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• UPDATE: Canada remains perfect in wheelchair curling at Milano Cortina Paralympics - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 22:54 via news.google.com
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• Latest report says Nanaimo rental rates continue climb - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 22:54 via news.google.com
  Latest report says Nanaimo rental rates continue climb  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Vancouver moves closer to no-snow winter despite chilly blast - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 22:48 via news.google.com
  Vancouver moves closer to no-snow winter despite chilly blast  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• First Nations leaders unveil more items repatriated from the Vatican - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 22:18 via news.google.com
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• Right place, right time: Coast Guard rescues overturned Nanaimo kayaker - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 22:08 via news.google.com
  Right place, right time: Coast Guard rescues overturned Nanaimo kayaker  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Port Alberni Mounties working at higher pace than average city: report - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 21:47 via news.google.com
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• Port Alberni Mounties working at higher pace than average city: report

  10-03-2026 21:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Port Alberni RCMP saw a 4.8 per cent increase in calls in 2025 compared to 2024.
  In the final quarter of 2025, from October to December, Mounties received 3,364 calls for service.
  Throughout the year Mounties responded to 938 mental health-related calls, 203 of those resulted in apprehension and officers taking the individuals to a health service for assessment or treatment.
  “There’s been a 6.4 per cent increase in apprehensions overall. With hospital wait times being exorbitant
  
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• Winds caused fatal Yukon helicopter crash during landing training: report - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 21:23 via news.google.com
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• Canada’s Dandjinou seeks redemption at short-track world championships - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 21:23 via news.google.com
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• Canada will ‘never participate’ in Iran offensive, Carney says - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 21:17 via news.google.com
  Canada will ‘never participate’ in Iran offensive, Carney says  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• George Shingera - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 21:05 via news.google.com
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• Malcolm George Knapman - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 21:00 via news.google.com
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• Acting merit commissioner selected for transition to B.C.’s Public Service Agency

  10-03-2026 20:48 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The B.C. government says an acting merit commissioner will ensure the province’s public service employees “experience no service interruptions” while the role transitions to the Public Service Agency.
  The decision by the province to dissolve the merit commissioner’s independent office was revealed on Feb. 17 as part of B.C.’s Budget 2026. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said the office’s duties will be internally taken over by the Public Service Agency.
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• Tofino RCMP seek public’s assistance in locating missing man - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 20:34 via news.google.com
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• Nanaimo to move ahead with public works upgrades — forcing removal of supportive housing site - CBC

  10-03-2026 20:34 via news.google.com
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• Tofino RCMP seek public’s assistance in locating missing man

  10-03-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Tofino RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance locating Dustin Bauming.
  Bauming, 40, was last seen on March 2 in Tofino around Tonquin Trail and Industrial Way, according to an RCMP bulletin. An RCMP helicopter could be seen flying low along the coastline by the trail on Monday, March 9.
  Bauming is described as a 6’2” tall caucasian male with grey hair and blue eyes and weighing around 290lbs.
  Anyone with any information about Bauming’s whereabouts is urged to contact
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP seek public’s help to locate missing person Jorawar (Joey) Dosanjh - Indo-Canadian Voice

  10-03-2026 20:30 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo RCMP seek public’s help to locate missing person Jorawar (Joey) Dosanjh  Indo-Canadian Voice
  
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• Latest report says Nanaimo rental rates continue climb

  10-03-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. continues to lead Canada in falling rental rates, but Nanaimo may not yet be following the trend.
  According to a report released by Rental.ca Monday, March 9, average rents for all rental unit types are continuing to fall across most provinces, but B.C. is leading the country with a drop of 4.9 per cent to an average monthly rental rate of $2,375 across the province, followed by Ontario at 4.7 per cent; Alberta at 4.6 per cent; and Quebec at 3.1 per cent compared to 2025.
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• Nanaimo rents continue bucking national reduction trends - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 20:18 via news.google.com
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• Threat made to Chetwynd high school unfounded - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 20:17 via news.google.com
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• Former CBC anchor says the broadcaster ‘silenced and intimidated’ him - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 19:47 via news.google.com
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• B.C. snowpack near normal but some regions face drought risk - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 19:37 via news.google.com
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• First responders extract driver, dog from rolled SUV in Campbell River - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 19:32 via news.google.com
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• B.C. snowpack near normal but some regions face drought risk

  10-03-2026 19:32 via nanaimobulletin.com
  British Columbia’s provincial snow pack is slightly below normal, according to the latest information from the province.
  The Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin from March 1, released on March 10, showed the average snow pack is 91 per cent of normal levels, which is considerably higher than one year earlier, when the snow pack was 73 per cent of normal.
  However, some areas in the province are considerably lower than normal.
  The Skagit region is at 38 per cent of normal, Vancouver Island
  
