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• Man sentenced to 12 months, to serve 147 days for choking, threats in B.C.

  27-11-2025 23:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  This article discusses intimate partner violence and may be triggering to some readers. If you or someone you know is experiencing violence or abuse contact the Kelowna Women’s Shelter 24/7 support line at 250-763-1040 or text 236-970-0704. In an emergency, call 911.
  James Plover will spend another 147 days in jail for choking and uttering threats stemming from an intimate partner violence incident.
  A total 12-month sentence was handed down in Kelowna Provincial Court on Thursday, Nov. 27
  
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• Xavier’s Law gets first reading in legislature

  27-11-2025 23:46 via nanaimobulletin.com
  There was no opposition in B.C.’s legislature as Xavier’s Law was given first reading on Nov. 26.
  The private members bill, which was introduced by the MLA for Juan de Fuca-Malahat Dana Lajeunesse, would toughen up the penalties for dangerous drivers in B.C. if it passes.
  The move to change the driving laws comes after 12-year-old Xavier Rasul-Jankovics was struck and killed by a car while he was rollerblading with his family on a rural road near their home in Cobble Hill on Aug. 25.
  
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• Xavier’s Law gets first reading, family ‘blown away’ by support in B.C. legislature

  27-11-2025 23:46 via nanaimobulletin.com
  There was no opposition in B.C.’s legislature as Xavier’s Law was given first reading on Nov. 26.
  The private members bill, which was introduced by the MLA for Juan de Fuca-Malahat Dana Lajeunesse, would toughen up the penalties for dangerous drivers in B.C. if it passes.
  The move to change the driving laws comes after 12-year-old Xavier Rasul-Jankovics was struck and killed by a car while he was rollerblading with his family on a rural road near their home in Cobble Hill on Aug. 25.
  
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• Pilot dies in small plane crash near Nanaimo, B.C., on Vancouver Island - CBC

  27-11-2025 23:37 via news.google.com
  Pilot dies in small plane crash near Nanaimo, B.C., on Vancouver Island  CBC
  
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• B.C.’s projected deficit drops slightly to $11.2B, finance minister says

  27-11-2025 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C.’s 2025-26 deficit is projected at $11.2 billion, according to the latest quarterly report from Finance Minister Brenda Bailey.
  Bailey, speaking in Victoria Thursday (Nov. 27), released her ministry’s second quarterly report, which highlighted a projected economic growth of 1.4 per cent in 2025 and 1.3 per cent in 2026, along with the projected $11.2-billion deficit.
  The first quarterly report was released in September, which was her first report since the budget was released in
  
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• Five takeaways on Alberta-Ottawa pipeline memorandum of understanding - NanaimoNewsNOW

  27-11-2025 23:12 via news.google.com
  Five takeaways on Alberta-Ottawa pipeline memorandum of understanding  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• RCMP say no survivors in plane crash near Nanaimo, B.C. - NanaimoNewsNOW

  27-11-2025 22:50 via news.google.com
  RCMP say no survivors in plane crash near Nanaimo, B.C.  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Pilot dies in Nanaimo plane crash - BC News - Castanet

  27-11-2025 22:48 via news.google.com
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• RCMP say no survivors in plane crash near Nanaimo, B.C. - The Spec

  27-11-2025 22:40 via news.google.com
  RCMP say no survivors in plane crash near Nanaimo, B.C.  The Spec
  
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• Local Salvation Army Kettle Campaigns seek donations and volunteers - NanaimoNewsNOW

  27-11-2025 22:27 via news.google.com
  Local Salvation Army Kettle Campaigns seek donations and volunteers  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• No survivors after plane crashes in Nanaimo, RCMP says - CityNews Vancouver

  27-11-2025 22:26 via news.google.com
  No survivors after plane crashes in Nanaimo, RCMP says  CityNews Vancouver
  
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• B.C.’s leading active NHL goal scorer becomes 6th to crack the 400-goal mark

  27-11-2025 22:25 via nanaimobulletin.com
  If you want to score in the NHL, going to the front of the net is a lot like finding gold at the end of the rainbow.
  Jamie Benn figured that out early, and the 36-year-old has spent a career proving it.
  On Tuesday, Nov. 25, the Cenral Saanich product became the first player from Greater Victoria to score 400 NHL goals, and just the second in Dallas Stars history to hit the mark.The only other Star to ever do it is Mike Modano, widely regarded as the greatest American-born player of all time.
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• Premier blasts N.S. Power’s cyberattack response, weighs fine for utility - NanaimoNewsNOW

