Tag Archives: People
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)
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
Prolific offender from Nanaimo charged with first degree murder in Brentwood Bay homicide
NANAIMO - A local man is charged with first degree murder after a violent incident inside a Brentwood Bay home. Central Saanich Police said 48-year-old Alan Charles Chapman of Nanaimo was arrested aft...
May 13, 2019 Central Saanich Police arrested a Nanaimo man in connection with a vicious Brentwood Bay incident which left one woman dead.
3 Nanaimo RCMP cruisers damaged chasing stolen van
NANAIMO - A lengthy chase after a stolen van finally finished in the southbound lane of the Nanaimo Parkway, damaging three police cruisers and closing part of the Parkway. Nanaimo RCMP confirmed many...
May 11, 2019 An incident with Nanaimo RCMP closed southbound lanes of the Nanaimo Pwy. at the Moster Rd. intersection. Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW
Hundreds of motocross riders to hit Nanaimo race track
NANAIMO - Nearly 300 racers will cruise along the Wastelands in Nanaimo this weekend for an Island-wide motocross championship. The VIMX Race Series will dominate the track on Weigles Rd. It's the fir...
May 10, 2019 Nearly 300 racers will speed along the Wastelands this weekend.