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• Malcolm George Knapman

  10-03-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Died February 7, 2026
  Born September 14, 1942
  Malcolm Knapman of Nanaimo, BC passed away due to Vexas Syndrome, complicated by pneumonia. He went peacefully with no pain. He was born in Liverpool England. Predeceased by his parents George and June. Malcolm worked at Ontario Hydro upon landing in Canada, then moved to the island and was the Registrar at Camosun College from 1980 to 1997. He is survived by his wife, JoAnne of near 50 years, his daughters Catherine (John) and Wendy (Ray), four gran
  
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• George Shingera

  10-03-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  June 28, 1939 – February 06, 2026
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father George Shingera. Dad was born in Beausejour, Manitoba to Ukrainian immigrants Annie and Fred Szyngera. He was predeceased by his older siblings Peter Stuart and Helen Woodrow. Also predeceased by his first wife (our mom) Lisa and later his second wife Ann. Survived by his children Chris (Donna), Michelle, Tyler (Tanya), grandchildren Andrea, Brendan, Avery, great grandchild Keisha and step-
  
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• First responders extract driver, dog from rolled SUV in Campbell River

  10-03-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Just before 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 9 a Ford SUV traveling south on Alder by 6th Avenue was involved in a single driver accident that resulted in the vehicle being flipped on its roof.
  The driver and her dog were the only occupants and were taken by first responders for medical aid. According to Campbell River Fire and Rescue the driver was shaken and without any visual injuries. The dog also was OK though also shaken.
  Brian Takai, who lives just up from where the accident happened, said he cam
  
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• Minister says more than 7,000 Canadians have fled Middle East - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 19:27 via news.google.com
  Minister says more than 7,000 Canadians have fled Middle East  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• B.C. Premier Eby to meet U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra on Tuesday - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 19:22 via news.google.com
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• Threat made to Chetwynd high school unfounded

  10-03-2026 19:16 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A potential threat made against Chetwynd Secondary School has been deemed unfounded, according to RCMP.
  On March 6, Chetwynd RCMP received a report of a potential threat to the school via an anonymous email.
  The email detailed vague and unsubstantiated claims of ignored reports of a student attending school with a knife, said Cpl. Marika Masters of the Chetwynd RCMP.
  “Over the past several months, since an incident of school violence involving a group of students, the school has been dilig
  
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• B.C. Premier Eby to meet U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra on Tuesday

  10-03-2026 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby is meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra in Victoria on Tuesday afternoon.
  It was Hoekstra who requested the meeting, but Eby said he plans to use the occasion to push trade-related issues that are important to B.C.
  Eby said the number one issue he plans to raise with Hoekstra is softwood lumber duties.
  The effective average rate for softwood lumber exported from Canada to the United States is now 45 per cent, a rate the U.S. claims is justified because Cana
  
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• Police in Abbotsford, B.C., searching for suspects in sex assault - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 18:57 via news.google.com
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• Nanaimo RCMP seek help locating missing 25-year-old believed to be in mid-island region - Victoria Buzz

  10-03-2026 18:48 via news.google.com
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• Former Chilcotin chief guilty on 2 of 4 charges in historic sex crimes case

  10-03-2026 18:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  WARNING: This article contains details about a criminal sexual assault trial and may be disturbing to some readers. If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, contact the 24-hour Sexual Assault Support Crisis line at 1-877-954-6242 or the RCMP.
  Former Tsilhqot’in chief Ervin Charleyboy, whose legal first name is Irvine, was found guilty on two of four charges in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday, March 9.
  He was acquitted on the other two counts.
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• Mosaic Forest Management launching watershed pilot project in Cowichan - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 18:22 via news.google.com
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• Nanaimo RCMP looking for missing 25-year-old man - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 18:18 via news.google.com
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• JUNO nominee brings soulful sound to Duncan Showroom

  10-03-2026 18:18 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Lady sings the blues, and her name is Miss Emily.
  This multiple Maple Blues Award winning blues genre gem who was recently mentioned in Rolling Stone magazine, and is currently nominated for a JUNO for Best Blues Album of the Year will be gracing the Duncan Showroom stage on March 15 at 7:30 p.m.
  “I have played the Showroom many times and always love sharing space with the guys there,” said Emily. “The audiences are always so kind, and always full of music loving folks.”
  
