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1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Daryl Major

Editor's note: This article contains details of the sexual abuse of children, which may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A man will spend the next four monthsin jail, followed by two years of probation, after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography.

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO - Dealing with troublesome dead spots and improving overall connection quality is the goal of two proposed cell phone tower installations. Monopole installations are planned, through infrastructure improvements from TELUS, adjacent to the Rutherford Rd. roundabout with Linley Valley Dr., as well as at the City's public works yard on Labieux Rd., after Nanaimo Councillors gave their approval on Monday, June 16.

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | David Wiwchar

City Council took the first steps towards a $6 million plan to improve two blocks on lower Argyle Street. The widest street in the Province will be dug up between 1st and 3rd Avenue for new sewer and water lines, then pedestrian bumpouts and separated multimodal lanes will be built, and angle parking spots replaced by paralell parking. Mayor Sharie Minions said businesses in the area haven't been consulted yet, but will be approached over the coming weeks.

1 week ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Daryl Major

NANAIMO -Already boasting a sizable and skilled workforce, a vital mid-Island economic driver is by no means on cruise control. Manufacturing firm VMAC, home to 200 full-time workers located in rural Nanaimo's South Wellington area, is gauging its future amid strong product demand.

2 weeks ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Alex Rawnsley

There's optimism from firefighters and local authorities as crews battle blazes in opposite corners of British Columbia heading into the weekend. The District of Squamish is reporting minimal overnight growth in the Dryden Creek fire that triggered a local state of emergency this week, while the BC Wildfire Service expects rain to help suppress the Pocket Knife Creek wildfire in the northeast.