Tag Archives: Arts
Nanaimo drive-by shooter sentenced to 9 years in prison
NANAIMO - A man involved in a shocking drive by-shooting in Nanaimo was sentenced to nine years in prison.Armaan Singh Chandi, 22, learned his fate Thursday from BC Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird f...
May 16, 2019 22-year-old Armaan Singh Chandi was sentenced to 9 years in prison for a drive-by shooting in Nanaimo on March 1, 2016. (Ian Holmes)
Regional District invests in cameras, services to webstream meetings
NANAIMO - Unsure of how many people will be watching, the Regional District of Nanaimo is set to start live streaming their many meetings. RDN board members unanimously voted Tuesday to install a came...
May 16, 2019 Those interested in regional politics will soon be able to watch RDN board members in the space pictured. (RDN)
'It's time for you to realize you're wrong:' sex offender sentenced to 2 years in jail
NANAIMO - A BC Supreme Court judge scolded a man before sending him to jail for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl along Parksville's waterfront. Jacob Edkins, 24 from Parksville, was sentenced to...
May 14, 2019 Jacob Edkins was sentenced to two years in jail for the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in Parksville in 2017. (Facebook)
Suspect swings bat in extreme case of road rage
NANAIMO - A shocking case of road rage on the highway in Lantzville involving an irate driver armed with a bat is being investigated by RCMP.It happened Monday, May 6 at 4:30 p.m. when a southbound mo...
May 14, 2019 Oceanside RCMP report an extreme case of road rage on May 6 on Hwy. 19 in Lantzville. NanaimoNewsNOW file photo
Alleged string of break-ins keeps Nanaimo man in custody
NANAIMO - Charges were laid this week against a Nanaimo man accused of breaking into dozens of mid-island businesses. The break and enter charges against Ian Archibald Mactavish, 53,involve six incide...
May 10, 2019 Ian Archibald Mactavish has been charged with 12 counts of break and enter. Ian Holmes
RDN commits to studying new waste diversion tech
NANAIMO - New technology aimed at preventing trash from piling up at the landfill is being eyed as a way to ease a local waste burden. The Regional District of Nanaimo recently entered a regional init...
May 09, 2019 The RDN is tracking whether new technology in Atlantic Canada can be applied locally. File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW.
Nanoose Bay teen accused of stealing vehicle and running from police
PARKSVILLE - A sharp-eyed Good Samaritan in Nanoose Bay is credited for helping police find an alleged vehicle thief.Oceanside RCMP said Joel Edward Moody, 19, of Nanoose Bay is accused of stealing a ...
May 09, 2019 A Nanoose Bay teen remains in custody for alleged crimes in the community on May 3. Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW
Employee interrupts armed robbery in Errington
PARKSVILLE - A planned robbery at an Errington business was thwarted by an employee who boldly stood up to the would-be thieves. It happened on April 30 when two masked men armed with baseball bats en...
May 08, 2019 Three people were arrested after a botched armed robbery attempt in Errington. RCMP file photo