  27-11-2025 22:15 via news.google.com
  Premier blasts N.S. Power’s cyberattack response, weighs fine for utility  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• BC Dairy to match donations to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 22:12 via news.google.com
  BC Dairy to match donations to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• 2026 Council Meeting Schedule - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 22:10 via news.google.com
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• BC Dairy to match donations to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation

  27-11-2025 22:09 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C.’s dairy farmers have launched a week-long campaign to match every donation made to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.From Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, BC Dairy is matching every donation made to the foundation, doubling the impact up to a total of $120,000.In an announcement of the campaign, BC Dairy noted that for many farm families the cause is personal.
  They highlight the Daltons, a Chilliwack dairy farm family that has spent time at the Vancouver hospital for their daughter’s me
  
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• B.C. Premier Eby doesn’t want Alberta’s proposed pipeline to be ‘energy vampire’

  27-11-2025 22:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby says he doubts a new northern pipeline will go ahead without public subsidies and coastal First Nations support.
  He wants to steer the conversation toward how to increase domestic refining capacity to create more jobs from Canadian oil.
  “But the bottom line for us is that we need to make sure that this project doesn’t become an energy vampire,” he said
  Earlier in the day on Thursday (Nov. 27), Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
  
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• Vernon Panthers poised for provincial football final - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 21:49 via news.google.com
  Vernon Panthers poised for provincial football final  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Pilot dies in plane crash near Nanaimo - My Coast Now

  27-11-2025 21:46 via news.google.com
  Pilot dies in plane crash near Nanaimo  My Coast Now
  
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• Vernon Panthers poised for provincial football final

  27-11-2025 21:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In the National Football League, there’s two weeks between the conference championships and the Super Bowl.
  Oh how Vernon Panthers senior varsity football head coach Sean Smith wishes he had another week to prepare his charges for the B.C. High School AA championship.
  The Panthers, who have been ranked No. 1 in the provincial polls since the pre-season, play their third consecutive provincial final – sixth in nine years – Sunday, Nov. 30, against the second-seeded Argyle Pipers
  
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• Pilot dies in plane crash south of Nanaimo - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 21:37 via news.google.com
  Pilot dies in plane crash south of Nanaimo  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Human remains found in B.C. North Coast Indigenous community identified - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 21:23 via news.google.com
  Human remains found in B.C. North Coast Indigenous community identified  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Pilot dead after plane crash on Vancouver Island - CTV News

  27-11-2025 21:16 via news.google.com
  Pilot dead after plane crash on Vancouver Island  CTV News
  
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• Human remains found in North Coast Indigenous community identified

  27-11-2025 21:16 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The RCMP dispatched search and rescue teams this week after human remains were found in Lax Kw’alaams, an Indigenous community on the North Coast near Prince Rupert.
  On Nov. 27, the RCMP confirmed the remains have been positively identified by the BC Coroners Service as Lawrence Maitland, who was reported missing in July 2019.
  Maitland was last seen between July 17 and 18, 2019 on Victoria Street in Lax Kw’alaams at approximately 2 p.m. His disappearance was considered suspicious at
  
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• Human remains found in B.C. North Coast Indigenous community identified

  27-11-2025 21:16 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The RCMP dispatched search and rescue teams this week after human remains were found in Lax Kw’alaams, an Indigenous community on the North Coast near Prince Rupert.
  On Nov. 27, the RCMP confirmed the remains have been positively identified by the BC Coroners Service as Lawrence Maitland, who was reported missing in July 2019.
  Maitland was last seen between July 17 and 18, 2019 on Victoria Street in Lax Kw’alaams at approximately 2 p.m. His disappearance was considered suspicious at
  
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• ‘Frustrating’: Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount - NanaimoNewsNOW

  27-11-2025 21:05 via news.google.com
  ‘Frustrating’: Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• ‘Unprecedented’: Zero steelhead trout detected in the Fraser River this year - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 20:52 via news.google.com
  ‘Unprecedented’: Zero steelhead trout detected in the Fraser River this year  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• ‘Unprecedented’: Zero steelhead trout detected in the Fraser River this year

