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• VIU Foundation raises nearly half a million dollars for students in need

  05-12-2025 23:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Thanks to a record-breaking number of community donors, more Vancouver Island University students in financial need can focus on their studies instead of meeting basic needs.
  VIU’s Giving Tuesday campaign wrapped up Tuesday, Dec. 2, after raising $481,000, a press release from the university noted.
  Giving Tuesday is a global movement that encourages people to support causes meaningful to them during a season that often emphasizes holiday sales and consumerism.
  This year’s campaign fo
  
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• Man charged in Surrey child exploitation investigation - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 23:26 via news.google.com
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• Man charged in Surrey child exploitation investigation

  05-12-2025 23:25 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A 41-year-old man has been charged in connection with a child exploitation investigation by Surrey Police Service.
  In January 2025, SPS Internet Child Exploitation officers investigated reports of a suspect who was allegedly in possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material after receiving information from the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.
  During the course of the investigation, SPS ICE members executed numerous search warrants, seized electronic devices, and id
  
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• Snowfall warning for Coquihalla Hwy. from Hope to Merritt as 30-40cm expected

  05-12-2025 23:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt.
  Around 30-40 cm of snow is expected to fall Friday evening, Dec. 5, and last till Saturday night, Dec. 6. According to Environment Canada a “moist frontal system will bring continuous snow to the Coquihalla Summit.” Drivers should expect around 15 cm of snow Friday night, between 10-15 cm during the day on Saturday, and another 5-10 cm of snow before it eases Saturday night.
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• Nanaimo driver found with stash of suspected stolen sports cards, coins - Times Colonist

  05-12-2025 23:06 via news.google.com
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• Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 23:04 via news.google.com
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• B.C. doctors can administer anti-overdose drugs to involuntarily-held youth - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 22:54 via news.google.com
  B.C. doctors can administer anti-overdose drugs to involuntarily-held youth  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• B.C. doctors can administer anti-overdose drugs to involuntarily-held youth

  05-12-2025 22:47 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. is providing clarity to doctors on the ability to administer treatments such as overdose-prevention drugs to youth held involuntarily during mental health and addiction crises.
  Doctors will be told they can use substance-use treatments on children held involuntarily under the Mental Health Act.
  Dr. Daniel Vigo, the province’s advisor on psychiatry, toxic drugs and concurrent disorders, is recommending the use of long-lasting Buprenorphine for youth admitted to the hospital while under
  
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• Man arrested, charged in B.C. after yearlong child exploitation investigation - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 22:44 via news.google.com
  Man arrested, charged in B.C. after yearlong child exploitation investigation  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Headline history: B.C. tourism’s economic impact has quadrupled over 35 years - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 22:19 via news.google.com
  Headline history: B.C. tourism’s economic impact has quadrupled over 35 years  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Headline history: B.C. tourism’s economic impact has quadrupled over 35 years

  05-12-2025 22:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Thirty-five years ago a study showed that tourism brought in $2.4 billion to B.C., about a quarter of what the industry brings in today.
  On Dec. 10, 1990, the Bulletin published an article on the results of the Visitor ‘89 study, which showed that tourists spent an estimated $2.4 billion a year in the province, which would equate to approximately $5.2 billion in 2025, accounting for inflation.
  According to Destination B.C. in a report published earlier this year, B.C. tourism revenue accou
  
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• QuickFacts on the Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 22:08 via news.google.com
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• B.C.’s unemployment rate decreases, but not for everyone - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 22:01 via news.google.com
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• B.C.’s unemployment rate decreases, but not for everyone

  05-12-2025 22:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The latest jobs report shows uneven progress for British Columbia.
  Overall, the numbers are positive, which is notable considering outside pressures from U.S. trade policies. The overall unemployment rate dropped from 6.6 per cent to 6.4 per cent from October to November. This is a reversal of the 0.2 percentage point bump a month earlier.
  “Our economy continues to show resiliency in the face of some serious global uncertainty and headwinds,” said Ravi Kahlon, B.C.’s jobs minis
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Canadian architect Frank Gehry dies at 96 - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 21:04 via news.google.com
  CP NewsAlert: Canadian architect Frank Gehry dies at 96  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Net-zero advisory body members say Ottawa risks more resignations - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 20:45 via news.google.com
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• Janet Winton - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 20:21 via news.google.com
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• Janet Winton

  05-12-2025 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In loving memory ~
  Janet Winton of Nanaimo passed peacefully of cancer on November 28, 2025, held close by her family.
  Jan (née McArthur) was born in Falkirk, Scotland on May 16, 1942, and grew up in Glasgow with her four siblings: Bunty (Jimmy), Harry (Carol), Peter (Sheila) and Douglas (Anne).
  She and Norman Winton, the love of her life and husband of 61 years, lived around the world in Western Australia, Edinburgh, St. Albert, Belize, Penang, Malaysia, and Barbados. Along the way, they
  
