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• Dallas Brodie back in charge of One B.C. party, will sit as party’s lone MLA

  23-12-2025 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie is back in charge of the One B.C. party after a disagreement with Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong led to a party split.
  “As you may be aware, OneBC has gone through a difficult ten days where control over the party was being contested,” Brodie wrote in a Dec. 21 social media post. “After negotiations, I have regained control of the party and have reassumed my position as leader of OneBC effective immediately.”
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• Judge tells failed Okanagan AirBNB venture business partners to ‘move on with lives’

  23-12-2025 22:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A “vicious and prolonged” private litigation battle came to an end on Dec. 18, mostly in a stalemate.
  After a failed Airbnb venture, the relationship between an ex-Kelowna realtor and a former Alberta CIBC mortgage advisor soured as the two tried to get each other arrested, fired and ultimately sued each other.
  In April 2021, plaintiff Jennifer Schwitzer had entered into an informal agreement to become partners in a business venture with defendant Jillian Little as the two came into
  
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• Elderly Kelowna couple grateful for donations after fire destroys house, cars

  23-12-2025 22:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A senior couple in Kelowna remains in good spirits despite being displaced after a fire ripped through their home on Orchard Drive Saturday night, Dec. 20.
  Elaine and Chuck Staton, their 19-year-old cat Sobey, and the two tenants in the home all made it out safely after a fire sparked in the carport around 4:30 p.m.
  The only items saved from the home were a laptop and a tablet of the tenants and photo albums of the Staton’s, including photos of Elaine’s late parents.Physical donation
  
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• Thief snatches necklace off 98-year-old woman in busy B.C. neighbourhood

  23-12-2025 21:55 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Oak Bay police are working with officers across the region to identify someone who snatched a gold chain from the neck of a 98-year-old resident.Officers from Oak Bay and Saanich flooded the area of the 2000-block of Goldsmith Avenue after the incident on Dec. 21, but did not locate a suspect.
  The thief is described as female, 5’8” with a heavy build and wearing all black.The necklace is valued at $3,000.“Targeting a member of our senior community is unacceptable,” Oak Ba
  
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• Thief snatches necklace off 98-year-old in busy B.C. neighbourhood

  23-12-2025 21:55 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Oak Bay police are working with officers across the region to identify someone who snatched a gold chain from the neck of a 98-year-old resident.Officers from Oak Bay and Saanich flooded the area of the 2000-block of Goldsmith Avenue after the incident on Dec. 21, but did not locate a suspect.
  The thief is described as female, 5’8” with a heavy build and wearing all black.The necklace is valued at $3,000.READ ALSO: Greater Victoria teen transforms ‘pain into purpose’ in l
  
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• Thieves ruin grieving mother’s Christmas display in Chilliwack

  23-12-2025 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Chilliwack woman who decorated her yard to honour her late daughter has been visited by a thief.
  Rosie Nand said that at about 3 a.m. on Saturday morning (Dec. 20), a few of the expensive and sentimental items from her front yard display were stolen.
  “I’m very disappointed and very upset,” she said. “I moved to Chilliwack last year and I lost my daughter. I only put the decoration on for my daughter because she loved Christmas and now all my reindeer and my Christmas tr
  
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• B.C. couple have logged over 3,600 hours to food bank

  23-12-2025 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Two local heroes have been highlighted for their dedication to serving others at the Central Okanagan Food Bank (COFB).
  Kelowna residents Warren and Donna Grasdal recently got the opportunity to travel to Lower Mainland to see the Vancouver Canucks play.
  They were honoured at the match as part of the BCLC Community Heroes segment, as they cranked the game horn to get the crowd cheering.
  Warren and Donna were chosen because of their “tireless dedication” to the COFB mission.
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• James (Jamie) Smith

  23-12-2025 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In loving memory ~
  May 2, 1977 – December 5, 2025
  Survived by son Brayden, parents Chuck and Susan, brother Jeremy (Brenda), niece Peyton and nephew Cody and many family members and friends.
  Forever remembered and always in our hearts!
  
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• Eight arms, one name, meet Sidney’s octopus, Chuck(anut)

  23-12-2025 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Visitors to the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea in Sidney have spoken, and the centre’s newest octopus ambassador now has a name: Chuck(anut).
  The giant Pacific octopus arrived at the aquarium in October and will live at the centre for roughly six months before being released back into the Salish Sea. In total, 1,129 votes were cast, with Chuck emerging victorious.
  The name comes from Chuckanut Creek in Bellingham, Wash., known for its significant fall runs of chum salmon. It was chosen as
  
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• Cowichan curlers compete on national stage

  23-12-2025 19:54 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A rink from the Duncan Curling Club finished first in the women’s pool stage, securing a strong playoff finish at the 2025 Canadian Curling Club Women’s Championship Nov. 18-23 in Winnipeg.
  The team included lead Megan Montgomery, skip/second Kesa Woodward, third Marika Von Osch, fourth Carley Sandwith-Craig and alternate Kaila MacKenzie.
  Sandwith-Craig sat out the majority of nationals due to her pregnancy so all five curlers were able to play.
  “We are happy with our showing.
  
