Category Archives: Nanaimo
Nanaimo construction worker pleads guilty to child porn offences
NANAIMO - A man who pleaded guilty to a pair of child porn charges now awaits his sentence.Dallas Clark Renney, 45, pleaded guilty Monday, Jan 27 to possessing and distributing child pornography in Na...
Jan 27, 2020 45-year-old Dallas Renney pleaded guilty to a pair of child porn charges in provincial court in Nanaimo on Monday, Jan 27. He will be sentenced at a future date. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Temporary bridge installation hoped to stabilize Hwy. 4 corridor to Tofino, Ucluelet
PORT ALBERNI - Crews continue to work around the clock in efforts to permanently re-open a hazardous stretch of road connecting Tofino and Ucluelet with the rest of Vancouver Island.Following a tempor...
Jan 24, 2020 Crews along Hwy. 4 east of Tofino/Ucluelet opened the only road connecting the communities to the rest of Vancouver Island for a brief period on Friday, Jan. 24. Work continues to stabalize the road. (Ministry of Transportation)
Minor earthquake near Ucluelet felt through Nanaimo, Vancouver
NANAIMO - Several residents in Nanaimo reported minor shaking and rolling Friday afternoon as a minor earthquake struck off the west coast of Vancouver Island.Earthquakes Canada said the magnitude 4.4...
Jan 24, 2020 Sensors detected a 4.5 magnitude earthquake striking approximately 45 kilometres south east of Ucluelet on Friday afternoon. (Earthquakes Canada)
BMO silent after $25,000 fraud at Nanaimo bank
NANAIMO - RCMP are trying to help solve a significant case of fraud at Nanaimo bank, while Bank of Montreal refuses to shed light on the situation.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said a man illegally acquired ...
Jan 23, 2020 Surveillance footage from the BMO branch at Dickinsons Crossing of a man who police say defrauded $25,000 from an unsuspecting bank customer. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Fourth province-run marijuana retailer on Vancouver Island opens in Parksville
PARKSVILLE - Residents in the Parksville-Qualicum region have a more direct, regulated access to cannabis products and accessories.A newly renovated 5,000 square foot BC Cannabis Store at Wembley Mall...
Jan 23, 2020 The fourth BC Cannabis Store location on Vancouver Island opened in Parksville on Thursday, Jan. 23 and will serve as a regional training hub for employees on Vancouver Island. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Police praise security system at Parksville business for catching criminal in the act
PARKSVILLE - A prolific criminal was no match for an advanced security surveillance system at a Parksville industrial business. Hudson David Klassen, 27, was charged with break and enter for allegedly...
Jan 22, 2020 Chronic offender Hudson David Klassen, 27, is in more legal hot water for an alleged break-in at a Parksville business. Police say the company's high quality security system helped track the offender down. (Facebook)
Pleasant Valley elementary student hit by car near school, suffers non-life threatening injuries
NANAIMO - A six-year-old Pleasant Valley Elementary School student was taken to hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Wednesday afternoon.School District...
Jan 22, 2020 School District 68 officials confirm a student at Pleasant Valley Elementary was struck by a car Wednesday afternoon out front of the school (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Car impounded, drug charges pending after driver caught over double highway speed limit
NANOOSE BAY - A driver with an extensive poor driving history is due to face several charges after a weekend traffic stop in Nanoose.Central Vancouver Island Traffic Services caught a Port Alberni man...
Jan 22, 2020 A driver has had his car impounded and faces drug charges after RCMP caught him speeding at 130 kilometres per hour in a 60 kilometre per hour zone along Highway 19 on Sunday, Jan. 19. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo man fit to face charges after Country Club truck rampage
NANAIMO - A mental health assessment has cleared 34-year-old Joshua Tyler Schaeffer to stand trial on charges related to a Jan. 6 incident at Country Club Centre.Schaeffer is accused of driving his tr...
Jan 22, 2020 Joshua Tyler Schaeffer is fit to stand trial following a mental health assessment. He faces multiple charges stemming from an evening rampage when he allegedly crashed his truck into multiple vehicles and buildings at Country Club Centre. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
City of Nanaimo & RCMP clamp down on Wesley St. lawlessness
NANAIMO - A new enforcement and clean-up effort is tackling out-of-control social disorder plaguing a portion of downtown Nanaimo.Several RCMP and bylaw enforcement officers recently joined forces to ...
Jan 21, 2020 A growing number of tents on a portion of Wesley St. in downtown Nanaimo raised numerous safety concerns. (City of Nanaimo)