  27-11-2025 20:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is ringing the alarm bell after zero steelhead trout were detected in the Fraser River this year.
  During the steelhead’s 12-week migration window this summer, the BCWF said the DFO Interior Fraser Test Fishery at Albion did not detect a single Interior Fraser steelhead during the test fishing period. This is the worst result since records first began being kept back in the 1970s.
  “The Fraser River late-run summer steelhead is a group of 10 discrete s
  
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• ‘We are devastated’: Pilot dies in plane crash near Nanaimo, RCMP investigate - CHEK News

  27-11-2025 20:42 via news.google.com
  ‘We are devastated’: Pilot dies in plane crash near Nanaimo, RCMP investigate  CHEK News
  
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• Islanders tackle illegal dumping problem with community cleanup effort - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 20:32 via news.google.com
  Islanders tackle illegal dumping problem with community cleanup effort  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Islanders tackle illegal dumping problem with community cleanup effort

  27-11-2025 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Plans are underway for a community-driven cleanup effort after a Campbell River businessman raised concerns about an illegal dumping site west of the city.
  Dave Emery, owner of North Island Communications, said he has been watching the site in the woods on John Hart Road off Hwy 28 accumulating waste for years as he checked his transmitter sites in remote areas for his work.
  “It’s about as severe a toxic waste dump as it can get,” Emery said. “It’s just getting wors
  
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• Island teachers worried about B.C. college review’s impact on small institutions - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 20:17 via news.google.com
  Island teachers worried about B.C. college review’s impact on small institutions  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Pilot dies in plane crash south of Nanaimo

  27-11-2025 20:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A pilot died in a plane crash in the Nanaimo River Road area early this morning.
  In a press release, Nanaimo RCMP said reports of a crash in a wooded area near Twilight Way began coming in at 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27.
  The plane, a Sealand Flight Cessna 172, originated from Sealand Flight school in Campbell River.
  “We are devastated,” said Bill Alder, Sealand Flight president, in a statement. “Aviation is a small community, and Sealand Flight is like a family. Our hearts go o
  
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• No survivors as plane crashes south of Nanaimo

  27-11-2025 20:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  There are no survivors after a plane crashed in the Nanaimo River Road area early this morning.
  In a press release, Nanaimo RCMP said reports of a crash in a wooded area near Twilight Way began coming in at 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27.
  There is a large debris field and while it is not known how many were on the aircraft, there were no survivors, the press release stated.
  Police are on scene and the investigation is ongoing. More to come.
  -files from Chris Bush/News Bulletin
  
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• Traffic-calming plan will convert Nanaimo’s Bradley Street into a one-way road - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 20:02 via news.google.com
  Traffic-calming plan will convert Nanaimo’s Bradley Street into a one-way road  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Island district doubles mattress dumping fees in reaction to B.C. exclusion - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 20:02 via news.google.com
  Island district doubles mattress dumping fees in reaction to B.C. exclusion  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Traffic-calming plan will convert Nanaimo’s Bradley Street into a one-way road

  27-11-2025 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Motorists could find themselves directionally challenged when they try to pull onto Bradley Street.
  The road, which runs between Millstone and Holly avenues and is intersected by Wall Street, has been the subjects of complaints by residents about speeds and rising traffic volumes.
  At a City of Nanaimo governance and priorities committee meeting Monday, Nov. 24, staff presented a report with proposed solutions for traffic calming and recommended converting Bradley into a one-way street westbound
  
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• Nanaimo waits to see what happens in Colwood before exploring municipal health clinic - Vancouver Island Free Daily

  27-11-2025 19:53 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo waits to see what happens in Colwood before exploring municipal health clinic  Vancouver Island Free Daily
  
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• Nanaimo waits to see what happens in Colwood before exploring municipal health clinic - Cowichan Valley Citizen

  27-11-2025 19:53 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo waits to see what happens in Colwood before exploring municipal health clinic  Cowichan Valley Citizen
  
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• Island teachers worried about B.C. college review’s impact on small institutions

