Nanaimo news

• Nanaimo’s former poet laureate would like to see local writers highlighted on plaques

  03-07-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A campaign is underway that would see local poets and authors recognized on public plaques as part of a national initiative called Project Bookmark Canada.
  Kamal Parmar, Nanaimo’s former poet laureate, and Arlene Blundell, cultural award recipient, spoke to city council at its meeting on June 22 asking for the city’s support to begin installing poster-sized bookmark plaques around Nanaimo.
  Parmar explained that Project Bookmark Canada is a nationally registered charitable organizatio
  
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• Alberta government submits West Coast pipeline application

  03-07-2026 02:58 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Alberta has officially submitted an application to the federal Major Projects Office for listing as a project of national interest to build a new pipeline to the West Coast.
  The proposed pipeline runs through southern British Columbia, largely following the existing Trans Mountain pipeline corridor to a deep-water, VLCC-capable port terminal on B.C.’s southwest coast.
  To facilitate this project, Alberta’s government will enter into a partnership with Trans Mountain Corporation and Pe
  
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• ‘Put on the map’: Blue Jays gift $50K to Victoria baseball, softball academy

  03-07-2026 02:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A wave of disbelief hit Graham Campbell when a former major league outfielder told him the Toronto Blue Jays were sending a major grant to Saanich.
  The Blue Jays and Jays Care Foundation are donating $50,000 to the Lambrick Park Baseball and Softball Academy. The funds are part of the Jays Care First Pitch Fund, distributing $300,000 across Canada to celebrate the franchise’s 50th season.The local academy was selected for the financial boost by former major league outfielder and 2004 Lambr
  
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• VIU tech diploma program modernized and includes cybersecurity and AI

  03-07-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  An upgraded technology program will spotlight cybersecurity and AI, says Vancouver Island University.
  After VIU benched the web and mobile development diploma program for a year to conduct a comprehensive analysis, it has given way to the business information technology systems diploma, stated a press release, with “a stronger focus on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and business skills.”
  The two-year diploma melds technical training with functional, hands-on projects, with th
  
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• PHOTOS: Vancouver Canucks draftees get first taste of action at Abbotsford camp

  03-07-2026 01:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The public got its first look at the new class of Vancouver Canucks in action on Thursday (July 2) as the team held a three-on-three scrimmage at Rogers Forum.
  The mini tournament capped off a development camp in Abbotsford, which included 25 players hoping to skate for the Canucks in the upcoming season.
  Included among the group was the third overall pick of the 2026 NHL Draft, Caleb Malhotra, who is also the son of new Canucks head coach Manny Malhotra.
  In addition to running various shooting,
  
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• Campbell Riverite goes from local mascot to Trooper drummer

  03-07-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  “I’ve never played a Trooper song in my life and I’d rather keep it that way.”
  That’s what Clayton Hill told a bandmate during a 2006 fill-in gig in Quesnel, moments before floundering his way through the classic rock staple We’re Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time). Less than a day later, he got a phone call on his Nokia that would change his life, an invitation to audition as the new drummer for Trooper, one of Canada’s most enduring rock bands.
  Hil
  
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• Man dead after Cranbrook arrest, police watchdog investigating

  03-07-2026 01:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  B.C.’s police watchdog agency is investigating after a man died at East Kootenay Regional Hospital after being taken into custody following a police incident on June 27.
  According to the Independent Investigations Office, preliminary information provided by RCMP states that around 9:15 p.m. on June 27, 2026, officers responded to a call about a man on the roof of a building near the intersection of Briar Avenue and 5th Street.
  Police arrived and located the man, who was in possession of we
  
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• Machleary-Campbell intersection in Nanaimo closed into next week

  03-07-2026 00:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The city is advising of a temporary traffic change for people driving near Sid Gyro Park into next week.
  In a social media post, the city said the intersection at Campbell and Machleary streets will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. on Friday, July 3 to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, to accommodate a community art project.
  Only local traffic will be allowed on streets approaching the intersection, the city said, and people should travel through different routes.
  The community art project, led by the
  
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• Surrey judge sets 4-year sentence for driving ‘rampage’ that led to 13 crashes, 9 victims injured

  03-07-2026 00:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A Surrey provincial court judge has sentenced Harinder Singh Sihota to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing bodily harm to two people, dangerous driving and failing to remain at the scene of a crash that occurred late at night on Sept. 16, 2023.
  With credit for time served, Sihota has 874 days left to serve.
  Judge Reginald Harris also ordered Sihota, a 41-year-old heavy duty mechanic, to pay to victims Stacey Johnson $26,845.98 and Krystle Zimmer $12,543.07 in
  
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