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• IIO investigating arrest made by Port Alberni RCMP

  23-12-2025 19:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating an arrest in Port Alberni where one man was injured.
  Information provided by the RCMP states that at about 3:40 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2025, an officer attended a home in the 6000 block of Beaver Creek Road after receiving a complaint about a person allegedly harassing another person.
  The officer was conducting neighbourhood inquiries in the area described by the caller and found a man and his dog who were not associated with the origi
  
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• Modern Bakeshop: a century legacy of baking for Revelstoke heritage building

  23-12-2025 19:22 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Running for 20 straight years in a restored heritage building, one Revelstoke bakery’s bread-making legacy goes back much further — more than a century back, in fact.
  Modern Bakeshop and Cafe, tucked in along Mackenzie Avenue next to city hall, has seen different names and ownership working out of the same edifice for the last 100 years, and the present owner says it’s the old recipes, customer memories and Canadian mountain town friendliness that help give this bakery its mode
  
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• Rural RCMP officers disrupt major fraud scheme targeting B.C. First Nation

  23-12-2025 19:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Alert Bay RCMP has successfully intervened in a complex, multi-jurisdictional fraud investigation targeting the ‘Namgis First Nation, preventing a total loss of funds intended for the construction of a new wellness and treatment centre.
  On May 13, the First Nation reported being defrauded of roughly $406,000 after a fraudulent email redirected a payment meant for contractors to a fake account.
  “Through swift investigative action, RCMP frontline officers were able to freeze a signific
  
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• RCMP seek public’s help to find missing Campbell River man

  23-12-2025 19:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Campbell River RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a 61-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday (Dec. 22).
  Police say Telford Sam may be attempting to travel to Nanaimo and are very concerned for his well being.
  Sam is described as an Indigenous male, who is five feet six inches, with black hair and brown eyes.
  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Sam’s is urged to contact their local police, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
  
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• Dog recovering in Kamloops after being hit by ‘slow-moving’ train

  23-12-2025 19:09 via nanaimobulletin.com
  An Australian shepherd-Kelpie mix is recovering in Kamloops after being hit by a train.
  It was on Dec. 8 that two CN Railway employees noticied something on the tracks in the railyard, according to a release from the BC SPCA Tuesday (Dec. 23). It was a dog that was “helpless and unmoving,” and “in obvious medical distress, seemingly having been hit by a slow-moving train.”
  The two workers rushed the dog to BC SPCA Kamloops and she was brought to a vet for urgent medical c
  
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• Investigation finds Oak Bay worker likely didn’t hear vehicle that killed him

  23-12-2025 18:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Earplugs and the noise of a nearby saw “likely made it impossible” for an Oak Bay worker to hear the approach of a speeding vehicle before it struck and killed him at a Monterey Avenue worksite, according to a 2024 WorkSafeBC investigation into the incident.
  Steve Seekins was monitoring a storm-drain access hole in a green space at the south end of the Bowker Creek Walkway early on May 17, 2023, when an SUV operated by a 66-year-old Victoria woman careened off Monterey Avenue, hopped
  
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• Arson suspected in fire that destroyed a northwest B.C. rural church

  23-12-2025 18:36 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A fire that destroyed a church in Burns Lake along Hwy 35 was possibly the work of an arsonist.
  Fire crews were called out at 5 a.m. on Dec. 20 to the Island Gospel Church.
  According to Burns Lake RCMP, the fire was immediately considered suspicious, and through an investigation a suspect was identified and has been arrested.
  Many factors are being considered as police actively explore all possible avenues. A search warrant was executed as police continue to gather evidence.
  “Burns Lake RC
  
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• Arson suspected in fire that destroyed a northwest B.C. church

  23-12-2025 18:36 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A fire that destroyed a church in Burns Lake along Hwy 35 was possibly the work of an arsonist.
  Fire crews were called out at 5 a.m. on Dec. 20 to the Island Gospel Church.
  According to Burns Lake RCMP, the fire was immediately considered suspicious, and through an investigation a suspect was identified and has been arrested.
  Many factors are being considered as police actively explore all possible avenues. A search warrant was executed as police continue to gather evidence.
  “Burns Lake RC
  
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• Saanich students top the nation in CBC Music Class Challenge

