Tag Archives: People
Police praise security system at Parksville business for catching criminal in the act
PARKSVILLE - A prolific criminal was no match for an advanced security surveillance system at a Parksville industrial business. Hudson David Klassen, 27, was charged with break and enter for allegedly...
Jan 22, 2020 Chronic offender Hudson David Klassen, 27, is in more legal hot water for an alleged break-in at a Parksville business. Police say the company's high quality security system helped track the offender down. (Facebook)
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)
Military must nearly double annual female recruitment to reach its own target
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces needs to nearly double the number of women it has been recruiting in recent years to reach its goal of having women represent one-quarter of all military person...
Jan 22, 2020
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)
Concerned citizens slam affordable housing proposal near prized Englishman River estuary
PARKSVILLE - A proposed affordable housing development near Parksville's Englishman River estuary drew the ire of many during an emotionally charged public hearing.Parksville city council chambers wer...
Jan 21, 2020 A public hearing at Parksville City Hall heard overwhelming opposition to an affordable housing project proposed on undeveloped, City-owned land near the estuary. (Karen Barry)
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)