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• Kelowna senior girls volleyball coach reprimanded after ‘professional misconduct’

  25-02-2026 23:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A School District 23 teacher has been reprimanded by the BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation after multiple issues of “professional misconduct”.
  Kelly Jean Hettinga, a teacher in the Central Okanagan school district and former volleyball coach, is being ordered to complete a professional boundaries course after his involvements in incidents involving a student being pantsed and an argument with a parent.
  Hettinga’s situation began with an incident on Sept. 18, 2021, when he
  
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• French comedies featured at Nanaimo International Film Screening Society - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  25-02-2026 23:39 via news.google.com
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• French comedies featured at Nanaimo International Film Screening Society

  25-02-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Maple Sugar Festival may be over, but French culture will continue to be highlighted in Nanaimo with the screenings of Meet the Barbarians (2024) and Miss Boots (2024).
  Presented in French, but captioned in English, the two films are being broadcast by Nanaimo International Film Screening Society on Sunday, March 1, at the Shaw Auditorium in Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial St., through a partnership with L’Association des francophones de Nanaimo.
  “We tried to ma
  
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• Former Langley condo developer fined $75K after release from U.S. prison

  25-02-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A former Langley condo developer, recently released from a California prison where he was serving time for wire fraud, has been fined $75,000 by the B.C. Financial Services Agency.
  Between 2014 and 2017, Mark Chandler promoted and sold units in the Murrayville House condo complex, which was then under construction near Langley Memorial Hospital.
  Work proceeded slowly on the four-storey wood-framed structure, and debts to Chandler’s creditors piled up.
  Pre-sales took place, but what many of
  
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• B.C. travel agents navigate aftermath of cartel violence in Mexico

  25-02-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The recent outbreak of cartel violence in Mexico has many tourists rethinking their holidays.
  On Sunday, Feb. 22, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, was killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army in Tapalpa, Jalisco. El Mencho’s death sparked a wave of cartel violence, with gunmen targeting law enforcement, barricading roads and setting vehicles on fire in several cities across the state of Jalisco. This included major tourist cities
  
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• Regional District of Nanaimo board approves curbside fee hike for 2026 - Parksville Qualicum News

  25-02-2026 22:24 via news.google.com
  Regional District of Nanaimo board approves curbside fee hike for 2026  Parksville Qualicum News
  
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• VIDEO: Families of victims of fatal crimes protest outside B.C. RCMP building

  25-02-2026 21:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Families and friends of 14 people whose lives were lost to violent crime gathered outside the B.C. RCMP headquarters on Feb. 22 with the goal of shedding light on their stories.
  This ‘Fight for Justice and Change’ campaign began with Christine Angelis, a Surrey mom who lost her daughter and her daughter’s fiancé nearly three years ago.
  Keisha Garie, 24, and her fiancé Umair Kasim, 30, were discovered inside a vehicle in the 900-block of Alpha Avenue, near Burnaby&
  
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• Beefs Bouquets, Feb.25

  25-02-2026 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  BOUQUET To Brownlow & Sons Windows for the professional supply and installation of our new windows. Your installers are fast and very conscientious. The house is warmer and we no longer have to listen to boom box cars stopped at the corner. Would recommend you any day of the week!
  BEEF To the federal government for allowing the U.S. to test their torpedoes at Nanoose Bay.
  BOUQUET To the young couple who paid for my beer on Valentine’s Day at Milano’s. A very kind gesture when I w
  
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• What’s On, Feb. 25

  25-02-2026 21:25 via nanaimobulletin.com
  MUSIC
  Keep Right Jazz Quartet and Friends play Thursday Nite Jazz at the Green Olive, Feb. 26 6-8 p.m. No cover charge.
  Menno (from Hollerado) performs indie rock at the Vault Café on Feb. 26. at 9 p.m, $15 entry.
  Uncle Strut & The Shindigs perform a 19+ show at The Globe Live Studio on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets at the door.
  Nirvana Tribute at the Queens on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets online at www.tixr.com.
  Leeroy Stagger & His Trio perform at the Vault Café on Feb. 27 at 8
  
