Category Archives: Nanaimo
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)
Community shares hopes and concerns for East Wellington Park
NANAIMO - Developing a park on East Wellington Rd. is one step closer to reality. An open house about the park just south of Cathers Lake was held on Saturday, Jan. 18 to consult the community about w...
Jan 21, 2020 There are many options available about how to best use the East Wellington Park location. (City of Nanaimo)
VIDEO: Magnet arrives for second MRI at NRGH
NANAIMO - A 12,000 pound gift was delivered to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. The heavy magnet for the hospital's second MRI machine was hoisted into a new addition near the emergency ward early o...
Jan 21, 2020 The magnet for NRGH's second MRI weighs 12,000 pounds. (submitted/Dominic Abassi)
Nanaimo mom wins $500K after playing lottery for 1 1/2 weeks
NANAIMO - A local mother is the latest to win big on a lottery ticket purchased in Nanaimo. Crystal Giesbrecht bought a lottery ticket with some friends when the Lotto Max jackpot was $70 million. She...
Jan 21, 2020 Nanaimo mother Crystal Ciesbrecht, who won the lottery after playing for only a week-and-a-half. (submitted/BCLC)
'Completely overwhelmed with fire:' Parksville firefighter returns from Australian tour of duty
PARKSVILLE - A local Coastal Fire Centre officer is back home following a stint battling historic wild fires down under.Kevin Cochrane returned home to Parksville on Jan. 9 after a 38-day deployment t...
Jan 20, 2020 Fire crews in eastern Australia continue to deal with catastrophic wildfires that have burned millions of hectares since late 2019. (Ross Nunn/Queensland Fire and Emergency Services)
VIDEO: Driver handed DUI after fiery car crash and explosion in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man won't be allowed behind the wheel of a car for 90-days after a fiery single-vehicle crash. Nanaimo Fire Rescue and RCMP arrived at the scene early Monday morning after two City workers...
Jan 20, 2020 Flames shoot high into the air after a series of explosions to a car involved in a single-vehicle crash on 10th St. in Nanaimo. One occupant was in the vehicle, which went off-road near Bruce Ave. on Monday, Jan. 20 at around 1:30 a.m. (Submitted photo).
Quarterway Liquor store robbery suspect arrested and charged
NANAIMO - Charges have been laid against a man who allegedly robbed a Nanaimo liquor store with a gun and threw a female clerk to the floor.Nanaimo RCMP report Chase Peter Goodale, 28, was arrested in...
Jan 20, 2020 Chase Peter Goodale, 28, was arrested and charged following a daytime robbery at the Quarterway Liquor Store on Bowen Road on Jan. 15. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)