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• Man charged with arson after van set on fire at Nanaimo Hullo Ferry terminal - Cloverdale Reporter

  16-03-2026 23:49 via news.google.com
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• Man charged with manslaughter in weekend homicide in Surrey, B.C. - NanaimoNewsNOW

  16-03-2026 23:11 via news.google.com
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• VIDEO: Meteor confirmed in Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley incident

  16-03-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It was a meteor about the size of a big beach ball, moving at close to 98 times the speed of sound.
  That’s according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) concerning the fireball that lit up the sky and shook the ground in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley on March 3.
  Data from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper on the GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) 18 satellite shows the meteor became visible 58 miles (98 km) over
  
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• Captain David Henry Johns - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  16-03-2026 22:34 via news.google.com
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• Nanaimo awarded B and D level provincial ball hockey tournament - NanaimoNewsNOW

  16-03-2026 22:26 via news.google.com
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• Abby the purring machine ready for her forever home - NanaimoNewsNOW

  16-03-2026 22:01 via news.google.com
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• Lake Cowichan artist Robert Burke presents solo show ‘A Progressive Identity’

  16-03-2026 21:32 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Indigenous artists often highlight themes of decolonization, connection to the land, resilience, as well as the reclamation of history. Lake Cowichan artist Robert Burke presents his latest and free exhibit ‘A Progressive Identity’ in the lower gallery of the Cowichan Public Art Gallery from March 13 to May 30.
  Born in Fort Smith, N.W.T., Burke has had quite the storied life, including being abandoned by family, as well as the trauma of residential schools, and the loneliness of bein
  
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• Captain David Henry Johns

  16-03-2026 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Captain David Henry Johns, born in Temiscaminque, Quebec on March 14th, 1941, passed away Feb 17, 2026 at his home in Lakeside Gardens in Nanaimo, BC.
  David started his career as a Mariner with the RCMP Marine Division in BC and was with them from 1959 to 1963 at which time he joined the Canadian Coast Guard. He had a distinguished career with the Coast Guard, with positions that included Manager of Fleet Systems and Manager of Arctic Operations involving the Polar 8 Icebreaker Program and retir
  
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• Nancy Nionna June Amos - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  16-03-2026 21:17 via news.google.com
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• Margaret, (Margie) McGuire - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  16-03-2026 21:12 via news.google.com
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• Man charged with arson after van set on fire at Nanaimo Hullo Ferry terminal

  16-03-2026 20:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  One man is facing a charge of arson after he allegedly set fire to a utility van on the Hullo Ferry dock in Nanaimo.
  Nanaimo Fire Rescue and RCMP responded to the scene of the fire just after 4 p.m. on Friday, March 13.
  Reserve Const. Gary O’Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman, said a crowd of passengers were at the terminal waiting for the Hullo Ferry that was scheduled to arrive from Vancouver at 4:30 p.m.
  “Witnesses said they saw an individual who was acting erratically. He jumped the b
  
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• Nanaimo and Oceanside expected to be spared worst of extended downpour - NanaimoNewsNOW

  16-03-2026 20:21 via news.google.com
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• B.C.’s largest solar facility proposed in South Okanagan - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  16-03-2026 20:07 via news.google.com
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• B.C.’s largest solar facility proposed in South Okanagan

  16-03-2026 20:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Just outside Penticton, a proposal is taking shape for what may become the largest solar facility the province has seen.
  The Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen’s board of directors is being asked for their support for Alberta-based Ascetes Power’s Investigative Use Licence to develop a 1,374-hectare solar power array in the mountains northeast of Okanagan Falls and directly east of Penticton.
  The scale of the proposal dwarfs the solar generation in the province to date. The Su
  
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• Oilers optimistic injured Draisaitl will return soon for playoff pursuit - NanaimoNewsNOW

  16-03-2026 19:47 via news.google.com
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• Nancy Nionna June Amos