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• Penny Lane Bridge to close - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 19:04 via news.google.com
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• Local school kids & families the focus of Nanaimo ‘Cram the Cruiser’ events - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 19:04 via news.google.com
  Local school kids & families the focus of Nanaimo ‘Cram the Cruiser’ events  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Dwindling Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion branch merging with Chemainus - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 19:02 via news.google.com
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• Build, baby, build: Work underway on over 300 new South Island rental homes

  05-12-2025 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Construction has started on 319 new rental homes across three housing projects in Saanich and Victoria, aiming to increase options for workers and families across Greater Victoria.
  “These redevelopments will give residents in Greater Victoria more housing choices, helping them stay close to their loved ones and jobs,” said Housing Minister Christine Boyle. “By working in partnership, we’re delivering these homes as quickly as possible.”
  The province is contributing
  
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• Vancouver Island quartet heads to Texas chasing pickleball glory - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 18:51 via news.google.com
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• Pollinator reigns supreme in Island aquarium’s Salish Sea Idol campaign - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 18:47 via news.google.com
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• City council permits Snuneymuxw affordable housing building in Chase River - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 18:47 via news.google.com
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• City council permits Snuneymuxw affordable housing building in Chase River

  05-12-2025 18:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  An affordable housing project proposed for south Nanaimo by Snuneymuxw First Nation has been approved for a building permit.
  The project proposal for a six-storey, 42-unit building at 1435 Cranberry Ave. came before city council Monday, Dec. 1.
  The building, sited across the street from Nanaimo Fire Rescue Station 4, will provide six studio, 14 one-bedroom, 11 two-bedroom and 11 three-bedroom units ranging in size from 410-970 square feet. The project is a partnership between Snuneymuxw and the
  
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• Murder charge laid in 2023 Vernon case - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 18:36 via news.google.com
  Murder charge laid in 2023 Vernon case  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Vancouver woman loses $120,000 in blessing scam targeting Chinese community - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 18:34 via news.google.com
  Vancouver woman loses $120,000 in blessing scam targeting Chinese community  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Murder charge laid in 2023 Vernon case

  05-12-2025 18:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Authorities have laid a second-degree murder charge in connection with a 2023 Vernon homicide investigation.
  The body of Miguel Suzor, 30, was discovered July 2 on a forest service road.
  The RCMP’s E-Division Major Crime Unit, with help from the Vernon North Okanagan detachment, took control of the lengthy, thorough investigation.
  Information was presented to the BC Prosecution Service and, on Dec. 1, 2025, the service approved a charge against Dale Christopher Lloyd Babiy of Vernon.
  Babiy
  
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• Pedestrian killed after being struck by pickup in Abbotsford, B.C. - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 18:16 via news.google.com
  Pedestrian killed after being struck by pickup in Abbotsford, B.C.  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Dwindling Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion branch merging with Chemainus

  05-12-2025 18:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Cowichan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is in the process of amalgamating with the Chemainus branch.
  David Goddard, vice president of the Royal Canadian Legion, Cowichan Branch #53, told Duncan’s city council at its meeting on Nov. 24 that in the past decade, the branch has worked through some challenging times and, presently, it is not sustainable.
  He said that moving forward, the choice was for the Cowichan branch, which has been serving the Duncan area since 1926, to close and
  
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• B.C. remembers victims of Montreal Massacre with vigil outside the legislature - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 17:46 via news.google.com
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• Vancouver Island quartet heads to Texas chasing pickleball glory

  05-12-2025 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  There may already be a Victoria in Texas, but a Victoria, B.C.-based pickleball team is hoping to return from their trip south of the border with a little extra hardware.
  The Banditos, a four-person pickleball team consisting of Emma Knapp (Victoria), Daren McLean (Sooke), Danielle Wickens (Metchosin) and Jakob Larsen (Victoria) are headed to Texas for the 2025 Minor League Pickleball (MLP) National Championships, running Dec. 3 to 7 at Pickler Universe.
  More than 1,100 players from 23 countries
  
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• Cranbrook kills annual Rock the Kootenays festival due to financial risk - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 17:26 via news.google.com
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• Nanaimo RCMP seek man wanted on 9 charges linked to alleged assault - CHEK News

  05-12-2025 17:12 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo RCMP seek man wanted on 9 charges linked to alleged assault  CHEK News
  
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• Cruise ships fuel record visitor numbers to Port of Prince Rupert - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 17:11 via news.google.com
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• 10,000 CBSA removal warrants active for more than one year - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 16:53 via news.google.com
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• B.C. remembers victims of Montreal Massacre with vigil outside the legislature

