Category Archives: Nanaimo
Officials warn romance seekers about 'uptick' in online dating scams
NANAIMO - Warnings of fraudsters taking advantage of Valentine's Day are being preached by the Better Business Bureau and local RCMP.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW the detachment r...
Feb 14, 2020 Scammers use holidays like Valentine's Day to up their efforts in defrauding people through online dating websites and apps. (Freepik)
Convicted murderer of wife in Nanaimo lobbies for early parole hearing
NANAIMO - A man serving a life sentence for brutally murdering his estranged wife as she walked on a dark north Nanaimo path is arguing he deserves a fast-tracked parole hearing.Kelvin Kingsbury Purdy...
Feb 14, 2020 Convicted murderer Kelvin Purdy appeared at a screening hearing in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo on Feb 11 and 12. A judge will now decide if Purdy's application, known as the faint hope clause, has merits for an accelerated parole hearing. (CHEK News)
Sonic movie boosts bright future of filming in the mid island
NANAIMO - A little blue ball of energy on the big screen is boosting a long-term project to bring more films and television shows to Vancouver Island.A formal partnership between Tourism Vancouver Isl...
Feb 13, 2020 The theatre filled with cheers and clapping when the Town of Ladysmith was shown in an advance screening of Sonic the Hedgehog. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Year-long investigation into dark web trafficking led to bust of north Nanaimo drug lab
NANAIMO - A drug lab raided by RCMP in a north Nanaimo home was processing the dangerous drug known as GHB. A release from the Federal Serious and Organized Crime division said the GHB lab on Hammond ...
Feb 13, 2020 A drug lab found in a north Nanaimo home was raided after an exhaustive year-long investigation. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo RCMP find 1 in 5 cars making life easier for thieves
NANAIMO - A recent Nanaimo RCMP event raising awareness about staying safe on the roads showed how vulnerable many people are to theft. Volunteers canvassed the parking lot at Woodgrove Shopping Centr...
Feb 13, 2020 The Nanaimo RCMP Community Policing Unit setup at Woodgrove Centre on Saturday Feb. 8 to highlight auto crime and pedestrian awareness. (Nanaimo RCMP)
'Phantom' tweet generates viral reaction, merch deal for Nanaimo comedian
NANAIMO - The power of social media has helped put a local comedian in the spotlight.Tyler Lemmon, a comedian with strong roots and family in Nanaimo who's living in Victoria, tweeted on Jan. 31 a jok...
Feb 12, 2020 Comedian Tyler Lemmon struck a viral chord with a late-January tweet. It has since been shared around 10 million times through a variety of high profile hockey media. (Ty Lemmon)
Nanaimo man awaits sentence for massive child porn stash
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man has pleaded guilty to possessing thousands of graphic pictures and videos of children being sexually abused.William Herbert Kreibom, 63, entered a guilty plea in provincial cou...
Feb 12, 2020 63-year-old William Kreibom pleaded guilty to possessing child porn in Nanaimo over a one-year period. He's scheduled to be sentenced this spring. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo woman still living life to the fullest at 100
NANAIMO - A beloved Nanaimo woman now has letters from the Queen of England and the Prime Minister of Canada celebrating a rare honour. Rita Fraser turned 100-years-old on Monday, Feb. 10. She celebra...
Feb 11, 2020 Rita Fraser with a 100-year-old shotgun, her family and her care provider Owen Kinnersley. (submitted/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo's rent becomes more expensive as affordable housing strategy takes shape
NANAIMO - The City believes it is on track to address the growing rental market crisis in Nanaimo, however the finish line continues moving further away.A report from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing...
Feb 11, 2020 The challenge of finding a place to live for Nanaimo rentals continue to become harder as monthly rent increases continue to outpace available suites. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Province passes on one-stop shop to help youth poverty and mental health issues in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A much-sought after provincially-funded site won't come to Nanaimo to help the areas many social services. The City of Nanaimo was not included on a shortlist of cities which were being cons...
Feb 11, 2020 A Foundry BC site in Nanaimo was expected to help kids of all ages find the right kind of care they needed to succeed. (Foundry BC)