Ian Holmes

Nanaimo

Reporter at NanaimoNewsNOW

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Articles

Nanaimo man's 'extremely aggravating' child porn haul leads to jail sentence

2 weeks ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Ian Holmes

Editor's note: This article contains details of the sexual abuse of children, which may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - Previously with no prior criminal record, a man was placed in handcuffs and escorted to jail after highly disturbing and damaging content was retrieved from his phone.
Three people injured in Deep Bay boat explosion

3 weeks ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Ian Holmes

DEEP BAY - An apparent propane explosion injured three people aboard a sailboat, while the destroyed vessel sank at Deep Bay Marina. It happened on Thursday, June 5 shortly after 10 a.m. at the marina located on Burne Rd. north of Qualicum Beach. BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) states two patients were flown from the scene.
Drug dealer jailed after fleeing Nanaimo luxury car crash with two bricks of cocaine

4 weeks ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO - After putting the public at considerable risk, a heavily addicted addict has been sentenced for serious local drug and gun crimes. Nicholas Francis Harris, 46, was jailed for five years during a Friday, May 30 sentencing hearing after he pleaded guilty to a pair of drug trafficking charges and possessing a loaded handgun during Nanaimo-based offences.
Nanaimo man jailed for significant drugs/weapons seizure

1 month ago | nanaimonewsnow.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO - A man has been sentenced to a federal prison sentence following high-profile busts at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and a south Nanaimo home. Cody Edward Ranger, 37, pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking charge and pair of firearms offences and was jailed for five years (minus time served) during a sentencing hearing in provincial court in Nanaimo last week.
Weed-destroying torch ignited stubborn Nanaimo fire

1 month ago | 885thebeach.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — Yard maintenance work went awry when flames applied to weeds unknowingly spread inside an old stucco building along Nanaimo’s Newcastle Ave. It took Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews several hours to extinguish flames last week inside a former single-family home used as storage by the neighbouring Sands Funeral Chapel on Newcastle Ave.
Weed-destroying torch ignited stubborn Nanaimo fire

1 month ago | thelounge999.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — Yard maintenance work went awry when flames applied to weeds unknowingly spread inside an old stucco building along Nanaimo’s Newcastle Ave. It took Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews several hours to extinguish flames last week inside a former single-family home used as storage by the neighbouring Sands Funeral Chapel on Newcastle Ave.
Weed-destroying torch ignited stubborn Nanaimo fire

1 month ago | 1069thewolf.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — Yard maintenance work went awry when flames applied to weeds unknowingly spread inside an old stucco building along Nanaimo’s Newcastle Ave. It took Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crews several hours to extinguish flames last week inside a former single-family home used as storage by the neighbouring Sands Funeral Chapel on Newcastle Ave.
Nanaimo woman’s calm demeanour helped save husband’s life

1 month ago | thelounge999.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — Beyond what she had seen on TV, a Nanaimo woman wasn’t sure what to do upon realizing her husband was unresponsive in bed. Lena Wirachowsky received a Vital Link Award from BC Emergency Health Services at a ceremony in Nanaimo following her life-saving actions on the evening of March 26, 2023. Wirachowsky heard gurgling noises from her husband Len as they were sleeping, and when she couldn’t get him to wake up, she called 911.
Nanaimo boy sentenced for assaulting cognitively delayed youth

1 month ago | thelounge999.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — A disturbing case of violence and humiliation at a Nanaimo shopping centre resulted in a Youth Criminal Justice Act conviction. The 13-year-old unnamed offender and an accomplice directed the youth victim to the ground and made him eat cat food after being guided by the duo to Country Club Centre’s entryway on Oct. 3, 2024. Crown Counsel’s Kaitlyn Tourangeau told a recent sentencing hearing in Nanaimo the offender and his accomplice instructed the victim to kiss his feet.
B.C. couple launches grueling ALS fundraising journey in Nanaimo

1 month ago | thelounge999.com | Ian Holmes

NANAIMO — Competing in triathlons across the country won’t be easy, but a Vernon couple has motivation on their side. Mike Pearson, 63, and Donna Bartel, 59, start Trii’ing to End ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) on Sunday, May 11 at Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake Park. The devastating progressive, often fatal neurological disease affects brain and spinal cord nerve cells, leading to increasingly restrictive muscle control. ALS claimed the life of Pearson’s great uncle and Bartel’s mother.