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• ‘A dramatic difference:’ minimum altitude change at Nanaimo Airport improving landing reliability - NanaimoNewsNOW

  25-02-2026 21:15 via news.google.com
  ‘A dramatic difference:’ minimum altitude change at Nanaimo Airport improving landing reliability  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• 17 names: B.C. search & rescue to honour their fallen in Victoria memorial

  25-02-2026 21:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) Air leads the sombre 2026 event in honour of search and rescue volunteers who have died in the line of duty.A provincewide volunteer air search and rescue organization with more than 400 members who provide tens of thousands of hours of service each year, the organization boasts highly-trained volunteers who search for missing persons, aircraft or other targets using privately-owned aircraft.PEP AIR provide safety-aware crews and aircraft to assist Canadian For
  
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• Nelson family trapped in Puerto Vallarta during cartel violence

  25-02-2026 20:58 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It had been what Janine Pierson described as a perfect family vacation.
  Pierson, her husband Steve and two children Maya and Ollie had arrived in Mexico on Feb. 14. Her kids are 19 and 21, just on the edge of moving on with their lives, so for Pierson the trip was meant to be treasured time together.
  And it was, right up until the day they were to fly back to Canada.
  The family was due to leave Puerto Vallarta on Feb. 22. That morning, Pierson and her son set out from a local hotel in search of
  
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• North Cowichan looks to restrict parking of RVs; will affect live-ins

  25-02-2026 20:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  North Cowichan is limiting the parking of recreational vehicles, which include camping trailers, in public parking areas in the municipality to four hours.
  Council gave the green light to changes to its traffic bylaw at its meeting on Feb. 18 that would restrict overnight parking of RVs and open up more parking in key commercial areas of North Cowichan.
  A staff report by John Horn, North Cowichan’s director of social planning and protective services, said the municipality has received nume
  
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• NAV CANADA RULING MEANS IMPROVED LANDINGS AT NANAIMO AIRPORT - Business Examiner

  25-02-2026 20:40 via news.google.com
  NAV CANADA RULING MEANS IMPROVED LANDINGS AT NANAIMO AIRPORT  Business Examiner
  
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• Milobar endorsed for B.C. Conservative leader by 5 sitting MLAs

  25-02-2026 20:39 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. Conservative leadership hopeful and Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar became the first to gain significant caucus support with the endorsement of five sitting MLAs on Wednesday (Feb. 25).
  All five turned out at a morning press conference on the steps of the legislature to get behind the Milobar campaign.
  “We all know Peter, we all know Peter’s leadership, we all know Peter’s skills, and anybody who watched him disassemble the government systematically on the budget last we
  
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• RCMP asking Canadian kids to name police dog puppies

  25-02-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Canadian kids from coast to coast are invited to submit names for some potentially crime-fighting new canine cops.
  The RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alberta needs help finding names for Canada’s future police dogs. Canadian children are being asked to enter name suggestions online for 13 German shepherd puppies born at the centre this year, with winners coming from every province and territory.
  A new letter is selected each year to start the names, and for 2
  
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• North Thompson representatives urge release of Canada-China MOU

  25-02-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  An MP representing the North Thompson is calling for the release of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between Canada and China, and a regional district director is echoing his call, saying the lack of transparency can fuel anti-Chinese rhetoric and discrimination.
  Frank Caputo, the MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Nicola, called on the federal government to release an MOU signed between the two nations on cooperation in combating crimes.
  The letter, dated Feb. 9, addresses Minister of Public Sa
  
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• Nanaimo resident loses $24k to phone fraud - My Coast Now

  25-02-2026 20:26 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo resident loses $24k to phone fraud  My Coast Now
  
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• Threats to Fraser Lake school unsubstantiated: RCMP

