Tag Archives: People
Trees vandalized and destroyed in developing Parksville suburb
PARKSVILLE - Important landscaping in an under-development Parksville subdivision is no more after a destructive case of vandalism. The City of Parksville, along with Oceanside RCMP, said 30 trees pla...
May 21, 2019 More than $30,000 in damage was done to trees in the Cedar Ridge area. (City of Parksville)
Nanaimo child molester sentenced to 3 years in prison
NANAIMO - After taking advantage of a 10-year-old girl for more than a year, a disgraced Nanaimo man will spend the next three years in a federal prison. Shane Rodocker was sentenced at provincial cou...
May 21, 2019 Shane Rodocker will spend two-and-a-half years in a federal prison for molesting a 10-year-old girl. (RCMP)
Nanaimo-area writers win big in short fiction contest
NANAIMO - Emerging voices from Nanaimo's art scene now have wind in their creative sails.Several local writers won or earned honourable mentions at the Islands Short Fiction Contest, presented in late...
May 20, 2019 Several Nanaimo-area writers have more confidence in their writing after several big wins.
Car donation hoped to spark generous community spirit
NANAIMO - The single mother of a child with special needs is now back on the road thanks to an inspiring act of kindness. Ami Pistone was forced to rely on loaned or rented cars after her Volkswagon w...
May 19, 2019 Ami Pistone behind the wheel of a new-to-her car donated as an act of inspiring charity
New eye-catching art installed around Nanaimo for Public Art Week
NANAIMO - Downtown Nanaimo and Maffeo Sutton Park has a new look for Public Art Week. Ten new pieces of temporary art are installed throughout Nanaimo Parks, replacing the 10 installed last year. This...
May 17, 2019 Spring, by artist Clasina Van Bemmel, is one of 10 new public art pieces drawing the eye.
Mid Isle Mariners unite top players from Nanaimo's soccer community
NANAIMO - The Mid Isle Mariners are on the field to start the Pacific Coast Soccer League Season. The Mariners start on the road in a matchup against their island rivals the Victoria Highlanders.In 20...
May 16, 2019 The Mid Isle Mariners start the PCSL season with a rivalry game versus the Victoria Highlanders (Dan Marshall/NanaimoNewsNOW)
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)
Man charged with drunk driving in fatal Boxwood Rd. crash
NANAIMO - Charges have been laid more than a year after a fatal car crash which claimed the life of one man.Travis Eric Fox is charged with three driving offences, including impaired driving causing d...
May 15, 2019 Aftermath of a fatal crash on Boxwood Rd. in Nanaimo on March 22, 2018. Charges against alleged driver Travis Eric Fox, have been laid. (Submitted photo)
'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)