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TTeens robbed at knifepoint early Tuesday
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BY CHRIS BUSH THE NEWS BULLETIN
Nanaimo RCMP are looking for two suspects who robbed six teens at knifepoint in north Nanaimo New Year’s Day. The group of males, all 18 years old, were walking on Uplands Drive, between Oliver and Turner roads early Tuesday morning, when two men approached and threatened them with knives. “They were approached by two Caucasian males who robbed them,” said Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman. “They took their cash and cellphones.” Because the cellphones were taken, the teens had to wait until they could get to one of their homes to call police shortly after 6:30 a.m. The victims were also threatened with physical harm if they called police, O’Brien said. One of the suspects is described at about 6’1” tall with dark hair. He stood and revealed a knife while the robbery took place. The second suspect, who actually committed the robbery, is described as 5’10” tall with red hair who allegedly brandished an eight-centimetre folding knife. “Based on their descriptions we’re narrowing down our list,” O’Brien said. Anyone with information is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-8477 or online at www. crimestoppers.com. photos@nanaimobulletin.com
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My, what big teeth you have... Wyatt Blackman, Quarterway Elementary School student, dives in for a close inspection of a cougar’s sharp teeth as Steve Gordon, biologist, holds a cougar skin and head to show Blackman’s Grade 1 classmates. Gordon was at the school in December using skulls and skins to demonstrate wild animals’ physical adaptations to their environments and food sources. The show-and-tell visit was part of Science World’s program Scientists and Innovators in the Schools.
Dementia care will have a new home in Nanaimo in 2015. The Nanaimo Travellers Lodge Society and Vancouver Island Health Authority announced an agreement that will see the construction of a $35.8-million 130-bed seniors’ care facility at 1917 Northfield Rd. “Enhancing bed capacity on central Vancouver Island, and in Nanaimo specifically, is a top priority as this area has a rapidly growing and aging population,” said VIHA board chairman Don Hubbard, in a news release. “We are very pleased to be expanding our partnership with Nanaimo Travellers Lodge.” The new facility, to be called Eden Gardens, will be built by Travellers Lodge, and annual operating costs, in the range of $11 million, will be provided by VIHA. Ninety care beds from the Nelson Street location will be relocated to the new facility, and 40 additional licensed dementia care beds will be added, resulting in approximately 35-40 new jobs, said Janeane Coutu, director with the Nanaimo Travellers Lodge Society. “The building project alone is going to be quite an economic driver for the 18-24 months of the build,” she added. The society will launch a fundraising campaign in the new year to raise $1.5 million toward the cost of the facility. The remainder will be financed by selling off the old property, and by mortgage. ◆ See ‘NEW’ ‘ /5
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