Nanaimo news

• ‘We will be back’ former Tumbler Ridge teacher tells mourning Okanagan crowd

  16-02-2026 21:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In wake of the Tumbler Ridge shooting, many support services are available to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 310-Mental Health Support at 310-6789; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868; Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988; KUU-US (Indigenous) Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717; Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-638-4722; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868.
  Dozens gathered at Kelowna’s Stuart Park to mourn the lives lost in the deadly Tumbler Ridge shooting on Sunday night,
  
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• NAV Canada to conduct routine flight inspection over Nanaimo Harbour

  16-02-2026 20:59 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo RCMP are asking people not to be alarmed if they see a low flying aircraft over Nanaimo Harbour.
  NAV Canada will make passes over the harbour between 10:30 a.m. and noon Tuesday, Feb. 17, in a large transport‑category jet aircraft.
  NAV Canada Flight Inspection, according to the RCMP press release, has advised that the flight is part of a regularly scheduled verification of the existing approach at the harbour airport.
  The flight is weather‑dependent, and the total flying time
  
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• Two people hospitalized after helicopter crashes near Nelson

  16-02-2026 18:38 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Two people were hospitalized after a helicopter crashed in the Nelson area on Feb. 13.
  The crash occurred in the morning near Mount Kubin, which is approximately 15 kilometres northwest of Nelson, according to a statement from the Royal Canadian Air Force.
  RCAF said there was low cloud and reduced visibility at the crash site.
  Nelson Search and Rescue and a local tour operator transported the helicopter’s occupants to a lower elevation. One patient was taken to a Kelowna hospital by a CH-1
  
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• Nanaimo Brazilian jiu-jitsu students take home gold from Burnaby tourney

  16-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Athletes from a Nanaimo academy came away with a haul of gold at a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament in the Lower Mainland.
  Daniel Jin, Ronin Hawley and Sonny Thiara, of Island Top Team, combined for six golds and a bronze medal at the Grappling Industries Vancouver Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gi and Nogi round robin tournament at the B.C. Institute of Technology Burnaby campus on Jan. 31.
  Rob Biernacki, head instructor, was very pleased with the results.
  “Every one of our wins [came] via submission,
  
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• VIDEO: Vigil for Tumbler Ridge in Langley City

  16-02-2026 04:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A crowd of people gathered in Langley City’s Douglas Park Sunday for a candlelight vigil and moment of silence to honour the victims of the Tumbler Ridge shootings and the memory of Zoey Benoit, who studied at a local school.Vigil for victims of Tumbler Ridge shooting was held in Langley City, where one used to attend school. pic.twitter.com/sSlpiZckFW
  — Langley Advance Times (@LangleyTimes) February 16, 2026
  As the service drew to a close, teacher Emily Huang described Zoe to those
  
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