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• Kelowna man faces life sentence for 2023 murder, parole eligibility to be decided

  03-10-2026 01:57 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  This article discusses intimate partner violence and may be triggering to some readers. If you or someone you know is experiencing violence or abuse contact the Kelowna Women’s Shelter 24/7 support line at 250-763-1040 or text 236-970-0704. In an emergency, call 911.A Kelowna man will spend life behind bars for the murder, however, it’s yet to be decided when he could be eligible for parole.
  Brandon Davina appeared in a Kelowna Supreme Court on Friday, Oct. 2, to be sentenced for the
  
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• ‘An investment B.C. has to make’: Conservatives aim to increase wildfire protection

  03-10-2026 01:48 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The B.C. Conservatives are pledging to expand the province’s wildfire-fighting arsenal, saying the plan would largely pay for itself.
  Interim Leader Lorne Doerkson and Penticton-Summerland candidate Tracy St. Claire met Faulder resident Joel Patan at his burned-out family home on Oct. 2.
  The house and the surrounding area were destroyed by the Bald Range wildfire that erupted on Aug. 7.
  “At 5:25 that evening, my neighbour texted me that there was a fire about 11 kilometres west of us
  
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• Gail Hall (nee Matte)

  03-10-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  I MISS YOU SISTER
  In Loving Memory ~
  May 9, 1950 – September 28, 2025
  I thought of you with love today But that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday And days before that too.
  I think of you in silence
  I often speak your name All I have are memories And your picture in a frame. Your memory is my keepsake With which I’ll never part God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart.
  
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• Eby announces B.C. grocery ‘price guard’ during Kelowna visit

  03-10-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Campaigning ahead of the 2026 snap provincial election, B.C. NDP Leader David Eby promised an NDP government would provide “price guards” on grocery essentials.The “price guard” on groceries he announced on Friday (Oct. 2) in front of the Kane Road Save-On-Foods in Kelowna would cap profit margins on essentials like milk, eggs, cheese, butter, and poultry as well as protect independent grocers.
  He said a B.C. family of four is spending more than $17,500 on groceries each
  
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• B.C. Conservatives, NDP in tight election race, polling suggests

  03-10-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Recent polling indicates a tight race between the B.C. Conservatives and the B.C. NDP three weeks ahead of the provincial election, while suggesting marginal support for the BC Greens, CentreBC and OneBC.A survey of recent polling paints a picture of a two-horse race, with the Conservatives and NDP within a few percentage points of one another, and different polls indicating a different marginal frontrunner.An online poll conducted by Innovative Research Group from Sept. 25 to 28 found 41 per ce
  
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• Nanaimo Aquatic Centre reopens Oct. 5

  03-10-2026 00:46 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Get your swimming gear on as the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre is set to reopen on Monday, Oct. 5, after the facility underwent $13.7-million in upgrades and renovations over the summer months.
  The project’s budget includes $3.9 million in provincial and federal government funding, with City of Nanaimo contributing the rest.
  During the summer, the municipality completed significant work throughout the facility, including the installation of a new interactive and accessible water feature, replacem
  
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• B.C. Greens release food production, toxic drug crisis policies

  03-10-2026 00:25 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The B.C. Greens have released two more party platforms around support for local food production and farmers and its toxic drug policy.
  Leader Emily Lowan made the two separate announcements in Greater Victoria Thursday (Oct. 1), alongside former B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe, the party’s candidate for Saanich South.
  Lapointe will be going up against NDP candidate Richard Zussman, a former journalist, and Conservative Cathie Ounsted. The seat was held by Lana Popham, who was first electe
  
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