nanaimo's tent city Friday morning.
Tent city residents have 21 days to evacuate the lot.
Justice Ronald Skolrood says the dismantling of tent city must happen in an "orderly and sensitive fashion."
#Nanaimo
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"I didn’t really process it that much, I just thought of the steps I needed to take."
A Nanaimo restaurant server jumped into action, providing CPR for 15 minutes to potentially save the life of her customer who suffered a cardiac arrest.
#Nanaimo
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A Granville Island-style market is pitched for the currently boarded up A&B Sound building in downtown Nanaimo, converting the abandoned storefront into a sleek, modern feature.
#Nanaimo
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Get your first look inside the new Hullo fast ferries which will connect downtown Nanaimo with Vancouver beginning mid-next month.
#nanaimo
More info:
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The Island-based dance duo known as
@funkanometry
have advanced to the Canada's Got Talent finale on May 14, after their Tuesday night performance wowed the judges.
#Nanaimo
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UPDATE: Power was restored at the Nanaimo water treatment plant.
Though it's back up and running, the
@cityofnanaimo
is still asking folks to conserve as much water as possible.
#Nanaimo
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Nanaimo's Matthew Wood was taken in the 2nd round during last week's
@TheWHL
draft.
He'll play close to home this season, but hopes to make the jump to
@WHLPats
with a familiar face.
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
@NISilvertips
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Some positive news to report on the
#Nanaimo
Lakes fire.
.
@BCGovFireInfo
says containment is up to 25 per cent and the fire continues to move north, away from homes. The east flank, protecting nearby homes, is holding well.
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A new enlarged urgent and primary care clinic is coming to central
#Nanaimo
, to complement the busy walk-in clinic at Port Place Shopping Centre.
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Nanaimo Search and Rescue have located a missing couple after an extensive multi-day search in the Nanaimo Lakes area.
#Nanaimo
#nanaimoBC
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.
@NanaimoChamber
announced it is going ahead with the Commercial Street Night Market. The market will see Commercial St. shut down to vehicle traffic and packed with local merchants and vendor booths for 11 weeks, starting June 21
#Nanaimo
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A Nanaimo transit driver is being credited with saving the life of a maintenance worker who'd fallen 15 feet, and suffered severe injuries.
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
@RDNanaimo
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28 new affordable homes are unveiled today on Uplands Dr.
12 for those who struggle with accessibility, the remainder are low-income.
Housing operated by the Nanaimo Association of Community Living, who've worked for 10+ years to get this project off the ground.
#Nanaimo
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UPDATE: the dogs Lucy and Kai, who were feared stolen by the Northern Hope Dog Rescue Society, were found safe and sound Saturday.
The Society says they showed up in their foster families driveway in Nanoose.
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BREAKING:
A murder charge is now laid against Steven Bacon, the man considered a person of interest in the tragic murder of Nanaimo teen Makayla Chang.
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A Christmas Day snowstorm has turned
#Nanaimo
into a winter wonderland.
Some parts of the city received more than a foot of snow.
How much snow did you get?
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BREAKING: The Regional District of
#Nanaimo
has removed an evacuation alert for 77 homes east of the Nanaimo Lakes fire.
Containment is now up to 40 per cent and crews continue to make good progress.
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Around 1,000 people are gathering at Maffeo Sutton Park for the third phase of a series of rallies around SOGI education.
Supporters for lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity have vastly outnumbered opponents at stops so far.
#Nanaimo
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Harbour Air Seaplanes announced plans to convert its entire fleet of 40 planes to electric, battery powered engines.
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Dr. Bonnie Henry announced no new cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed on Vancouver Island for the third time in a week.
She did caution against travel during the upcoming Easter long weekend.
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
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The first of many murals at Nanaimo Legion 256 is complete.
The Vimy Ridge mural honours those who lost their lives in one of the most significant battles in Canadian military history.
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
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"I knew I couldn’t let go of him, I was the only thing stopping him from being washed down stream.”
The president of
@ArrowsmithSAR
recounts a dramatic rescue of a man in Little
#Qualicum
Falls Provincial Park
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The BC SPCA set a new single day fundraising mark, part of an online campaign in honour of Betty White's love of animals.
Over $400,000 was raised across B.C. on Monday.
#Nanaimo
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FRIDAY EVENING UPDATE: No growth throughout the day on the Mt. Hayes fire, with weather allowing crews to conduct some direct attacks.
Favourable conditions are expected to continue through Saturday.
#Nanaimo
#Ladysmith
#BCWildfire
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Most of the wildfire related smoke has blown away, leaving much improved air quality in the
#Nanaimo
area.
