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Man charged with arson after van set on fire at Nanaimo Hullo Ferry terminal - Chilliwack Progress
One man is facing a charge of arson after he allegedly set fire to a utility van on the Hullo Ferry dock in Nanaimo. Nanaimo Fire Rescue and RCMP responded to the scene of the fire just after 4 p.m. on Friday, March 13. Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said a crowd of passengers were at the terminal waiting for the Hullo Ferry that was scheduled to arrive from Vancouver at 4:30 p.m. “Witnesses said they saw an individual who was acting erratically.
Man arrested for Nanaimo tugboat standoff arrested again for breached conditions - Victoria News
Andrew Reynolds, owner of Trend Diesel and the 65-foot tugboat Trend D Foam, was at Nanaimo’s Cameron Island Marina along with an employee Feb. 2, cleaning up extensive damage to the boat’s interior the day after a man broke in. The two men wore respirators as they worked to counter the lingering effects of tear-gas, left from an RCMP Emergency Response Team stand-off on Feb. 1, where Marcel Alvin Fontaine was arrested. “It was [the] end of the day.
Island museum marks 40 years honouring military history, rare and familiar - Victoria News
A long-standing Nanaimo institution that focuses on military history is celebrating some history of its own. Vancouver Island Military Museum (VIMM) celebrated its 40th anniversary Tuesday, Jan. 20, and in its 40 years has become one of B.C.’s most significant military history institutions.
Island museum marks 40 years honouring military history, rare and familiar - Saanich News
A long-standing Nanaimo institution that focuses on military history is celebrating some history of its own. Vancouver Island Military Museum (VIMM) celebrated its 40th anniversary Tuesday, Jan. 20, and in its 40 years has become one of B.C.’s most significant military history institutions.
Masked suspects smash into Nanaimo skate shop to steal boards, shoes and hoodies - Victoria News
A downtown Nanaimo business is reeling from losing several thousand dollars in merchandise from an early-morning smash-and-grab burglary. Pryce Watkin, an associate with Primary Skateboards, said the store lost more than $5,000 worth of products when four masked individuals smashed the front window of the store at about 3 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, and grabbed armloads of hoodies, footwear and skateboards.
Late-night house fire in Nanaimo sends 1 person to hospital
One person was taken to hospital and a house left heavily damaged following a late night fire in Nanaimo. Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to the alarm at about 11 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in a home on the 2100 block of Dockside Way near Cathers Lake. Stu Kenning, Nanaimo Fire Rescue deputy chief, said crews brought four engines to the scene. “The fire was in the basement and crews contained the fire to the lower level, but it had already burned through the floor,” he said.
B.C. Elvis costume company to make reprise appearance on Dragons' Den
The spirit of Elvis is being kept alive and well around the world, thanks in part to a Nanaimo company that will appear on CBC’s Dragons’ Den’s 20th anniversary broadcast next week. Eleanor von Boetticher, founder of Pro Elvis Jumpsuits, is one of a handful of the show’s alumni businesses that will be profiled during the broadcast Thursday, Oct.
Bars in Nanaimo get behind poster and coaster campaign around drink safety
Nanaimo RCMP, Central Vancouver Island Crime Stoppers and local bar and pub operators are banking on a poster and drink coaster campaign to raise awareness about drink tampering and how patrons can practise drinking safely. Drink spiking is an continual occurrence in Nanaimo.
Rescue helicopter plucks injured hiker from mountaintop in Nanaimo
A Nanaimo woman is recovering after being plucked by a helicopter off the face of Mount Benson on the weekend. Gabby Cesari was hiking near the top of Mount Benson the morning of Sunday, Sept. 14, when she slipped and injured her leg. “We were walking down from the very top of Mount Benson, only about five to 10 minutes down when I lost my footing on some loose gravel on a very steep part of the trail," she said in a message to the News Bulletin.
In the air since 1945: Nanaimo Flying Club celebrates 80 years of aviation
It’s not every day a flying club celebrates its 80th anniversary year and happens to have a military air demonstration team drop in for the celebration. Nanaimo Flying Club celebrated its 80th year with a barbecue, potluck dinner and a live band in the club’s hangar Saturday, Aug. 16, the same weekend the Canadian Forces Snowbirds performed two airshows over Nanaimo and had their aircraft parked and serviced at the flying club.
Firefighters rescue dog from apartment fire in Nanaimo
Nanaimo firefighters rescued a dog while they were responding to a fire in an apartment building on the weekend. Firefighters were called to an alarm in the 100 block of Haliburton Street on Saturday, Aug. 23. “Upon arrival there was evacuation of a five-storey, multi-family residential building…” said Troy Libbus, Nanaimo Fire Rescue assistant chief of operations.
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