  16-03-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  April 26, 1947 – March 6, 2026
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Nancy Amos (Owens), who departed this world peacefully on March 6, 2026, after a brief stay in the hospital, lovingly surrounded by her family and friends. Born On April 26, 1947, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nancy was a beacon of warmth and kindness to all who had the privilege of knowing her.
  Nancy was the cherished daughter of Gerrry Owens and Margaret Johnston, who instilled
  
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• Margaret, (Margie) McGuire

  16-03-2026 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  June 20, 1934 – February 27, 2026
  It is with sadness that the family of Margie announces her peaceful passing. Born in Glasgow Scotland, Margie came to Canada with her young family in 1967, where they added another daughter to the family. Living first in Alberta, the family moved to Nanaimo in May of 1973. Margie was a child in the UK during WW2, experiencing nightly air raids. This experience contributed to her life long strength. She was proud of being a pioneer of wor
  
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• Heli-skier death near Golden, B.C., prompts investigation

  16-03-2026 19:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A heli-skiing company based in Golden is confirming that a guest died last Saturday, while on a guided expedition in the Columbia Mountains, due to a tree well incident.
  In a release sent to Black Press Media, Great Canadian Heli-Skiing (GCH) reported that the single fatality occurred March 14 in the northern Selkirk Mountains.
  Wells under a tree’s branches don’t get as much snow as their surroundings, resulting in holes or loose snow around the tree trunk that can endanger recreatio
  
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• Death of snowboarder heli-skiing near Golden, B.C., prompts investigation

  16-03-2026 19:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A heli-skiing company based in Golden is confirming that a guest snowboarder died Saturday, while on a guided expedition in the Columbia Mountains, due to a tree well incident.
  In a release sent to Black Press Media, Great Canadian Heli-Skiing (GCH) reported that the single fatality occurred March 14 in the northern Selkirk Mountains.
  Wells under a tree’s branches don’t get as much snow as their surroundings, resulting in holes or loose snow around the tree trunk that can endanger re
  
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• Abbotsford-Langley MLA drops out of Conservative leadership race

  16-03-2026 18:57 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Langley-Abbotsford MLA Harman Bhangu has withdrawn from the B.C. Conservative leadership race and announced his endorsement of candidate Caroline Elliott.
  In a social media post on Monday (March 16), Bhangu said he is supporting Elliott, a political commentator and former B.C. United vice-president based in North Vancouver.
  “She shares our values, she can unite Conservatives, and she’s the only candidate who can defeat David Eby and the NPD,” he said.
  Elliott declared her candi
  
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• B.C. sheds 20,200 jobs in February, with young workers bearing the brunt

  16-03-2026 18:51 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. shed 20,200 jobs last month, according to the latest Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada.
  This includes 32,500 full-time job losses, partially offset by 12,300 added part-time jobs. Job losses were highest among those aged 15 to 24, a demographic that accounted for 13,600 total job losses, 11,700 of which were full-time positions.
  But the unemployment rate remained steady at 6.1 per cent as people also either stopped looking for work or left the province.
  These job losses were part o
  
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• Abbotsford MLA Bruce Banman withdraws from B.C. Tory leadership bid

  16-03-2026 18:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman has withdrawn from the B.C. Conservative leadership race and is now endorsing candidate Yuri Fulmer.
  In the announcement made on Sunday (March 15), Banman said he will now serve as Fulmer’s campaign co-chair.
  Banman said the decision comes after “careful consideration of what the party needs to win and what British Columbia needs in the years ahead.”
  He said the Conservatives need a “fresh face who can inject new energy” into the pa
  
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• Former VIJHL forward launches team-based golf league in Greater Victoria - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  16-03-2026 18:07 via news.google.com
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• Former VIJHL forward launches team-based golf league in Greater Victoria

  16-03-2026 18:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A lot of players trade their sticks for clubs when their junior hockey days wrap up. But when David Edgar made the switch, he found out that booking random tee times doesn’t exactly replace the competitive camaraderie of a hockey season.
  Now, the 23-year-old Victoria man is hoping to shake up the Island’s golf scene with a new league designed to bring casual players into the competitive fold.
  The Vancouver Island Golf League is beginning to take shape ahead of a planned launch in spr
  