  27-11-2025 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Province is launching an independent review to strengthen the public post-secondary education system and ensure it is sustainable and well-positioned to support people in British Columbia and B.C.’s economic growth.
  President of North Island College Faculty Association, Jen Wrye, is worried about what this means for colleges in small communities, such as North Island College in Courtenay, Campbell River, Port Alberni and Mix̱alakwila campus in Port Hardy.
  “What we know right
  
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• Pair of bald eagle carcasses found near Transfer Beach in Ladysmith - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 19:24 via news.google.com
  Pair of bald eagle carcasses found near Transfer Beach in Ladysmith  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Quest for perfection: Langford’s Belmont Bulldogs set for championship bout - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 19:09 via news.google.com
  Quest for perfection: Langford’s Belmont Bulldogs set for championship bout  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Pair of bald eagle carcasses found near Transfer Beach in Ladysmith

  27-11-2025 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  For Mark Evans, it was a most unwelcome discovery.
  Evans, visiting Transfer Beach in Ladysmith on Nov. 14, spotted the carcasses of a pair of bald eagles.
  “I was disturbed to find the carcasses of two bald eagles that had been dumped beside the gravel parking lot,” said Evans.
  He said the carcasses were found toward the back of gravel parking lot, furthest from the fence on the left side as you enter the parking lot from the road.
  “They were situated just in the brambles, only
  
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• Quest for perfection: Langford’s Belmont Bulldogs set for championship bout

  27-11-2025 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Only one team will walk away undefeated.
  On Saturday, Nov. 29, the Belmont Bulldogs and Vancouver College will meet for the BC High School Junior Varsity AAA championship.
  The Bulldogs earned their spot in the title bout with a 42-35 semifinal win over G.W. Graham (Chilliwack) on Nov. 20.
  Quarterback Austin Simpson led the way, completing 16 of 22 passes for 258 yards and four touchdowns. Liam Ford caught five passes for 126 yards and a touchdown, while Gavin Thompson added two recievng TD&rsquo
  
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• Alberta signs MOU with feds to prioritize new pipeline to B.C.’s coast

  27-11-2025 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed a memorandum of understanding to work toward building an oil pipeline to B.C.’s north coast.
  “At the core of the agreement, of course, is a priority to have a pipeline to Asia that’s going to make Canada stronger, more independent, more resilient, more sustainable,” Carney said on Thursday morning (Nov. 27) in Calgary.
  This deal was negotiated without B.C. Premier David Eby’s involvement and w
  
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• 2026 Council Meeting Schedule

  27-11-2025 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  2026 Council Meeting Schedule
  In accordance with Section 127 of the Community Charter, the City of Nanaimo’s Council Meeting Schedule, outlining the date, time and place of Regular Council Meetings is available to the public by visiting the City’s website at Nanaimo. ca or City Hall at 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
  
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• Alberni Valley Rescue Squad search finds overdue hunter at 1 a.m.

  27-11-2025 18:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Alberni Valley Rescue Squad (AVRS) went on a late-night search for a hunter who was late returning home.
  At 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, the rescue squad was called out by RCMP: an overdue hunter had left a detailed trip plan including names of back roads they planned to use. That information gave the rescuers a solid starting point for their search.
  Thanks to that detailed plan, rescuers found the hunter around 1 a.m.
  While the rescue was successful, the AVRS says back roads can quickly
  
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• Ottawa Charge captain leads team to 5-1 win against Vancouver Goldeneyes

  27-11-2025 17:53 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Ottawa Charge team captain Brianne Jenner is now tied for the PWHL single-game record after scoring two goals and getting two assists in Wednesday night’s game against the Vancouver Goldeneyes.
  The Charge defeated the Goldeneyes 5-1 on Wednesday night (Nov. 27) at TD Place in Ottawa.
  Jenner opened up the scoring on a power play in the first three minutes of play, giving the Charge a one-point lead going into the second period.
  Charge’s Mannon McMahon scored in the 14th minute. Then,
  
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• Rogue restaurant’s romp creates temporary Shuswap Shark infestation - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 16:54 via news.google.com
  Rogue restaurant’s romp creates temporary Shuswap Shark infestation  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• B.C. renter duped in international fraud ring’s ‘money mule’ scheme - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  27-11-2025 16:24 via news.google.com
  B.C. renter duped in international fraud ring’s ‘money mule’ scheme  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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