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• Attorney General comments on rural B.C., Indigenous land rights issues in Revelstoke interview

  22-07-2026 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  On an unofficial visit to Revelstoke last Saturday, July 18, Attorney General Niki Sharma connected with Black Press Media to share her remarks on rural B.C. and what legal issues are front of mind for the province.
  Sharma, MLA for Vancouver—Hastings, grew up in Sparwood and is no stranger to small-town mountain life somewhere such as Revelstoke.
  “Coming to this place, it’s just part of our lifestyle, to connect with these mountain towns,” she said, chatting in the Revels
  
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• Man dead in North Vancouver RCMP shooting after he allegedly got into police vehicle

  22-07-2026 18:22 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A man is dead in a police shooting in North Vancouver Tuesday and B.C.’s police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., is now investigating.North Vancouver RCMP responded to reports of a man with an edged weapon allegedly threatening people in a business at Westview Plaza in the 2600-block of Westview Drive around 1:12 p.m. on July 21.
  He then exited the business and allegedly entered a vehicle in the parking lot and collided with multiple parked vehicles, B.C. RCMP said
  
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• Wildfires close portions of Highway 1, 3

  22-07-2026 18:19 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Closures to portions of Highway 1 and 3 remain in effect on Wednesday morning (July 22) due to wildfires near Boston Bar and Manning Park respectively.
  Highway 1 is closed for a 41.2-kilometre stretch between Hell’s Gate and Boston Bar
  According to Drive BC, the wildfire burning north of Hells Gate is in close proximity to the highway. The new wildfire is south of the Ainslie Creek and Brunswick Creek wildfires.
  Meanwhile, Highway 3 is closed between Sunshine Valley and Manning Park due to
  
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• Nanaimo will contribute $75,000 towards an affordable housing pilot project

  22-07-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The city will contribute $75,000 to the Nanaimo Prosperity Corporation as part of an effort to increase the number of affordable-housing units in the municipality, but some council members have expressed reservations.
  At the council meeting on Monday, July 20, Coun. Tyler Brown said he strongly opposes committing the funding to an initiative which would see up to 400 non-market housing units sold at 40 per cent below market value within the next two years as part of a pilot project.
  He said he a
  
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• Amber Alert activated for 4-year-old boy reportedly taken by mother from West Kelowna

  22-07-2026 08:19 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  UPDATE: 12:30 a.m.
  RCMP in Langley previously reported four-year-old Ryan Atlas Andrews (Atlas) missing on July 16.
  Police say Atlas was believed to be with his mother, Alisse Andrews, and that they were last seen on July 15.
  No Amber Alert was issued at this time.
  However, on Monday, July 20, RCMP issued a statement that Atlas Andrews was found safe.
  Then on July 22, BC RCMP activated a province-wide Amber Alert for the boy, reporting Alisse Andrews to be the suspect in the child’s disapp
  
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• More evacuation orders as new fire near Boston Bar grows to 1,000 hectares

  22-07-2026 08:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  UPDATE 11 p.m.
  The new fire south of Boston Bar discovered on Tuesday (July 21) has grown to 1,000 hectares, and the Fraser Valley Regional District has expanded evacuation orders and alerts in the area.
  The fire — V11090 — continues to spread rapidly.An evacuation order has been issued for properties south of Boston Bar on the east side of the river, on Scuzzy Creek FSR on the west side of the river, and for Hell’s Gate on Highway 1. An evacuation alert has been issued for pro
  
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• Amber Alert activated for 4 year old boy reportedly taken by mother from West Kelowna

  22-07-2026 07:19 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  An Amber Alert is being issued to locate a four-year-old boy reported missing from West Kelowna on July 21.
  RCMP are investigating the parental abduction of Atlas Andrews and issued the alert just after midnight on July 22.Ryan Atlas Andrews (Atlas) is described as:
  * Age: four years old
  * Hair: Brown
  * Eyes: Hazel
  * Race: Caucasian* Descriptors: 3 feet tall and 51 pounds
  Police are also looking for Alisse Andrews who is described as:
  • Age: 40-years-old• Hair: Brown
  • Eyes: Brown
  
