Nanaimo News Bulletin
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017 A25
NANAIMO COMMUNITY ARCHIVES PHOTO
Rev. D.A. McRae, fourth from right in this 1891 photo of Nanaimo’s first bicycle club, made allegations against Nanaimo’s police chief and constables in 1895 that would cause the city’s entire police force to resign 10 years later.
Police officers leaned on to resign in 1905 Continued from A7 After 10 years of wrangling between city council and the police commission, the police commission finally advised the men to resign and accepted the resignations, even though no neglect of duty charges were ever brought against the men. It also left the commission and the city in an uncomfortable position when it was suggested the former police chief and constables appeal to the B.C. attorney general to form a royal commission to investigate the matter.
With job openings for a new police chief and constable, Nanaimo Mayor Albert Planta, put a call out for men to apply for the positions. (The chief of police position, Peterson noted in her book, paid $90 per month provided a home, rent-free. The constable’s pay was $80 per month.) The police commission, possibly in a show of independence from city council and probably to save face, decided the citizens of Nanaimo should appoint the new police chief and constables by voting for the field of can-
Nanaimo Trinity Catholic Church
6234 Spartan Road 250-390-2612 trinitycatholic@shaw.ca / www.trinitycatholicnanaimo.ca Please Join Us For Our Christmas and New Year’s Masses with Fr. Jozef Kobos MORNING MASS 8:00 am & 9 am AFTERNOON MASS 3:00 pm MASS & PAGEANT 5:00 pm POLISH PASTERKA 9:30 pm CHRISTMAS DAY: 10:00 am NEW YEAR’S EVE: 6:00 pm NEW YEAR’S DAY: 10:00 am
didates, which included five applicants for police chief and 12 applicants for the constable position. But on the day of the vote, the police commissioners dumped the idea for the public vote and just went ahead and appointed the new chief and constables, giving Crossan and Neen, who were among the applicants, their old jobs back. Crossan stayed on as chief until 1912 when Neen succeeded him as police chief and held the job until 1920. photos@nanaimobulletin.com
Places of Worship Attend the Church of Your Choice this Christmas St. Paul’s Anglican Church 29 CHURCH STREET Worshipping in a heritage church, where strangers become friends.
Christmas Eve
CHRISTMAS EVE:
Sunday, December 24th
4:00 p.m. - Family Service 10:00 p.m. - Candlelight Service
6:30 pm at École Océane School 1951 Estevan Road, Nanaimo 250-729-0698
10:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist with Carols
Christmas Eve Service
Christmas Day
Seventh-day Adventist Church SUNDAY DEC. 24th Family Worship Service 10am Community Celebration 4pm & 6pm
1650 Waddington Rd, Nanaimo 250-753-0241 • www.fbcnanaimo.ca
St. Andrew’s United Church 311 Fitzwilliam St., Nanaimo, 250-753-1924
December 24th 11:00am Advent 4 - Love 6:30pm Family Service 9:00pm Candlelight Service www.standrewsunitednanaimo.com
9:30-11 am
Two Sunday Carol Services With Children's Nativity Included In The Morning
24 DEC
2400 Highland Blvd, Nanaimo
5-6 pm
Oceanside Church
Nanaimo Christian School, 198 Holland rd
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Lutheran Church Canada
394 Shepherd Ave., Harewood • Church Office 754-9082
7 pm, Sunday, December 24th
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 10:30 am, Monday, December 25th
Traditional Christmas Day Service
You’re Welcome to Join Us! Saturday, December 23 - 10:45am
“Worship and Adore Him”
Sing Along Service including Choir, Vocalists & Musicians www.nanaimoadventist.ca