Nanaimo news

• Vancouver Island University continues work towards financial stability

  08-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Vancouver Island University continues work to balance its books, the head of the post-secondary institution told City of Nanaimo council.
  The university, with campuses in Nanaimo, Cowichan and Powell River, has been dealing with multi-million dollar deficits and in a 2025/26 third quarter financial report, it stated a surplus of close to $5.8 million is forecast for the end of the fiscal year (March 31), but is also projecting an additional $48 million in deficits over the next three fiscal year
  
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• Nanaimo Chinese Cultural Society rings in Year of the Horse with Lunar New Year gala

  08-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It might be hard to rein in the excitement at Beban Park Social Centre when Nanaimo Chinese Cultural Society hosts its Lunar New Year Gala to usher in the Year of the Horse.
  The Horse, the seventh symbol of the Chinese zodiac, brings with it a temperament that is confident, agreeable, and responsible, although it also tends to dislike being reined in by others, which might be true for people born in 2026, which in the Chinese zodiac, coincides with the element fire, promising a year of intense e
  
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• QUIZ: The pursuit of Olympic excellence

  08-02-2026 14:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Athletes from around the world will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano and Cortina, Italy.
  The games, from Feb. 6 to 22, will feature the top athletes from around the world, competing in numerous individual and team sports.
  Canada tends to perform well in a variety of sports at the Winter Olympics, and Canadian athletes have competed many times over the years.
  How much do you know about the Winter Olympics? Put your knowledge to the test with these 12 questions.
  Good luck.READ MORE: Q
  
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Drug decriminalization was not working

  08-02-2026 02:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  To the editor,
  The very people we pay our taxes to have destroyed our safety. Maybe it’s the way they want it. Cause mayhem, then raise taxes to pay for a solution.
  Common sense showed us to our face drug decriminalization was not working. We saw it with our own eyes. The B.C. government even looked at Oregon three years before implementing the failure here, but went ahead with it anyway.
  Now, here we are. Can we put Pandora back in the box? Can we tell the mentally ill and drug addicted t
  
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• B.C.’s Isiah McDonald Triple-A bound in New York Yankees’ organization

  08-02-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Vancouver-born, Grand Forks-raised, and now Kelowna native is moving one step closer to the big leagues.
  Isiah McDonald has been named the strength and conditioning coach for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRaiders, the New York Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate.
  The 29-year-old is entering his fifth season in the Yankees organization. In his first year in professional baseball, he won the Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year during his time with the FCL Yankees. He served in the same r
  
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