  25-02-2026 20:23 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Local threats allegedly made to a local school were unsubstantiated, and there was never any danger to students or staff, according to Fraser Lake RCMP.
  Police received a report of a possible threat to students and staff at Fraser Lake Elementary Secondary School in the evening on Feb. 19.
  RCMP investigated the report overnight and were able to determine that the threat was unsubstantiated, and at no time were staff and students in any danger.
  Staff Sergeant Kris Clark of the BC RCMP, a police p
  
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• ‘Not only Ukraine’s fight’: Kelowna gathers as Canada pledges support

  25-02-2026 20:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Those in support of Ukrainian freedom gathered at Stuart Park to commemorate four years of the ongoing war with Russia.
  Supporters flocked to the park, lighting candles and flying the Ukrainian flag in solidarity on Tuesday, Feb. 24 as the Eastern European country faces its fourth year of defence against an invasion by Russia.
  “We light candles because light is a promise. A promise to remember those we have lost, to support those still fighting, to keep telling the truth and to keep showin
  
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• Xavier’s Law on dangerous driving passes second reading in legislature

  25-02-2026 19:14 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Xavier’s Law passed second reading in B.C.’s legislature on Feb. 23 in a 78 to 7 vote.
  The private members bill would toughen up the penalties for dangerous drivers in B.C. if it passes.
  The move to change the driving laws comes after 12-year-old Xavier Rasul-Jankovics was struck and killed by a car while he was rollerblading with his family on a rural road near their home in Cobble Hill on Aug. 25, 2025.
  Zahra Rasul, Xavier’s mother, said the second reading of the law was held
  
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• CVRD nixes unpopular user fee proposal for yard waste drop-off

  25-02-2026 19:06 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Charging user fees for dropping off residential yard and garden waste at the recycling centres in the Cowichan Valley Regional District has been taken off the table.
  The board voted almost unanimously, except for North Cowichan director Bruce Findlay, not to charge for dropping off residential yard waste at the CVRD’s recycling yards at its meeting on Feb. 12.
  In an effort to save $382,500 in the CVRD’s draft budget for 2026, the committee of the whole decided at its meeting on Jan.
  
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• Fighting Irish down Rebels to win Jr. Boys Basketball Invitational Tournament in Langley

  25-02-2026 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Vancouver College Fighting Irish won their eighth Junior Boys Basketball Invitational Tournament championship in Langley Tuesday night, capping a perfect 34-0 season with a 73-60 win over the Burnaby South Rebels in front of a capacity crowd on South Court at Langley Events Centre.
  A field of 32 teams from across B.C. competed in the event, a premier showcase for top high school talent.
  Irish coach Siamak Salehi said winning was never the goal.
  “We just aimed to be our best by February,&rd
  
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• Greater Victoria teen earns invite to Real Madrid soccer academy

  25-02-2026 18:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  An email changed everything for Carter Hrynyk.
  The 16-year-old is heading to Madrid, Spain, in March after earning an invite to attend a weeklong academy put on by the Real Madrid Foundation. His favourite club just happens to be Real Madrid.
  Hrynyk was selected following a strong showing last summer when the Peninsula Soccer Association hosted one of the Canadian camps run in partnership with the foundation and Kaptiva Sports.
  At the end of the camp, players were told a select few might be invi
  
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• City of Nanaimo requests review of Port Theatre scheduling criteria after ‘appalling’ booking - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  25-02-2026 18:34 via news.google.com
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• City of Nanaimo requests review of Port Theatre scheduling criteria after ‘appalling’ booking

  25-02-2026 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo city council has requested a review of The Port Theatre’s booking policies, following the scheduling of a performer with a history of making targeted remarks in his stand-up performances toward Indigenous people, LGBTQ2+ people, as well as the victims of the Vancouver Lapu-Lapu Day festival killings in 2025.
  During a meeting on Monday, Feb. 23, council passed the motion, citing the need to ensure performances align with its stated core values of being “accessible, inclusive a
  
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• Illness outbreaks hit 4 Island Health wards in Nanaimo, Duncan, Victoria - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  25-02-2026 18:19 via news.google.com
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• Driving distracted? BC Highway Patrol will be watching, especially in March

