Tag Archives: People
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.
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
Theft from micro-brewery brings operations to full halt
NANAIMO - Big dreams of a micro-brewery are on hold after thieves stole equipment they'll be unable to use. The Cliffside Brewing Company on Cliff St. in Nanaimo was broken into overnight on Thursday,...
May 09, 2019 Specialized equipment like this means nothing in the hands of thieves but everything in the hands of trained brewers. submitted/RCMP