Category Archives: Nanaimo
Fresh Start initiative sees biggest year ever
NANAIMO - The most supplies ever donated to the annual community initiative Fresh Start helped hundreds of kids be ready for the first day of school. Donations for the Fresh Start program flooded in f...
Aug 31, 2019 Dozens were lined up along Victoria Cres. by 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 for free school supplies and a spiffy back-to-school haircut. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Vehicle exhaust theft cases revving up in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo issued a warning about a large increase in thefts of emission control devices found under vehicles.RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said 26 reported thefts of catalytic converters si...
Aug 30, 2019 Nanaimo Mounties say 26 reported incidents of catalytic converter thefts from under vehicles in Nanaimo marks a large increase. (Submitted/RCMP)
Nanaimo woman awaits punishment for heinous local crime spree
NANAIMO - A woman's out of control drug habit fueling a disturbing string of break-ins all over Nanaimo were revealed during a tense sentencing hearing.Jennifer Lynn Perusini's destructive path involv...
Aug 29, 2019 Disturbing accounts of a rash of crimes by Nanaimo's Jennifer Perusini locally in 2018 were revealed in provincial court in Nanaimo on Thursday, Aug. 29. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Fentanyl danger highlighted at annual overdose awareness event in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While progress saving lives is encouraging, the deadly strength of powerful drugs remains a big problem in Nanaimo. International Overdose Awareness Day was recognized by various community g...
Aug 29, 2019 A display of hearts representing lives lost to overdose was part of an event at Maffeo Sutton Park on Thursday Aug. 29 (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Child porn cases set to quadruple in 2019, compared to three years ago
NANAIMO - A slew of child pornography investigations are taxing local officers more and more each year.In 2016, Nanaimo RCMP officers pursued 15 cases of child pornography. Just three years later, the...
Aug 29, 2019 RCMP in Nanaimo are facing an explosion of child pornography cases in the area, with their workload increasing over time. (pxhere.com)
Summer campfires escape ban for first time in seven years
NANAIMO - For the first time since 2012, the Coastal Fire Centre will not be issuing a campfire ban for the summer months.The decision was made by staff ahead of the Labour Day long weekend."Reports f...
Aug 28, 2019 For the first time since 2012, the Coastal Fire Centre will not issue a campfire ban for the summer months. (Freepik/
Nanaimo RCMP search for violent offender
RCMP are seeking the public's help in locating a known, violent offender who's possibly in the Nanaimo area.Sheldon Hinton, 50, is wanted for aggravated assault charges on a warrant initially issued i...
Aug 28, 2019 Nanaimo RCMP are searching for a violent offender, 50 year old Sheldon Hinton, who is wanted for aggravated assault.. (Nanaimo RCMP)
Four people injured in Hwy 19 crash in Lantzville, traffic chaos ensues
LANTZVILLE - A serious multi-vehicle collision on Highway 19 at the intersection of Ware Rd has sent at least one person to hospital and caused traffic chaos.RCMP say Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. a semi truc...
Aug 28, 2019 A semi truck slammed into the back of a vehicle at the intersection of Highway 19 and Ware road on Wednesday morning. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'I thought many times of killing myself:' victim tearful at sexual abuse sentencing in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man is going to jail for deplorable historic sex crimes against his own young niece in Nanaimo and the Comox Valley.A 50-year-old Courtenay man, who cannot be named to protect the victim's...
Aug 27, 2019 A 50-year-old man was sentenced to two years in a provincial penitentiary for sexually abusing his niece in Nanaimo and the Comox Valley in the late 1980's. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
City of Nanaimo to combine previous initiatives for economic development
NANAIMO - The City of Nanaimo is shifting course on its plan for economic development in the region.Previously, the city had an external agency working on economic development only to controversially ...
Aug 27, 2019 It's hoped a new hybrid model will help Nanaimo thrive economically in ways it hasn't in recent years. (Dirk Heydemann/HA Photography)