  25-02-2026 18:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Driving distracted or without a seatbelt is never a good idea.
  BC Highway Patrol is reminding drivers across the province that doing so can be costly, especially next month, when both the Distracted Driving and Occupant Restraint (seatbelt) Campaigns will be launched.
  Choosing to drive distracted or ignoring the seatbelt can earn drivers hefty fines.
  “We’re asking every driver to put the phone out of temptation’s reach, buckle up, and make sure you’re using an appropriate
  
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• Illness outbreaks hit 4 Island Health wards in Nanaimo, Duncan, Victoria

  25-02-2026 17:38 via nanaimobulletin.com
  At a time when everyone’s talking about their holiday illnesses or seasonal allergies, four Island Health sites are under illness alerts.Island Health posts its outbreak list, updating it weekdays.In Greater Victoria, Chartwell Vista Retirement Community in Esquimalt has been dealing with norovirus since Feb. 17 – localized to the long-term care on the second floor.Saanich Peninsula Hospital is likewise listed as showing norovirus since Feb. 23.Specific testing is pending with a noro
  
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• Despite concerns, Regional District of Nanaimo board approves budget - NanaimoNewsNOW

  25-02-2026 14:48 via news.google.com
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• Nanaimo Astronomy Society members will hear ‘the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’ of space station life - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  25-02-2026 14:35 via news.google.com
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• Nanaimo Astronomy Society members will hear ‘the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’ of space station life

  25-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Anyone who’s ever wondered what it’s like to live without gravity, in a bubble of air trapped inside a tin can will have some musings answered when David Prud’homme presents, The International Space Station: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly at Nanaimo Astronomy Society’s upcoming monthly meeting
  The ISS, started in 1998, has been operational for 25 years now and, so far, has hosted about 300 visitors. Look up at the right time on a clear night and one can see the station g
  
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• Summerlanders puzzled by proliferation of pizzerias

  25-02-2026 13:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A plethora of new pizza places has raised the ire of some within Summerland.
  Summerland has at least five independent pizza outlets, as well as a winery which offers a variety of pizzas on its patio.
  Since the fall of 2025, two pizza outlets, both affiliated with national chains, have set up in Summerland, and a third chain outlet is in the works to come to Summerland.
  This has resulted in some online comments from people who are puzzled and perplexed by the number of pizzerias.
  “The econo
  
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• Prom Closet Nanaimo celebrates 12 years fitting grads with pre-owned formal wear - NanaimoNewsNOW

  25-02-2026 06:40 via news.google.com
  Prom Closet Nanaimo celebrates 12 years fitting grads with pre-owned formal wear  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Nanaimo stops short of cancelling comedian, asks theatre to review policies - Times Colonist

  25-02-2026 06:30 via news.google.com
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• VIU women’s, men’s basketball coaches stepping down after playoff tournaments - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  25-02-2026 03:44 via news.google.com
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• VIU women’s, men’s basketball coaches stepping down after playoff tournaments

  25-02-2026 03:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The captains guiding Vancouver Island University Mariners basketball teams will both be sailing off into the sunset at the conclusion of the playoffs.
  VIU announced that Tony Bryce, women’s coach, and Matt Kuzminski, men’s coach, will step down after their last games of the season. Entering the B.C. provincial championships, which begin Thursday, March 5 at Camosun College in Victoria, the women sit atop the Pacific Western Athletic Association standings with a 21-3 record, while the
  
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• Highway 4 to be closed between Alberni and Qualicum for 6 hours, Feb. 25

  25-02-2026 03:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Highway 4 is set to be shut down from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 25.
  Crews will be completing repairs to the shoulder and bank erosion, requiring a full closure of the highway. The closure will be between Chalet Road and the Port Alberni Summit.
  The ministry of transportation created a plan with emergency services to ensure there is a process if emergency transport is required through the closure.
  Drivers are asked to obey traffic-control personnel and plan around the closure.
  
