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• Whitecaps are best in west heading into MLS playoffs, Game 1 at home Nov. 22

  31-10-2026 23:00 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  Vancouver Whitecaps FC are best in the west for the first time in club history, clinching first place in the MLS Western Conference, with playoffs three weeks from now.
  The soccer club will open the 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs at home Sunday, Nov. 22 at BC Place in Game 1 of a best-of-three series. Kickoff time will be confirmed at a later date. Game tickets are sold on ticketmaster.ca/whitecaps.
  Vancouver will face the winner of the Western Conference wild card match between the eighth and ninth seed
  
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• GoFundMe established after Nanaimo bus driver, soccer dad, dies in Ghana

  31-10-2026 21:00 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  Family members and the soccer community are mourning after a Nanaimo man died unexpectedly in Ghana.
  A GoFundMe has been established for Peter Dadzie, a Regional District of Nanaimo bus driver and father who leaves behind wife Sam and three children – sons Marshall and Maxwell, Vancouver Island University Mariners men’s soccer players, and daughter Millie-Mai.
  Speaking from Australia, Millie-Mai said Peter had a great sense of humour and was a huge supporter of Nanaimo United FC. She was sho
  
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Have we chosen the wrong time for British Columbia?

  31-10-2026 19:00 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  To the editor,
  I support ending the twice-yearly clock changes. But adopting permanent daylight saving time rather than permanent standard time raises important questions about children’s safety, mental health and economic costs.
  As a Nanaimo family physician for over 30 years, my immediate concern is for our children. During the darkest weeks of winter, sunrise in Nanaimo will occur shortly after 9 a.m. Many children will be walking, cycling or waiting for school buses before sunrise.
  An Octo
  
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• Wilderness International Canada protects 1,250 acres of rainforest on Read Island 

  31-10-2026 18:00 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  Wilderness International Canada (WIC) has purchased 1,250 acres of forest and wetlands on Read Island, protecting a significant area of coastal rainforest in B.C.’s Discovery Islands.The milestone was achieved through two rounds of acquisitions between May and August of 2026, bringing together 11 properties conservation area.The protected landscape encompassess mature second-growth forest, remnant old-growth trees, rare woodland ecosystems, and extensive wetlands, including a peat bog complex.
  
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• COLUMN: Some jobs harder than others

  31-10-2026 13:30 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  Cooling weather and shorter days at this time of year always reminds me of my experiences working in a sawmill at Duke Point in the 1990s.
  I got the position at the end of summer and it was the hardest job I’ve ever worked at, and I’ve been employed at a number of physically demanding jobs over my long work career.
  We worked 12-hour shifts at the mill, and my shift started at 4 p.m. and ended at 4 a.m., five days a week.
  I worked on what is known as the green chain, in which lumber of differ
  
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• Ladysmith Family and Friends Society receives $25,000 for food security initiatives

  31-10-2026 13:00 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  The Ladysmith Family and Friends Society is receiving $25,000 to expand its food security programs through Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund.
  The funding will support the society’s efforts to increase food recovery, preservation and distribution capacity through the purchase of new equipment, garden enhancements and food security programming.
  The Ladysmith organization is one of 83 rural community projects across Canada receiving a share of $1.5 million in funding announced by FCC o
  
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• QUIZ: A celebration of Halloween horrors

  31-10-2026 12:50 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  Halloween, on Oct. 31, is a time for tricks, treats, costumes and plenty of scary movies.
  There are a lot of Halloween-themed images at this time of year, from the Great Pumpkin in the Peanuts comic strip to villains in numerous horror movies.
  Are you ready for Halloween? How much do you know about the traditions and culture associated with this day of the year?
  Put your Halloween knowledge to the test with these 13 questions.
  Good luck.
  
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• Headline history: RDN’s purchase of Moorcroft Camp well received in 2011

  31-10-2026 00:00 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  The purchase of the Moorcroft Camp property in Nanoose by the Regional District of Nanaimo in 2011 was considered a great accomplishment by nature lovers and recreationalists at the time.
  The 85-acre virtually pristine waterfront property was home to an all-girls camp, which was begun by Gertrude Moore in 1934, until the United Church of Canada bought it in 1955 and established Moorcraft Camp, which was first a summer camp and then became a year-round camp for retreats, school and community grou
  
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