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• River watch: ‘Prolonged periods of heavy rain’ on the way for Vancouver Island

  16-03-2026 14:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Victoria to just north of Campbell River area are under high stream advisories while the rest of the Island faces a flood watch as an atmospheric river descends on the region.
  An atmospheric river will remain over the south coast until Wednesday (March 18) bringing prolonged periods of heavy rain, according to Environment Canada. With freezing levels near 2000 to 3000 metres, snowmelt from higher elevations may increase the impacts associated with this rainfall event. The heaviest rainfall is ex
  
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• Qualicum Beach author celebrating book launch in Nanaimo - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  16-03-2026 13:56 via news.google.com
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• Maintenance work zapping power to some Nanaimo-area BC Hydro customers - NanaimoNewsNOW

  16-03-2026 13:37 via news.google.com
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• Qualicum Beach author celebrating book launch in Nanaimo

  16-03-2026 13:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Susan Blacklin’s Water Justice: What You Don’t Know Could Kill You will be released on World Water Day, with a promo event in Nanaimo scheduled days later.
  With World Water Day, serving to recognize water as a basic human right, the Sunday before, Blacklin will present her book on Wednesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. at the Beban Park Social Centre.
  The book is the latest by the Qualicum Beach resident and clean water activist, who previously documented her own experience without clean wate
  
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• Foegele making a positive first impression with surging Senators - NanaimoNewsNOW

  16-03-2026 10:07 via news.google.com
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• Canadiens searching for ‘best hockey’ as defensive woes prove costly - NanaimoNewsNOW

  16-03-2026 10:07 via news.google.com
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• VIDEO: Basketball players travel from across B.C. to play in all-native tournament

  16-03-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  It was a long trip for the Nuxalk Baby Thunders U10 team, who spent more than 10 hours driving from Bella Coola to the Langley Events Centre for the opening ceremonies of the 2026 Junior All Native Tournament (JANT).
  “We’re tired,” said manager Wilma Schooner.
  But they were all smiling as they waited outside the LEC, with hundreds of other young competitors from across B.C., for their turn to make an entrance.
  “You’ve got another hour,” Schooner cautioned the
  
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• Kalle Eriksson heads home to Kimberley with three medals after Paralympic debut

  16-03-2026 00:52 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Kimberley’s Kalle Eriksson and his guide Sierra Smith have won three medals in the Milano-Cortina Paralympics.
  This is the Paralympic debut for the duo, who started things out with a silver medal on Saturday in the men’s visually impaired downhill, hitting a time of 1.18.11 and marking the first medal for Canada of the event.
  They then followed this up with a bronze medal in the men’s visually impaired Super-G for their second podium in two events.
  Eriksson has been a para-athl
  
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• Kalle Eriksson heads home to Kimberley with 3 medals after Paralympic debut

  16-03-2026 00:52 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Kimberley’s Kalle Eriksson and his guide Sierra Smith have won three medals in the Milano-Cortina Paralympics.
  This is the Paralympic debut for the duo, who started things out with a silver medal on Saturday in the men’s visually impaired downhill, hitting a time of 1.18.11 and marking the first medal for Canada of the event.
  They then followed this up with a bronze medal in the men’s visually impaired Super-G for their second podium in two events.
  Eriksson has been a para-athl
  
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• 81 year old charged with murder in Port Alberni - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  16-03-2026 00:50 via news.google.com
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• Boulder hits semi driver on Highway 1 near Revelstoke

  16-03-2026 00:12 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The bad luck of Friday the 13th struck a semi driver when a falling boulder caused a single-vehicle crash.
  At approximately 8:45 p.m. on March 13, Revelstoke RCMP and other emergency personnel responded to a report of a boulder falling onto a semi truck on Highway 1 near Three Valley Gap.
  “The rock struck the truck, causing it to leave the roadway and come to a rest in the ditch,” media relations officer Corp. Brett Urano said in a release. “The driver sustained minor injuries
  
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