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• Highway 4 to be closed between Alberni and Qualicum between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

  25-02-2026 03:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Highway 4 is set to be shut down from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 25.
  Crews will be completing repairs to the shoulder and bank erosion, requiring a full closure of the highway. The closure will be between Chalet Road and the Port Alberni Summit.
  The ministry of transportation created a plan with emergency services to ensure there is a process if emergency transport is required through the closure.
  Drivers are asked to obey traffic-control personnel and plan around the closure.
  
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• ‘I wasn’t going to let them’: Nanaimo janitor saves victim of group attack - CHEK News

  25-02-2026 02:41 via news.google.com
  ‘I wasn’t going to let them’: Nanaimo janitor saves victim of group attack  CHEK News
  
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• Kelowna wildfire drone offender facing possible $15K fine at sentencing

  25-02-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A Kelowna man is likely to face a hefty fine after being found guilty of interfering with a helicopter actioning the McDougall Creek wildfires in 2023.
  On Aug. 27, 2023, Derek Leippi was in his boat and operating a miniature drone just off the shore of Okanagan Lake Resort. Leippi was using the drone to take video of the wildfire with a focus on the damage of the blaze to the resort.
  Leippi was charged about two years after the incident, and Justice Heinrich issued the guilty verdict in Kelowna
  
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• Nanaimo’s Ukrainian kitchen reflects on 4 years since Russia’s invasion - CHEK News

  25-02-2026 01:45 via news.google.com
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• Ceremony at Chilliwack General Hospital reaffirms commitment to Keegan’s story

  25-02-2026 01:41 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It is not every day that a traditional First Nations ceremony is held in Chilliwack General Hospital with a dignified procession, blanketed participants, cedar boughs, singing and drumming.
  But the history-making gathering in the café at CGH on Saturday (Feb. 21) was anything but an everyday occurrence.
  It was a ceremony to put things right, heal traumas of the past, and celebrate a new artwork unveiled in honour of the late Keegan Combes of Skwah First Nation.
  Combes was a chess champion
  
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• Frederick David Henning - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  25-02-2026 00:53 via news.google.com
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• Lighting a Path night-time art exhibit illuminates Nanaimo waterfront park - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  25-02-2026 00:39 via news.google.com
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• Months-long forestry strike on north Island ends after collective agreement reached

  25-02-2026 00:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A more than eight-month strike that halted production at the La-kwa sa muqw Forestry Limited Partnership (LKSM) operation north of Campbell River has come to an end after a collective agreement was reached last week.
  On Tuesday (Feb. 24), the LKSM announced the agreement was reached last week with the United Steel Workers Local 1-1937 (USW). It was ratified by USW members and approved by the LKSM board of directors on Feb. 23.
  “Our members did what they set out to do: to protect USW work f
  
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• Lighting a Path night-time art exhibit illuminates Nanaimo waterfront park

  25-02-2026 00:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A month-long art exhibit is lighting evening strolls for visitors at a downtown Nanaimo park.
  The City of Nanaimo and Snuneymuxw First Nation are inviting the community to experience Lighting a Path, an art installation that opened Monday, Feb. 16, and will run until March 16 in Maffeo Sutton Park.
  “A big inspiration was our Luminous Paths festival from 2025, and that festival will be returning in 2027,” said Jaime-Brett Sine, Nanaimo’s culture coordinator. “At that core
  
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• Frederick David Henning

  25-02-2026 00:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  May 4, 1942 – February 19, 2026
  Frederick (Fred) David Henning, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and educator, passed away peacefully in Nanaimo BC, with his family beside him.
  He was the devoted husband of Audrey, with whom he shared a lifetime of partnership and travel. He was a proud and supportive father to Derek (Silvia) and Scott (Teresa), and a cherished Grandpa to Ryan, Owen, Anna, Karys, and Rhaedyn. Fred is also survived by his siblings Earl, Alan, Anne,
  
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• Nanaimo launching AAP to expand boundary to include Snuneymux reserves - CHEK News

  25-02-2026 00:10 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo launching AAP to expand boundary to include Snuneymux reserves  CHEK News
  
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