Nanaimo news

• Vancouver Island photographer showcases award winning work in Victoria

  23-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  While most people begin their mornings by putting on a suit to head to the office, Nanaimo based marine conservation photojournalist Shane Gross has a different routine to get to his job.
  He wears a diving suit, oxygen tank and underwater camera gear to get ready for his job.Nanaimo’s Shane Gross is a multi-award winning photojournalist, featured at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year currently being exhibited at the Royal BC Museum. (Courtesy of Shane Gross Facebook)
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• City seeks public input to buoy sea level rise management plan

  23-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo is at risk from rising sea levels and coastal flooding.
  To prepare for sea level rise that will impact coastal cities, the City of Nanaimo is launching Our Coastal City, a project to improve understanding and management of sea level risks.
  Sea level rise caused by climate change is increasing total ocean water levels, which, if combined with more intense winter storms, may result in coastal flooding.
  The study project will help develop a sea level rise management plan for the City of Nan
  
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• Snaw-Naw-As First Nation advances goal of food sovereignty

  23-02-2026 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Snaw-Naw-As First Nation, through Nanoose Economic Development Master Limited Partnership, has purchased a 13.5-acre property to establish a community-led food security and farm hub that will serve as a long-term asset for its citizens and the region.
  The project will transform the site into a working demonstration and training farm integrating greenhouse and field production, orchard agriculture, food processing, and eco-tourism.
  Once established, the hub will support local food production, ski
  
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• Senior Skidegate Saints back on top at All Native Basketball Tournament

  23-02-2026 02:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  When the Skidegate Saints and the Burnaby Saints square off in an All Native Basketball Tournament final, a fast, physical, and tight battle can be expected.
  This year’s senior championship game was no exception.
  For the Saints, it was an opportunity to even the score after Burnaby hoisted the trophy in 2024 and 2025. For Burnaby, it was a chance to rise into the rarified air of teams that have won three-in-a-row.
  The first quarter saw back-and-forth scoring that put Skidegate up 18 &ndash
  
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• Nanaimo seeks development proposals for former Jean Burns Building site

  23-02-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The City of Nanaimo is looking for any developer and long-term housing owner or operator willing to fill a hole at the corner of Commercial Street and Terminal Avenue.
  The 1,066 square metre site at 6 Commercial St., has been vacant since the Jean Burns Building that once occupied it burned down in 2016.
  In a call for proposals posted on B.C. Builds Homes – a housing program by B.C. Housing to speed up development of housing for middle-income people – Tuesday, Feb. 17, the city is sw
  
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• Nanaimo bursts onto the All Native basketball scene with the intermediate title

  23-02-2026 01:16 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Is the Nanaimo Tyde the new Burnaby Chiefs for the All Native Basketball Tournament?
  Like the Chiefs in 2022, Nanaimo made its first appearance at the venerable tournament in the Intermediate Division this year.
  Also, like Burnaby in 2022, the Tyde breezed through the competition undefeated in their first year en route to the title.
  Comprised primarily of Prince Rupert kids who now attend Victoria Island University in Nanaimo, time will tell whether the team will graduate to the Senior Division
  
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• Similkameen leaves no question of dynasty status with fourth straight All Native basketball title

  23-02-2026 00:12 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Sports pundits may debate the definition of a dynasty, but if there was ever any doubt about the Similkameen Starbirds, it was put to rest during the 2026 All Native Basketball Tournament women’s final on Feb. 21.
  Going into the tournament this year, the Starbirds were three-time champions, and it showed as they cruised through the winner’s bracket undefeated besting Gitwangak, Kitamaat, Bella Coola handily.
  Their championship opponent, the Hesquiaht Descendents, on the other hand, h
  
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