Nanaimo news

• Organizers expanding Go By Bike Week area beyond Nanaimo

  19-09-2026 23:13 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The call for people to use active transportation next week is going past Nanaimo boundaries.
  During Go By Bike Week, on until Saturday, Sept. 26, people are asked to choose bicycles as a travel method, and unlike past years, Nanaimo Area Cycling Coalition is organizing and encouraging people in Parksville, Qualicum, Gabriola Island and Ladysmith to join their Nanaimo counterparts.
  People that are interested are asked to register at https://logmyride.gobybikebc.ca/register, with opportunities to
  
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• B.C. government partners with UBC, McGill to develop life-saving gene therapy for Surrey boy

  19-09-2026 22:19 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Ministry of Health annouced Saturday (Sept. 19) that it would work with two Canadian universities to create a personalized gene-editing therapy for a young Surrey boy battling a rare, progressive neurodegenerative disease.
  Gurmoh is a joyful three-year-old boy from Surrey who dreams of becoming a firefighter one day and drives his toy truck around the house while “proudly wearing his fire hat,” but his parents say time is not on his side.
  Gurmoh was diagnosed with spastic paraple
  
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• B.C. arrest involving less-lethal weapons, police dog sparks IIO probe

  19-09-2026 21:37 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  An arrest in Saanich involving the deployment of “less-lethal use of force weapons and a police service dog” has sparked an investigation from the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO).
  The police watchdog is appealing for witnesses to the arrest which took place outside a Saanich home on Woodhall Drive Sept. 18.
  The IIO says Saanich Police Department responded to a call shortly after 10 p.m., about a man involved in a possible assault at the home. Members of the Greater Vict
  
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel

  19-09-2026 20:07 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  To the editor,
  On September 8, Canada’s government implemented retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.
  Since the trade talks in Washington failed a couple of weeks ago, there have been many heated exchanges between the White House and elected officials in Canada, with each side blaming the other for their last-minute breakdown. After negotiating for three weeks, the trade agreement was supposedly settled and almost ready to be signed, when suddenly it wasn’t; that’s when the poop reall
  
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• Duck Paterson bids farewell to Ladysmith council after 38 years of service

  19-09-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  After more than 38 years at the council table, Duck Paterson is officially saying goodbye to municipal politics in Ladysmith.
  Paterson attended his final in person meeting as a councillor on Sept. 8, using his last opportunity at the Committee of the Whole table to reflect on what he hopes will continue long after his departure.
  In particular, Paterson spoke about the relationship between the Town of Ladysmith and Stz’uminus First Nation, saying he hopes the two communities will continue w
  
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• COLUMN: No shortage of council contenders

  19-09-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  I’m always amazed at how many people want to throw their hats in the ring to sit at Nanaimo’s council table each municipal election.
  Mind you, I think it’s great that so many citizens in the city are civic-minded enough to want to dedicate their time and effort to the betterment of their community (at least I hope that’s the motivation), but I’ve covered municipal politics for most of my writing career, and I know what’s involved.
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• Headline history: $175K loan to help boost Nanaimo hospital’s efficiency in ’95

  19-09-2026 03:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Much like officials from contemporary Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, peers from days gone by sought efficiency.
  A story from the Dec. 21, 1995 issue of the Nanaimo News Bulletin stated that the B.C. Ministry of Health of the day provided NRGH with a $175,500 loan through the Health Innovation Incentive program to “improve efficiencies.” The money went towards the purchase of “an automated carousel inventory system to replace the fixed racking system for storage and retrieva
  
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• Golf rivalry returns to Langford for Indigenous Challenge Cup

  19-09-2026 00:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A cross-country golf battle is returning to Bear Mountain.
  The 2026 Indigenous Challenge Cup runs from Sept. 22 to 24, pitting eight of British Columbia’s top Indigenous golfers against a squad of Ontario’s best.
  The match play showdown features four men and four women on each side.
  In the first three editions, the home team has won all three occasions. B.C. captured the first two events at Bear Mountain in 2023 and 2024, before Ontario snagged the 2025 title at Taboo Muskoka.
  The ac
  
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