  23-12-2025 18:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Saanich elementary school students claimed first prize in the junior instrumental category of the CBC Music Class Challenge Fall 2025.
  Students from Torquay Elementary School will receive $2,000 in musical instruments for their classroom and a commemorative plaque for taking top spot in the 10th anniversary year of the national music competition for students across Canada.
  The Torquay Orffestra, made up of 55 Grades 4 and 5 students, rehearses only 25 minutes a week during the lunch break under
  
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• Multiple crashes close Coquihalla Highway all night, remains shut down

  23-12-2025 16:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt has been closed for around 10 hours and will remain shut down for a while longer.
  Multiple vehicle crashes in various locations caused the highway to close in both directions on Monday, Dec. 22 around 9:30 p.m.
  As of 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, the highway remains closed. According to DriveBC, an assessment is still in progress, with the next update coming around 8:15 a.m.
  On Monday night just before 6:30 p.m., DriveBC issued a travel advisory for the
  
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• VIDEO: Province sues trucking company and driver for B.C. overpass strike

  23-12-2025 16:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  News the provincial government was suing a Surrey trucking company and a driver over a 2023 overpass hit in Delta was welcomed by a spokesperson for the B.C. trucking industry.
  While Dave Earle, president and CEO of the Langley-based B.C. Trucking Association wouldn’t comment on the specific case, he said “from a policy perspective, we’re pleased that government is taking steps to hold companies and individuals accountable.”
  “It’s a signal to industries saying
  
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• Skateboarder hospitalized with critical injuries in Victoria crash

  23-12-2025 16:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  VicPD is looking for witnesses and video footage after a vehicle and skateboarder collided in Vic West on Sunday evening.The pedestrian was taken to hospital with critical injuries after the crash near Bay Street and Tyee Road around 8 p.m. Dec. 21.A significant emergency response attended the scene, including a crash reconstruction team, multiple paramedic units and fire crews. The area was closed to traffic for several hours while investigators examined the scene. The roads reopened Monday aro
  
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• Be more Charleigh: B.C. mom sends a message of hope after battle to save daughter

  23-12-2025 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In 2025, Charleigh Pollock and her mom Jori Fales became household names – but not by choice.
  Thrusting the pair into the spotlight was a fight with the B.C. government to keep the medication that was slowing the progression of the 10-year-old’s terminal illness.
  The battle stretched on for nearly six months, with hopes continually raised and dashed while the province reviewed its decision, until eventually it was reversed.
  For Fales, those months were defined by fear.
  “It took
  
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• Phoney $100 bills spotted circulating on Vancouver Island, police warn

  23-12-2025 15:29 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Saanich police issued a warning about counterfeit $100 bills after receiving several reports in recent days of fake currency being circulated in local stores and during private transactions arranged through Facebook Marketplace.
  Police say anyone accepting cash is urged to carefully inspect banknotes before completing a transaction.
  The Bank of Canada provides tips to help people identify genuine bills from false ones:
  Always inspect banknotes before accepting them.
  If a note feels unusual or ap
  
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• Nanaimo restaurants raffling food experiences in support of Loaves and Fishes Food Bank - NanaimoNewsNOW

  23-12-2025 14:40
  Nanaimo restaurants raffling food experiences in support of Loaves and Fishes Food Bank  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• B.C. siblings make Canada’s ‘most promising’ Olympics cross-country teams in years

  23-12-2025 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Two of Rossland’s top cross-country skiers will race for Team Canada at the 2026 Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy.
  Siblings Jasmine and Rémi Drolet will experience the Winter Games together after being selected following the Nordiq Canada 2026 Olympic Winter Games Trials in Vernon Dec. 14-16.
  The Drolets were en route for Europe on Monday, Dec. 22 to train with Team Canada in Toblach, Italy and compete on the World Cup circuit’s Tour de Ski, when the Times contacted thei
  
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• VIDEO: B.C. Church steps outside to celebrate holidays with Nativity

  23-12-2025 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It was the second year of the live outdoor Nativity organized by Meadows Church in Langley, an event Pastor Mike Olynyk said began because of an unexpected setback last year.
  “Four days before we were supposed to have our Sunday service, we had a call from the district saying, ‘Sorry, your rental’s been canceled because we’re renovating the floor,’ Pastor Olynyk recalled.
  “And so, we prayed about it, and we thought about it, and went, let’s just do it ou
  
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• A tough year furthers the ‘maturation’ of B.C. Premier David Eby

  23-12-2025 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Just like becoming a father, serving as premier of British Columbia has changed David Eby.
  The one-time activist lawyer is now dealing with the full depth of the “complexities” that come with governing.
  “As a father and as an almost 50-year-old, there’s been a maturation in my view around issues and increased recognition of the complexity of some of the challenges that the province faces,” Eby said in a year-end interview with Black Press Media.
  The last year has pr
  
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• 2025 IN REVIEW: A look back at news stories that dominated headlines in B.C.