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If you don't look too closely, a blow dryer looks like a radar gun.
A Nanaimo woman used this to great effect to stop speeders gunning it down her normally quiet street.
#Nanaimo
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UPDATED: Installation nearly complete of new NANAIMO lettering at Maffeo Sutton Park.
Video of installation and more:
#Nanaimo
@cityofnanaimo
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VIDEO: Around 130 cars, classic and others, paraded through Nanaimo ending at NRGH as a tribute to front line staff and first responders.
Watch:
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
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Beautiful shots of tonight's spectacular sunset.
What an absolutely
#Beautiful
#Sunset
in
#YCD
#Nanaimo
,
#BritishColumbia
,
#Canada
tonight so
#Breathtaking
!
#OrangeSuneset
#BlueSunset
#Trees
#Houses
#Grass
#BBQ
#Deck
#Night
@cityofnanaimo
@RDNanaimo
@NanaimoBulletin
@NanaimoNewsNOW
@weathernetwork
@CHEK_News
@GlobalBC
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UPDATE: The 1 hectare fire near
#Nanaimo
Lakes has been 100% contained, the CFC confirms. Crews remain on scene
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Many asking about the massive boat docked in the Nanaimo Harbour.
It's being used in a test-run of the $6.3 million
@portnanaimo
vehicle processing centre.
Imported cars will come to Nanaimo, undergo some work and then continue on elsewhere in B.C. and Canada
#Nanaimo
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Following Wednesday's protest...
Some very sweet children showed appreciation for all of us employees at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital today with lovely words & goodies…hard to erase the horrible events of Wednesday but such a nice gesture 💕
@VanIslandHealth
@NanaimoNewsNOW
@SkyeRyanCHEK
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Nearly 17,000 people across B.C. have booked vaccine appointments in the two days since the province announced their vaccine card program.
Most are under 40 registering for the first dose.
#Nanaimo
#ParksvilleQualicum
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Crews have extinguished the
#Nanaimo
Lakes wildfire.
The suspected human caused fire grew to 450-acres after it was first discovered on Aug. 5.
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Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Lisa Marie Barron is pushing for a national assembly on electoral reform, in a bid to have Parliament more accurately reflect Canada's population.
#Nanaimo
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Stevie Smith's mother, Tianna, "cutting the ribbon" to officially open the
#Nanaimo
bike park bearing her son's name
#longlivechainsaw
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Some AMAZING, happy, non-storm related news!
The
@nanaimohospital
is still stunned after a
#Nanaimo
woman made an anonymous donation of $1 million
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Traffic headaches for thousands have helped deliver an amazing story for one couple.
Rylie Jayne Aplin was born on the side of Hwy. 19, in the back of an ambulance Friday after her soon-to-be parents got stuck in traffic south of
#Parksville
#Nanaimo
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What a night for Nanaimo's Dylan Coghlan.
What started with his first NHL goal ended up a hat trick for the
@GoldenKnights
defenceman.
It was his 12th NHL game with the team.
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“The hard work of reconciliation should not rely on Indigenous peoples doing all the heavy lifting. Leveraging the privilege of a university like
@VIUniversity
is critical to making Canada the country we want it to be.”
#Nanaimo
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All aboard! New ferries due to connect Nanaimo with downtown Vancouver now have names, a tentative start date and a fare schedule.
#hullo
#fastferries
#nanaimo
#oceanside
#ladysmith
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.
#Nanaimo
has joined the ever-growing list of municipalities who have declared a climate emergency.
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Multiple witnesses say a group lighting off fireworks were responsible for a sizeable brush fire at Pipers Lagoon Park Friday night, which charred a large section of the popular hiking trails.
#Nanaimo
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City crews were on scene early Tuesday, July 6 to re-paint the rainbow crosswalk in Nanaimo's downtown, after it was vandalized over the weekend.
More info, along with a picture of the person believed responsible is here:
#Nanaimo
@cityofnanaimo
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NOW: A private operator has a long-term lease in place to launch a long-awaited passenger-only fast ferry linking downtown
#Nanaimo
and Vancouver.
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Nearly 89 per cent of all grade 12 students in Nanaimo-Ladysmith graduated this past school year, including 80 per cent of Indigenous students.
It's a sharp increase over years prior with plenty of factors in play.
#Nanaimo
#Ladysmith
@sd68bc
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UPDATE: Nanaimo RCMP beleve a home on Third St. near Fitzwilliam and Pine St. was vacant at the time of an apparent natural gas explosion.
Nearby homes were damaged with blown out windows while the explosion was felt and heard across the city.