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• Witness testifies to seeing Khan murder suspect in SUV on Nanaimo road

  22-07-2026 03:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The man charged in the shooting and killing Yasin Khan in 2021 was spotted on a rural road off Nanaimo Parkway the day of the murder, a witness testified.
  Ronald Joseph Campbell, 42 when charged with first-degree murder in 2024, is on trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo in relation to the death of Khan, who was shot and killed at the parking lot of Wendy’s on May 20, 2021.
  In their opening argument on Monday, July 20, Nick Barber and Gregory Furmaniuk, Crown counsel, said evidence will
  
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• Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee MP vocal over provincial strategy ‘failures’

  22-07-2026 02:04 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  As the Member of Parliament (MP) for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee, Scott Anderson vows not to stay silent because issues may fall under another level of government.
  Standing in front of Vernon city council Monday, July 20, Anderson – who served from 2014 to 2022 as a Vernon councillor before losing the 2022 mayoral election to Victor Cumming – said he’ll speak up when provincial or municipal decisions affect the people he now represents.
  And he spoke loud.
  Appearing before coun
  
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• Island Health warns of measles in Nanaimo

  22-07-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Island Health has confirmed a single measles case in the Nanaimo region.
  Island Health Public Health is following up directly with individuals who are known to have been exposed to the case at specific locations.
  In a press release issued on Tuesday, July 21, Island Health stated that the risk to the broader public is considered low.
  However, if someone was at a number of locations during certain times, they may have been exposed to measles.
  This includes Woodgrove Centre on July 12 between 12 p
  
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• ‘Not a chance in hell’ that B.C. is putting U.S. liquor back on shelves: Eby

  22-07-2026 01:44 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Premier David Eby is standing firm on his government’s decision to keep American alcohol products off B.C. Liquor Store shelves.
  “There is not a chance in hell that U.S. alcohol is going back on the shelf in British Columbia – and I’m proud of that and I know that British Columbians support that.”
  Eby was in Charlottetown Tuesday for the beginning of a three-day meeting of the Council of the Federation with other provincial and territorial leaders and Prime Minister
  
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• Nanaimo is looking for its next poet laureate

  22-07-2026 01:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Nanaimo is inviting applications for the position of poet laureate for the 2027–2029 term.
  Serving as the city’s literary ambassador, the poet laureate raises the profile of literary arts in Nanaimo by creating and presenting poetic works and activities that reflect the community.The successful candidate will engage and inspire residents, while collaborating with community partners to celebrate the power of poetry.
  Since the program was established in 2014, the city’s poet laur
  
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• B.C. forgives legal debts of staffer involved in 2013 ‘quick wins’ scandal

  22-07-2026 00:47 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  B.C. will forgive most of the $460,000 legal debt incurred by former communications staffer Brian Bonney defending himself for his part in the “quick wins” scandal that engulfed Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government in 2013, according to the Finance Ministry.
  The scandal centred around a multiculturalism outreach plan that was found to have inappropriately used government resources for partisan purposes.
  There were staff resignations, and John Yap stepped down from a minister
  
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• Abbotsford entrepreneurs represent B.C. at G20 summit

  22-07-2026 00:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Dozens of entrepreneurs from across the country will be heading to Austria later this year to try to spark worldwide economic growth.
  A total of 40 young business leaders make up this year’s Canadian delegation for the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (YEA) Summit.
  Among them are Abbotsford’s Janine Jivani and Saboor Meherzad, who make up half of the entire B.C. representation.
  This group was put together by entrepreneurial support non-profit Futurpreneur, which is one of the
  
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• 600 B.C. properties under evacuation order, 5,700 under alerts amid wildfires

  22-07-2026 00:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  More than 33,000 lightning strikes across B.C. last week has led to an increase in the number of active wildfires in the province.There are 87 active wildfires, including four that started in the last 24 hours, as of Tuesday morning (July 21). Twenty-four were declared out in the same period, Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said in a provincial wildfire and drought update.
  Parmar said the forecast is showing more “challenging weather” ahead, with hot, dry conditions and limited rain in
  