  23-12-2025 13:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It would be a unique year that passed without its share of crisis and tragedy dominating the media headlines. For Black Press Media journalists in British Columbia, 2025 was no exception.
  Here are some of the news stories that captured much of our attention across the province this year:
  Street Festival tragedy
  Eleven people, including a 5-year-old girl were among the victims as a joyful Vancouver street celebration was rocked by one of the worst acts of public violence in B.C. history.
  Kai-Ji A
  
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• Nanaimo curlers part of Duncan team that makes it to national club championships - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  23-12-2025 06:49
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• Nanaimo curlers part of Duncan team that makes it to national club championships

  23-12-2025 06:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Vancouver Island Rink finished first in the pool stage and was competitive in the playoff round at the Canadian Curling Club Women’s Championship last month.
  A team featuring three Nanaimo sisters was part of a Duncan Curling Club entry at the event Nov. 18-23 in Winnipeg.
  The team included lead Megan Montgomery, skip/second Kesa Woodward, third Marika Van Osch, fourth Carley Sandwith-Craig and alternate Kalia MacKenzie.
  Sandwith-Craig sat out the majority of nationals due to her pregnan
  
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• Grebenkin counts 2 points as Flyers thump Vancouver Canucks 5-2

  23-12-2025 04:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nikita Grebenkin scored once and added an assist, lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-2 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Monday at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
  Carl Grundstrom, Christian Dvorak, Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers (18-10-7), with Rodrigo Abols adding two assists and Dan Vladar making 22 saves for the goaltending win.
  Max Sasson and Drew O’Connor scored for Vancouver (15-18-3). Thatcher Demko took the loss in goal, making 34 saves. Th
  
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• UPDATE: Ferry sailings resume as seas settle down after windy day - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  23-12-2025 02:36
  UPDATE: Ferry sailings resume as seas settle down after windy day  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Thousands on West Coast without power as transformer burns out

  23-12-2025 01:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  More than 4,000 people on the west coast of Vancouver Island are without power after a transformer burned out, BC Hydro’s website says.
  Crews are on their way and expected to arrive around 5 p.m. as people in Tofino, Ucluelet, Ahousaht and other communities are in the dark.
  The power company says power has been out across the west coast since around 2:20 p.m.
  
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• Thousands on West Coast without power as tranformer burns out

  23-12-2025 01:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  More than 4,000 people on the west coast of Vancouver Island are without power after a transformer burned out, BC Hydro’s website says.
  Crews are on their way and expected to arrive around 5 p.m. as people in Tofino, Ucluelet, Ahousaht and other communities are in the dark.
  The power company says power has been out across the west coast since around 2:20 p.m.
  
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• Burned fence panels at Nanaimo home prompting arson investigation - NanaimoNewsNOW

  23-12-2025 01:16
  Burned fence panels at Nanaimo home prompting arson investigation  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP investigating alleged arson attempt - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  23-12-2025 01:04
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• Nanaimo RCMP looking for public’s help with investigation into alleged attempted arson

  23-12-2025 01:02 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Nanaimo RCMP is asking for residents of the 1600 block of Mallard Drive to review any home surveillance and dash camera footage following an recent alleged arson attempt.
  According to police, on Friday, Dec. 19, at 9:12 p.m. a resident in the 1600 block of Mallard Drive called police to report an unknown person walking around in their backyard.
  The person was gone when police arrived, however, some fence panels had fresh burn marks.
  Investigators are asking residents in the immediate area to
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP investigating alleged arson attempt

  23-12-2025 01:02 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo RCMP are asking for residents on Mallard Drive to review any home surveillance and dash camera footage following an recent alleged arson attempt.
  According to police, on Friday, Dec. 19, at 9:10 p.m., a resident in the 1600 block of Mallard Drive called police to report an unknown person walking around in their backyard.
  The person was gone when police arrived, however, some fence panels had fresh burn marks.
  Investigators are asking residents in the immediate area to check their dash ca
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP seek public’s help in suspected arson on Mallard Drive - CHEK News

  23-12-2025 00:21
  Nanaimo RCMP seek public’s help in suspected arson on Mallard Drive  CHEK News
  
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• Top Stories of 2025: High Nanaimo turnout, vote splits and familiar candidates make for unique election - NanaimoNewsNOW

  23-12-2025 00:08
  Top Stories of 2025: High Nanaimo turnout, vote splits and familiar candidates make for unique election  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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