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timescolonist.com | Jeff Bell
Nanaimo RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man who failed to attend court on firearm charges. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of 38-year-old David Pollen, who is described as white, five-foot-nine and 190 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. Call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 with information on his whereabouts. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
timescolonist.com | Jeff Bell
A vehicle left the road and hit a tree on Hirst Avenue in Parksville about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. A motorist was airlifted to hospital in serious condition Thursday afternoon after a vehicle left the road and hit a tree on Hirst Avenue in Parksville. Oceanside RCMP said the incident happened about 1:30 p.m. The driver was the lone occupant in the vehicle. No criminality or impairment is suspected, police said, adding investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing. [email protected]
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timescolonist.com | Jeff Bell
Charges of dangerous driving causing death and impaired driving causing death have been laid against a 47-year-old man in connection with a crash that killed a woman on the Nanaimo Parkway last August. Samuel Taylor was arrested Tuesday, and released pending a June 24 court appearance. Joy Pecknold, 42, died after her SUV was struck by a southbound car that witnesses said crossed the grassy median between the Dunster Road overpass and the Doumont Road bridge on Aug. 10. 2024.
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1 week ago |
timescolonist.com | Jeff Bell
Mounties are reminding Nanaimo homeowners that they now have to pay for repeated false alarms that draw a police response. Nanaimo RCMP Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien said police have responded to more than 100 false alarms since the beginning of April — a “significant” number.
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1 week ago |
timescolonist.com | Jeff Bell
The public has spoken, and the great horned owl is the official bird of Saanich. Known for its yellow eyes and deep hoots, the great horned owl won 33.2 per cent of the votes in a contest started in early May by the District of Saanich and the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. Close behind the owl were the Bewick’s wren at 27.3 per cent, the Northern flicker at 27.1 per cent and the Cooper’s hawk at 12.4 per cent.
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