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• Montrose appealing court ruling that declined to add company to Cowichan case

  21-07-2026 23:39 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Montrose Properties is planning to appeal a recent B.C. Supreme Court judgment that ruled against the company’s application to reopen the Cowichan Tribes land title case and be added as a party.
  “We are going to do everything we can to ensure our interests are heard, and our rights are respected,” said Ken Low, CEO of Montrose Properties, in a news release announcing the intention to appeal. “And we do not feel they have been to date.”
  Justice Barbara Young ruled on
  
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• Suspect in 2022 Quebec murder arrested in B.C.

  21-07-2026 22:23 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A man wanted for a 2022 murder in Quebec was arrested in B.C. after police searched a home in Burnaby.
  Lee Van Smat Germain was wanted on an outstanding warrant in connection with the May 11, 2022 homicide of Sébastien Giroux in Montréal, a July 21 release from B.C.’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says.
  He was one of three people charged in connection with Giroux’s death on Jan. 22, 2026, police said. The other two were arrested at the time, but Germain remai
  
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• RCMP renews calls for help finding Ladysmith man missing since 2023

  21-07-2026 22:22 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  RCMP is renewing their call for assistance in locating Christopher Massingham of Ladysmith, who was reported missing more than three years ago.
  Massingham was last seen on June 27, 2023 when he was dropped off by a taxi in the area of Lawlor Road and 10th Street in Nanaimo.
  Police describe him as a Caucasian male, 56 years-old, 5 foot 11, 210 lbs, with green eyes and brown/grey hair.
  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Christopher Massingham is urged to contact their local police, or C
  
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• Class action lawsuit against StubHub for World Cup tickets filed in B.C. court

  21-07-2026 21:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A Vancouver man has filed a proposed national class action lawsuit against StubHub after World Cup tickets he bought never materialized.
  Vancouver-based Westpoint Law Group announced the proposed class action against StubHub on Friday (July 17). The defendants are Delaware-based StubHub Inc., StubHub Canada Ltd., Delaware-based viagogo Entertainment Inc. and Switzerland-based viagogo GmbH. They’re all subsidiaries of StubHub Holdings, Inc.
  Mark Gallagher, on March 7, 2026, purchased two se
  
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• Annual burn camp for B.C. kids kicks off

  21-07-2026 21:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Before 59 young burn survivors from across B.C. and the Yukon began a week-long summer camp in Squamish, they were treated to a kick-off celebration hosted by Township of Langley Firefighters IAFF Local 4550 at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley on Sunday, July 19.
  Todd Schierling, president of the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund which organizes the camps, spoke at the event.
  “It’s all about showing up for these kids,” Schierling told the Langley Advance Times. &ldq
  
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• BC Hydro to triple size of its public EV charging network by 2035

  21-07-2026 20:57 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  BC Hydro plans to triple the number of its public electric vehicle charging ports by 2035 through a $700-million investment in 3,500 new charging ports across B.C.
  “It will make it one of the largest networks in Canada,” BC Hydro CEO Charlotte Mitha said of the new plan at a Tuesday morning announcement in Richmond.
  There are currently 917 BC Hydro charging ports at 190 locations throughout the province.
  This is in addition to roughly 8,900 total public charging ports in the province
  
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• Black bear attack injures hiker on Comox Valley trail

  21-07-2026 20:28 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  An injured hiker who was attacked by a black bear on July 19 on a Cumberland trail near the Bevan Wetlands has been released from hospital.
  The attack occurred when two hikers retrieving their off-leash dogs encountered a family of black bears, according to a Facebook post made by province’s Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS).
  “The BCCOS investigation determined the attack was defensive in nature. No efforts to locate or capture the bears will be made,” the post said.
  In addi
  
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• Charges laid in death in Nanaimo last year