#nanaimo
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A man with a fire extinguisher in his truck helped save downtown
#Nanaimo
's icon Bastion.
@NanaimoFire
says time is critical when battling wooden fires.
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A new $2.7 million expansion is coming to the Medical Arts Centre in
#Nanaimo
, turning it into a patient and urgent care centre.
It's expected to open in June 2019.
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VIDEO: Over 1,800 lightning strikes were recorded across Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast Sunday night.
Did you enjoy our second major storm of the summer?
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
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Hundreds of people will line up outside That 50's Barbershop in downtown
#Nanaimo
for a free haircut and supplies for the first day of school.
Organizers say this is the biggest year for donations.
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The annual Fresh Start is proving immensely popular with families lined up outside the downtown library for a free haircut, backpack, school supplies and a new outfit or two.
Event runs until around 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
#Nanaimo
@thatbarberdave
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A considerable amount of land through south Nanaimo has been officially returned to Snuneymuxw First Nation through a historic agreement with the federal government.
It comes after decades of negotiations.
#Nanaimo
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Emergency room staff at NRGH have been officially recognized for their dedication to improve services for patients and streamline operations at the hospital.
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
@islandhealth
@nanaimohospital
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After being dry for more than three years, the Italian Fountain in downtown Nanaimo is flowing once again, sporting a newly enhanced look.
#Nanaimo
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Nanaimo's Olivia Lundman broke a 30-year-old national record in her final meet before graduating high school.
She shaved 11 seconds off the long-standing mark.
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
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Essential healthcare workers are having an easier time getting to work, thanks to an enthusiastic group of 4x4 owners.
One driver estimates he's done over 2,000 kilometres ferrying workers to and from NRGH.
#Nanaimo
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Hundreds filled Maffeo Sutton Park in
#Nanaimo
to express their rage at systemic racism and police brutality.
So many people signed up to speak the event finished much later than anticipated.
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.
@NanaimoNewsNOW
reporter Ian Holmes went through a harrowing experience as his baby daughter suddenly came down with a severe illness. Here's his view on why our healthcare system is so important.
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One polling station (McGirr) left to be counted. Apparent technical issue will delay that polling station from reporting. At this point, Council looks like this:
#Nanaimo
Krog - Mayor
Armstrong - Incumbent
Bonner
Brown
Geselbracht
Hemmens
Maartman
Thorpe - Incumbent
Turley
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504 boxes of Girl Guides cookies were purchased and given away by an anonymous donor.
It's the second massive cookie order from the same person in the last six months.
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
@girlguidesofcan
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The scene on Martindale Rd. in
#Parksville
, where local detours are in effect due to flooding.
Video: Seamus Moloney
#bcstorm
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Put the umbrellas away and break out the sunscreen. Nanaimo is in the middle of the year's first extended summer stretch.
#Nanaimo
#NanaimoBC
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The crowd stretches outside the 50's Barbershop downtown for Fresh Start.
Kids read a book or draw a picture while getting a spiffy haircut and then the get new free school supplies!
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Two new ships are undergoing sea trials and other safety checks before making the journey to Vancouver Island early this summer.
70-minute crossings between downtown Nanaimo and Vancouver are expected to begin before fall.
#Nanaimo
#Parksville
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Prelim results from the City of
#Nanaimo
.
Krog - 20,040 (73.7%)
Hemmens - 15,937 (8.6%)
Armstrong (Inc) - 15,817 (8.5%)
Geselbracht - 15,136 (8.2%)
Brown - 14,935 (8.1%)
Turley - 11,649 (6.3%)
Bonner - 9,674 (5.2%)
Thorpe (Inc) - 8,993 (4.9%)
Maartman - 8,558 (4.6%)
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Cst. Joshua Waltman is patrolling Nanaimo in plain-clothes, tasked with handling the many mental health calls
@NanaimoRCMP
receive every day.
He spent several years on Surrey's outreach team working on the notorious Whalley strip.
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.
@VanIslandHealth
declaring a
#COVID19
outbreak at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
Five staff in a transitional unit tested positive. The unit is now closed off.
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A free animal clinic has just celebrated one year of helping those who can't afford vet bills.
#Nanaimo
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NOW: More than 100 staff critical to operations at
#Nanaimo
's largest hotel are ready to walk off the job. Strike action could hit the Coast Bastion Friday.
"People who work 40-hours-a-week in the key hotel in town should be able to make a living wage."
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In case you missed it: Two new ferries which will connect downtown Nanaimo with Vancouver, arrived in Nanaimo Friday afternoon.
Hullo will announce next week when the spuhéls and its sister ship sthuqi’ will start sailing.
#nanaimo
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