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• New detection system in Chilliwack to cut highway-overpass strikes from overheight trucks

  10-03-2026 18:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Overpass strikes on Highway 1 could become a thing of the past with the introduction of the new “overheight-detection system” being installed in Chilliwack as a test site for the technology at the No. 3 Road overpass.
  “Overheight collisions are entirely preventable,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Transportation and Transit. “This new system will help ensure overheight commercial drivers get advanced warning before reaching the overpass.
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• Cowichan transit workers warn another strike possible - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 18:17 via news.google.com
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• Nanaimo RCMP looking for missing 25-year-old man

  10-03-2026 18:16 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Nanaimo RCMP is requesting the public to help locate a 25-year-old Jorawar (Joey) Dosanjh, who has not been seen since Feb. 28.
  The missing man is from the Lower Mainland and, according to Nanaimo RCMP, is believed to have travelled to the mid-Island, and was reported missing March 2.
  Dosanjh is South Asian, 6 feet tall, with black hair and has a full arm sleeve tattoo and full leg sleeve tattoo.
  Anyone with information on the missing 25-year-old’s whereabouts, is asked to contact the
  
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• Mosaic Forest Management launching watershed pilot project in Cowichan

  10-03-2026 18:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Mosaic Forest Management is testing a new approach to forest management in the Koksilah watershed.
  The forest company is launching a multi-year pilot program on its private lands in the watershed to demonstrate how working forests can deliver both economic performance and environmental resilience by integrating watershed services, carbon programs, renewable energy, recreation and real estate activities alongside timber production.
  The Koksilah River has been experiencing persistent problems in r
  
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• Cowichan transit workers warn another strike possible

  10-03-2026 18:12 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Without meaningful collective bargaining, the Cowichan Valley could face another transit strike in as soon as two years, according to a union spokesman.
  Doug Drummond, a member of the Unifor union that represents transit workers in the Cowichan region, told the board at the Cowichan Valley Regional District at its meeting on Feb. 25 that the current contract with their employer, Transdev Canada, expires on March 31, 2028.
  He said Transdev is a for-profit company that did not have any incentive t
  
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• Rally at Surrey border park to mark 1st anniversary of peaceful protests

  10-03-2026 18:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It’s been a year since Canadians and Americans began gathering at Peace Arch Park in an across-the-border show of friendship and solidarity, in response to increasingly divisive comments coming out of the White House.
  With, sadly, no end in sight to the incentive behind Peace, Love and a Handshake, the determination of those who have continued to peacefully gather hasn’t wavered.
  “It feels so important for me to be there,” Janice Young, a retired Peninsula United Church m
  
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• Canada scores massive win over defending wheelchair curling champs at Paralympics

  10-03-2026 17:52 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Make it five straight wins for Team Canada in wheelchair curling at the 2026 Paralympics in Italy.
  Spallumcheen’s Ina Forrest and her Canadian comrades improved to 5-0 in the wee hours Pacific time Tuesday, March 10, with a massive 9-4 win over the defending champs from China.
  The loss was the first of the tournament for the Chinese.
  Canada scored two in the first end and upped its lead to 3-0 with a steal of one point in the third.
  China would tie the game with a three-spot in the fourth.
  
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• Former assistant testifies at Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 17:36 via news.google.com
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• New mental health crisis helpline for people aged 13+ launches in Kelowna

  10-03-2026 16:07 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Kelowna residents who are experiencing mental health crises or know someone who needs help can now call a mobile crisis response program.
  ​Crisis Response, Community-Led (CRCL) is a crisis response helpline launched by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Kelowna, which responds to mental health and substance use related crises.
  It begins taking calls on March 10 and will respond to crises by offering support, de-escalation, follow-up care, and connection to health and social serv
  
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• Expect up to 4 cm of snow, challenging driving conditions across Vancouver Island

  10-03-2026 14:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Drivers in particular should get ready for a second unpredictable day of weather on Vancouver IslandThe entire Island and Lower Mainland are set for snow among other things, Tuesday (March 10) and Wednesday, according to Environment Canada.A cold, unstable air mass is bringing a risk of snow down to sea level. Accumulations will be highly variable over short distances and will impact the morning commute, forecasters say in a special weather statement.Over Vancouver Island, inland areas and espec
  
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• VIU volleyball teams headed to CCAA championship tournaments - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  10-03-2026 13:56 via news.google.com
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• Alleged Parksville COVID vaccine violator wins court battle - NanaimoNewsNOW

  10-03-2026 13:33 via news.google.com
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• VIU volleyball teams headed to CCAA championship tournaments

  10-03-2026 13:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Vancouver Island University Mariners’ volleyball teams have their sights set on being the best in the country.
  The Mariners women’s team hopes to build on its gold performance and the men on their silver at the PacWest volleyball championships last month. Both are bound for their respective Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournaments.
  The women will be hosted by Providence University College in Niverville, Man. from Wednesday-Saturday, March 11-14. VIU took bron
  
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