  21-07-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Charges of second-degree murder and indignity to human remains have been laid against Cameron Compton in the death of Sherry Shelley last year.
  Members of the Nanaimo RCMP arrested Cameron Compton on Monday July 20, and he is currently in custody awaiting a court appearance on Tuesday.On the morning of Nov. 14, 2025, police received a report of a woman missing from Nanaimo.Nanaimo RCMP officers attended to multiple locations connected to her disappearance and ultimately located 65-year-old Shell
  
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• Victoria Royals sign Blue Jackets prospect following trade with Hurricanes

  21-07-2026 19:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Just weeks after hearing his name called at the NHL Draft, Filip Novak is officially a member of the Victoria Royals.
  The Royals announced Monday (July 20) that they had signed the Czech forward to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement, officially adding the Columbus Blue Jackets prospect to their 2026-27 roster.
  Victoria acquired Novak from the Lethbridge Hurricanes on July 15 in exchange for third-round selections in the 2028 and 2030 WHL Prospects Draft.
  The 18-year-old forward was sele
  
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• Island city’s World Cup festival unites community, divides businesses

  21-07-2026 19:34 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  While Spain may have lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy as champions, some might argue the tournament’s biggest winners can be found in the West Shore.
  Across the six-week sporting extravaganza, thousands flocked to ‘Langford United’ watch parties at The Station on Station Avenue, where soccer fans of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities gathered to cheer, celebrate and commiserate together.
  “It’s awesome,” said Argentina supporter Miguel Cerda during halftim
  
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• $1.9 million lottery launched by BC SPCA

  21-07-2026 19:13 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The BC SPCA Lottery for Animals in Need has officially launched its biggest 50/50 campaign in history, promising a pot of up to $1.9 million.
  ​Kicking off on July 21, animal lovers can buy a 50/50 ticket for $15, three for $40 or six for $60.
  ​“When you choose to enter, your compassionate purchase is like a warm embrace for an animal facing their hardest days,” said Alina Wilson, BC SPCA senior officer.
  ​“We’re deeply grateful for the support from across
  
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• Beyond Monet, Beyond Van Gogh offers one-two punch of immersive art for Nanaimo

  21-07-2026 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Lovers of art and casual art admirers in Nanaimo will be able to experience the works of two famed 19th century painters in one exhibition.
  Beyond Van Gogh and Beyond Monet is on display at Vancouver Island Conference Centre, in downtown Nanaimo, until Aug. 29, offering guests the chance to not only view re-creations of the works of Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, but immerse themselves in the paintings through animation, set to music, on screens set 360 degrees.
  The exhibition came about tha
  
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• Drone use in Brunswick Complex operation a Canadian first, BCWS says

  21-07-2026 17:58 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  BC Wildfire Service marked a national milestone in its response to the Brunswick Complex fires in the Fraser Canyon last weekend.
  In a video update on Monday (July 20), BCWS said crews used a drone to complete an ignition operation for the first time in Canada.
  Crews completed an ignition on Sunday (July 19) across the river from Boston Bar. BCWS called it a “critical step” in securing the east flank of the Brunswick Creek blaze across from Boston Bar.
  BCWS expects it will reduce the
  
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• Early-morning fire razes Service BC building in Port Alberni

  21-07-2026 16:39 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Fire crews from Port Alberni, Sproat Lake, Beaver Creek and Cherry Creek have been battling a fire at the Service BC building on Eighth Avenue since approximately 5 a.m.
  Crews remain on scene.
  More to come.
  
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• Maffeo Sutton Park backdrop for championship bathtub race in Nanaimo 

  21-07-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Maffeo Sutton Park will be a hub of activity for bathtub race weekend in Nanaimo.
  The 59th Great International World Championship Bathtub Race takes place Sunday, July 26 beginning at 11 a.m. at the waters off Maffeo Sutton Park, the heart of all the action. Competitors will traverse the 58-kilometre race course, which goes through Gallows Point, Entrance Island, around Winchelsea Island and back to Maffeo Sutton.
  Greg Peacock, Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society commodore, said the course remains the
  
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