  05-12-2025 16:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Editor’s note: This article contains graphic content that could be triggering.
  On Dec. 6, 1986, an armed man entered the mechanical engineering classroom at Montreal Ecole Polytechnique. He separated the women from the men and opened fire while screaming, “You are all feminists.”
  Fourteen young women were murdered and 13 others were wounded. He then turned the gun on himself and blamed feminists for ruining his life in a suicide note.
  The 14 women who lost their lives that day
  
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• Economy adds 54,000 jobs in ‘perplexing’ November labour report - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 15:22 via news.google.com
  Economy adds 54,000 jobs in ‘perplexing’ November labour report  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Santa ‘Clark’ marking 16th year of Christmas memories for Nanaimo children - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 15:03 via news.google.com
  Santa ‘Clark’ marking 16th year of Christmas memories for Nanaimo children  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Pollinator reigns supreme in Island aquarium’s Salish Sea Idol campaign

  05-12-2025 15:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The aquarium in Sidney is abuzz with news of the bumble bee crowned Salish Sea Idol for 2025.Perhaps an unexpected representative, the pollinator far and away took the lead in the annual fundraiser at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea.The campaign invited people to back the contender – bull kelp, bumble bee, camas and Pacific herring – they found most compelling, ecologically important or representative of the Salish Sea watershed.
  Between voter donations and the matching funds from
  
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• Cruise ships fuel record visitor numbers to Port of Prince Rupert

  05-12-2025 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The City of Prince Rupert continues to gain momentum as a cruise destination.
  The Prince Rupert Cruise Port announced a record-breaking year, which saw the port welcome 68,433 guests during the 2025 cruise season—a 16.6 per cent increase over 2024.
  Early projections for next season indicate the port could welcome more than 150,000 guests, due to increased port calls and expanded cruise offerings.
  The 2025 season saw a number of firsts for the port, including first-time cruise calls for Roy
  
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• B.C. legislative session comes to abrupt end amid Conservative succession drama - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  05-12-2025 14:30 via news.google.com
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• B.C. legislative session comes to abrupt end amid Conservative succession drama

  05-12-2025 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The fall session of the B.C. legislature reached an abrupt halt on Wednesday evening as Conservative Caucus infighting enveloped the party and continued resistance to the NDP agenda became insignificant.
  Confusion and disarray had mounted throughout the day after John Rustad refused to step aside as B.C. Conservative leader, despite the party claiming to have removed him from the post. This led to some serious succession strife as Conservative MLAs walked the hallways pledging loyalty to differe
  
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• Cranbrook kills annual Rock the Kootenays festival due to financial risk

  05-12-2025 14:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The City of Cranbrook says growing pressures and financial risks to taxpayers were the main reasons why a popular Canadiana rock festival was cancelled.
  According to the city, Rock the Kootenays requires a commitment of nearly $700,000 in taxpayer funds toward upfront costs. That investment must be recovered through ticket sales, vendor fees, and sponsorships before any profit can be made.
  With declining ticket sales and lower attendance trending across major music festivals, the risk of using t
  
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• Loaves and Fishes won’t fill hampers, but still has a Christmas program planned

  05-12-2025 14:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank is trying to navigate some financial issues to ensure people have a happy holiday.
  The non-profit, which helps supply food to 40 Vancouver Island communities, is constructing a new warehouse facility and in a recent press release, stated it is seeing monthly shortfall of $35,000 and 20 per cent drop in donations, affecting services. Nevertheless, Melissa Lavoie, director of philanthropy-revenue generation, said Loaves and Fishes will try to ensure everyone i
  
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• THE MOJ: 6 buzzworthy stories as 2025 comes to a close in B.C. sports

  05-12-2025 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Canucks Limp Home: After only picking up three points out of a possible eight on their recent road trip, the Canucks woke up on Wednesday morning with 23 points that puts them 30th in the overall standings, with only Nashville and Calgary below them with 22 points each.
  It’s been a tough go but if you go back and read the ‘10 Burning Questions’ we had for the team at the start of the season, you can see that probably seven of them have been answered negatively.
  Now comes a four
  
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• B.C. ski resort slaloms past housing crisis by building accomodations for 200 staff

  05-12-2025 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  With the opening of new accommodation with room for hundreds of staff, Revelstoke’s resort is aiming to reduce stress on the local rental market while also better integrating its workforce in the community.
  Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) has welcomed its next seasonal cohort of staff into its 92-unit, elevator-accessible employee housing building at 3128 Camozzi Rd., situated at the back end of the resort’s base.
  The east side of the building fits 25 one-bed and 67 multi-bed units
  
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• Backup stint a reset for Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 11:10 via news.google.com
  Backup stint a reset for Calgary Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Malkin scores twice as Penguins edge Lightning 4-3 - NanaimoNewsNOW

  05-12-2025 06:58 via news.google.com
  Malkin scores twice as Penguins edge Lightning 4-3  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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